Senior Assistant Buyer - Women's

JC Penney•Dallas, TX

49d•$54,000 - $87,000

About The Position

The Sr. Assistant Buyer supports the daily purchasing of items for a specific division's sub-category. Reporting directly to the division's Buyer or Sr. Buyer and working alongside other Sr. Assistant Buyers. Ensure accuracy in the ordering process (Buying) while facilitating communication between vendors and the corresponding buyers. JCPenney is the shopping destination for diverse, working American families. With inclusivity at its core, the Company's product assortment meets customers' everyday needs and helps them commemorate every special occasion with style, quality and value. JCPenney offers a broad portfolio of fashion, apparel, home, beauty and jewelry from national and private brands and provides personal services including salon, portrait and optical. The Company and its 50,000 associates worldwide serve customers where, when and how they want to shop - from jcp.com to more than 650 stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. In 2022, JCPenney celebrates 120 years as an iconic American brand by continuing its legacy of connecting with customers through shopping and community engagement.

Requirements

College degree or equivalent business experience
3+ years retail buying experience; preferably with a large organization in a similar role
Proficient in MS word and Excel
Ability to recognize, analyze and quantify market trends
Results oriented and self-motivated with a strong sense of urgency
Able to independently organize and prioritize broad workload to meet deadlines

Nice To Haves

Retail planning experience preferred

Responsibilities

Build, Maintain and analyze reports to support the business (Microstrategy, Item/Color, Hindsight, Buy Plan, Conceptual Plan)
Retail Math: understand concepts and impact to business (calculate IMU, selling margin, pricing impact)
Understand how financial levers connect to impact business (sales, profit, and inventory metrics)
Audits item set-up, approves content
Creates purchase orders/work orders for flagship and stores
Validates set and ship dates, and vendor information
Cross Functional Collaboration and establish external partnerships
Turns in marketing samples, manages on-time arrival, audit of weekly marketing
Enters marketed item in ad tracker, updates store counts
Conducts digital inventory audit
Provides input on pricing determinations and keys pricing and signing for flagship and stores
Understand impact of change in pricing events (TY vs. LY)
Assists Buyer with building assortment plan, category history and market share analysis
Set Sells & Fixture Placement: knowledge of fixture capacity, signage guidance, presentation standards
Systems knowledge - Excel, EPPFC, RMS Order, RMS Item Inquiry, RMS EcommManagement, Other systems as needed