Sr Assistant Buyer

JCPenney•Dallas, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Sr. Assistant Buyer supports the daily purchasing of items for a specific division’s sub-category. This role reports directly to the division’s Buyer or Sr. Buyer and works alongside other Sr. Assistant Buyers. The primary objective is to ensure accuracy in the ordering process (Buying) while facilitating communication between vendors and the corresponding buyers.

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)
Understand Retail Math concepts and their impact to business (calculate IMU, selling margin, pricing impact)
Understand how financial levers connect to impact business (sales, profit, and inventory metrics)
Audit item set-up and approve content
Create purchase orders/work orders for flagship and stores
Validate set and ship dates, and vendor information
Cross Functional Collaboration and establish external partnerships
Turn in marketing samples, manage on-time arrival, and audit weekly marketing
Enter marketed item in ad tracker and update store counts
Conduct digital inventory audit
Provide input on pricing determinations and key pricing and signing for flagship and stores
Understand impact of change in pricing events (TY vs. LY)
Assist Buyer with building assortment plan, category history and market share analysis
Set Sells & Fixture Placement: knowledge of fixture capacity, signage guidance, presentation standards
Utilize systems knowledge – Excel, EPPFC, RMS Order, RMS Item Inquiry, RMS EcommManagement, and other systems as needed