Assistant Buyer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Consistently demonstrate a commitment to C21’s Core Values and Higher Purpose: Delivering Value to Live Better.
• Highly organized and ability to adapt to quickly changing priorities in fast-paced off price environment.
• Minimum 1 years relevant work history OR applicable educational background
• Strategic thinker, have vision by being aware of surroundings, absorb new ideas, new ways and flexible enough to drive new direction by thinking long term.
• Strong retail math acumen, including elements of markup, margin planning and open to buy.
• Ability to work well with all levels of management, build partnerships and direct teams.
• Strong attention to detail, negotiation, business and financial analysis skills.
• Strong computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a FlourishC21 ambassador by embracing and demonstrating Century 21’s Higher Purpose of “Delivering Value to Live Better” and Core Values.
• Drive revenue by procuring the best brands and the most compelling product assortments, at the sharpest prices.
• Demonstrates a passion to be fashion forward and fashion-right, unafraid to take risks.
• Analyzes business performance weekly and works with buyer to take appropriate business actions.
• Accepts Buyer directives and accountability for the execution of the merchandise plan, while proactively taking self-imposed actions to enhance the guest experience.
• Works with the planning organization to develop by-store assortment plans that support overall strategy of in-stock positioning for key merchandise categories, classifications, items and vendors.
• Serves as key point-of-contact for vendors, distribution center, and internal cross-functional partners to troubleshoot merchandise receipt issues.
• Understands competitor’s strengths, weaknesses and strategies.
• Communicates through effective and appropriate channels, to store management and team members, to fully maintain merchandise direction and standards.
• Aware of market trends.
• Takes part in the process of building and upholding relationships with vendors and interacts with the vendor community.
• Participates in the development and training of Clerical and Merchandise Assistant.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• disability insurance
• paid vacation
• 401k plan