Assistant Buyer

Role overview

Business and assortment planning

• Support department business through assortment planning, reporting, and product reviews.
• Help build customer-focused assortments using financial metrics, competitive shopping, vendor input, and trends.
• Analyze and summarize current business for weekly reporting and support forward planning and in-season execution.

Product development and vendor operations

• Prepare product reviews, track samples, maintain quote sheets, and support assortment planning.
• Share final assortment plans and updates with Inventory Management; maintain vendor and SKU information in merchant tools.
• Manage sample tracking and distribution, and coordinate vendor samples, quality issues, claims, returns, and outstanding issues.
• Audit and proof marketing ads, store signage, and product copy.

Cross-functional partnership

• Work with Visual and Inventory Management on product placement, signage needs, and schematic accuracy.
• Share product trends and sales projections with Marketing and support the ecommerce product database.
• Partner with Merch Operations to execute store strategies, updates, and issue resolution.
• Attend vendor meetings in Alameda or elsewhere domestically as appropriate.

Work arrangement

• Hybrid role with an average of up to three days per week at the Alameda, California home office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Microsoft Office Suite skills and experience with merchandising software systems.
• Strong analytical, planning, time-management, communication, and collaboration skills; critical thinking and creative problem-solving ability.
• Marketplace and trend awareness and a keen eye for taste.
• Some multi-unit retail merchandise experience preferred.
• Ability to lift and move sample boxes.

Compensation

• California pay range is $72,000–$78,000 annually.

Benefits

• Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid vacation and sick time, a 401(k) plan with company match, wellness resources, sample sales, and a shopping discount.