Assistant Buyer

Dillard's; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Merchandise discount

401(k) plan with employer matching

Paid holidays, vacation and sick leave

Job summary

Dillard’s is seeking an Assistant Buyer to collaborate with Buyers and vendors, analyzing market trends and helping with financial planning, product development, and assortment strategies. You will manage communications, orders, and analyze style performance to ensure timely delivery of orders, fit samples, and packaging needs.

Essential duties include vendor selection, monitoring industry trends, merchandising input, and maintaining purchase orders, while supporting pricing strategies and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Merchandising, Business, or a related field required.
• 1-2 years of experience as an Assistant Buyer, preferably in a major department store.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in vendor selection and nurturing vendor partnerships
• Monitor industry trends and assess competition
• Provide input for merchandise strategy and product selection
• Assist with setting up new merchandise in the item database
• Analyze style performance by season or delivery to understand best and worst sellers
• Coordinate and catalog merchandise samples
• Manage timely placement and maintenance of purchase orders
• Contribute to the Retail Operating Forecast
• Assist in establishing pricing strategy
• Execute markdown projections and provide data for vendor allowance negotiation
• Participate in planning and approving advertising and promotions
• Offer feedback for space strategies (fixture/square footage)
• Participate in training and development.
• Support a team environment and engage in team activities
• Foster job satisfaction and positive morale

Skills

Fashion trend analysis

Sales data analysis

Vendor relationship building

Attention to detail

Effective communication

Independence and initiative

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Merchandising, Business, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

As an Assistant Buyer, you'll collaborate closely with the Buyer and vendors to analyze market trends, ensuring our product offerings are on point. You'll assist in financial planning, product development, and assortment strategies. Your daily responsibilities will involve managing communications, orders, analyzing style performance, vendor meetings, and design collaborations to ensure the timely delivery of orders, fit samples, and packaging needs.

Essential Job Functions

• Assist in vendor selection and nurturing vendor partnerships
• Monitor industry trends and assess competition
• Provide input for merchandise strategy and product selection
• Assist with setting up new merchandise in the item database
• Analyze style performance by season or delivery to understand best and worst sellers
• Coordinate and catalog merchandise samples
• Manage timely placement and maintenance of purchase orders
• Contribute to the Retail Operating Forecast
• Assist in establishing pricing strategy
• Execute markdown projections and provide data for vendor allowance negotiation
• Participate in planning and approving advertising and promotions
• Offer feedback for space strategies (fixture/square footage)
• Participate in training and development.
• Support a team environment and engage in team activities
• Foster job satisfaction and positive morale

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of fashion and color trends.
• Skill in analyzing sales data.
• Skill in relationship building and influencing action.
• Ability to maintain attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to maintain a professional attitude.
• Ability to quickly assess a new environment and develop solutions that support the business strategy and critical objectives.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize work projects and meet exacting deadlines.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative and work independently, without supervision.
• Ability to demonstrate organizational, time management and project management skills.

Note: This description is not an exhaustive list of all job functions, duties, skills and job standards required. Other job functions, duties, skills, and standards may be added. Management reserves the right to add or change the job requirements at any time.

Position Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Merchandising, Business, or a related field required.
• 1-2 years of experience as an Assistant Buyer, preferably in a major department store preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, preferred

Salary & Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, vision and dental coverage, a generous merchandise discount, a 401(k) plan with employer matching, paid holidays, vacation and sick leave.Salary will be commensurate with education and experience.

Dillard’s is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, and local law.

*This is a full time, on-site position located at our Dillard’s HQ.

Location: 1600 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201

A high level of attendance is required as an essential function of this position.

Rules of Arbitration

I state that the information contained in the foregoing statements is complete, true, and correct. I understand that if I am employed, any misrepresentation or omission of material facts on this application is sufficient cause for dismissal. I agree that my employment is for no definite period of time and can be terminated, with or without cause, and with or without notice, at any time, at the option of either Dillard's or myself. I understand that neither the Associate Work Rules and General Policies, the Associate Benefits and Related Policies, nor any other written or oral statements by Dillard's or its representatives are contracts of employment. No employee of Dillard's other than the Chairman of the Board or the President has any authority to enter into any agreement for employment for any specified period of time, or to make any agreement contrary to the foregoing, and no such agreement has been made. If, at the time of termination, I am for any reason indebted to Dillard's, whether for merchandise, cash advances, withdrawals, or otherwise, I agree that Dillard's shall have the right to make the necessary deductions and withhold from any remuneration or from any reimbursement to which I may be entitled, an amount sufficient to fully cover and completely pay for all of my indebtedness to Dillard's. I also hereby agree that in no event shall Dillard’s be liable for any loss or damage to my clothing or my personal property. In consideration of Dillard’s agreeing to consider my Application, I agree that effective on my submission of this Application, Dillard’s and I shall be entitled to the benefits of and mutually agree to become subject to Dillard’s RULES OF ARBITRATION (the “Rules”). The Rules will apply to any Legal Claim which may arise out of the application process or over Dillard’s failure or refusal to offer me employment. A free copy of the Rules is available A) by emailing a request for a copy to [e-mail] or B) by requesting a written copy of the Rules by dialing toll free 866-353-6787.