Assistant Buyer

Stefanini, Inc; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Stefanini Group is hiring an Assistant Buyer in New York, NY. The role is a 5-month contract with hybrid work, requiring 1–3 years in retail buying or related fields. You will support the Buying team with reporting, assortment maintenance, PO accuracy, and inventory tracking across stores and e-commerce.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, analytical, and adept at cross-functional coordination, with strong Excel skills and experience in reporting and market research.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in retail buying, merchandising, planning, allocation or a related function; previous Assistant Buyer or Merchandise Assistant experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of retail math, including sales, margin, sell-through, inventory, markdowns and weeks of supply.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables and lookup formulas; proficiency in PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain weekly, monthly and seasonal business reports. Analyze performance by category, program, style and channel to identify emerging risks and opportunities.
• Maintain accurate line plans, assortment sheets, buy files and style-color-size information throughout the seasonal process.
• Enter purchase orders ensuring accuracy of style, color, size, quantity, cost, retail, delivery window and channel information.
• Track on-order inventory, receipts and delivery status; proactively communicate delays, shortages or discrepancies.
• Support seasonal milestone meetings, including line reviews, assortment reviews, buy reviews and business hindsight presentations.
• Partner with Planning and Allocation to monitor inventory levels, size availability, replenishment needs and in-season opportunities.
• Manage product samples and coordinate handoffs for buying meetings, e-commerce, marketing and visual merchandising needs.
• Conduct competitive and market research related to product, pricing, promotions, trends and customer preferences.
• Support ad hoc analyses, store visits and special projects based on business priorities.

Skills

Retail math

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Clear written and verbal communication

Independent work

Excel

PowerPoint

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Details

Assistant Buyer New York,NY Posted:8/4/2026 Job Description Job ID#: 64534

Job Category: Administrative

Position Type: Contract

Duration: 5 months

Shift: 1

Remaining Positions: 1

Details

Stefanini Group is hiring!

Stefanini is looking for an Assistant Buyer in New York, NY (Hybrid)

Work Location

• Address: 205 W 39th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10018
• Hybrid - 4x/week in office, 1 day remote

Responsibilities

The Assistant Buyer supports the Buying team in executing seasonal and in-season strategies across stores and e-commerce. This role is responsible for accurate reporting, assortment and order maintenance, inventory tracking, sample management and cross-functional coordination. The ideal candidate is highly organized, analytical and able to quickly manage priorities in a fast-paced retail environment.

• Prepare and maintain weekly, monthly and seasonal business reports. Analyze performance by category, program, style and channel to identify emerging risks and opportunities.
• Maintain accurate line plans, assortment sheets, buy files and style-color-size information throughout the seasonal process.
• Enter purchase orders ensuring accuracy of style, color, size, quantity, cost, retail, delivery window and channel information.
• Track on-order inventory, receipts and delivery status; proactively communicate delays, shortages or discrepancies.
• Support seasonal milestone meetings, including line reviews, assortment reviews, buy reviews and business hindsight presentations.
• Partner with Planning and Allocation to monitor inventory levels, size availability, replenishment needs and in-season opportunities.
• Manage product samples and coordinate handoffs for buying meetings, e-commerce, marketing and visual merchandising needs.
• Conduct competitive and market research related to product, pricing, promotions, trends and customer preferences.
• Support ad hoc analyses, store visits and special projects based on business priorities.

Job Requirements Details

• One to three years of experience in retail buying, merchandising, planning, allocation or a related function; previous Assistant Buyer or Merchandise Assistant experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of retail math, including sales, margin, sell-through, inventory, markdowns and weeks of supply.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables and lookup formulas; proficiency in PowerPoint.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into clear findings and recommended actions.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across functions.
• Proactive, adaptable and able to work independently with limited direction.

Listed salary ranges may vary based on experience, qualifications, and local market.

Stefanini takes pride in hiring top talent and developing relationships with our future employees. Our talent acquisition teams will never make an offer of employment without having a phone conversation with you. Those face-to-face conversations will involve a description of the job for which you have applied. We also speak with you about the process including interviews and job offers.

About Stefanini Group

The Stefanini Group is a global provider of offshore, onshore, and nearshore outsourcing, IT digital consulting, systems integration, application, and strategic staffing services to Fortune 1000 enterprises around the world. Our presence is in countries like the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and more than four hundred clients across a broad spectrum of markets, including financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, chemical services, technology, public sector, and utilities. Stefanini is a CMM level 5, IT consulting company with a global presence. We are a CMM Level 5 company.

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Pay Range

$ 26.79 - $ 26.79