Assistant Buyer — Flexible Merch & Trend Strategy

Spencer Gifts, LLC; Egg Harbor Township (NJ); On-site; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Career advancement

Competitive base salary

Bonus opportunity

Vacation, Personal, Sick and Holiday

Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, &

Life and AD&D insurance

401k with a company match

30% merchandise discount

Job summary

Spencer Gifts, LLC is seeking an Spirit Assistant Buyer to support the Buyer and Senior Assistant Buyer in achieving department goals. You will help exceed sales targets by coordinating assortments, deliveries, and weekly selling analyses while collaborating with planning, marketing, store operations, product development and visual merchandising to execute plans.

Key duties include learning merchandising functions, negotiating, pricing, planning and marketing merchandise; analyzing weekly sales;

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; up to 6 months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint proficiency.
• Strong organizational skills to manage and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical ability.
• Creative aptitude.
• Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop knowledge of merchandising functions: selection, negotiating, pricing, planning, and marketing merchandise.
• Analyze weekly sales and item performance with the buyer/planner.
• Prepare merchandise and reports for weekly team meetings.
• Create, submit, and track purchase order worksheets.
• Assist Buyer in sample approval processes, organization, and maintenance.
• Work with external suppliers and internal partners via telephone, email, and meetings.
• Assist with visual merchandising in setting monthly floor sets and planograms.
• Support store operations with product issues, concerns, and questions from stores.
• Travel to store locations to review product mix, gather feedback, and share information with the merchant team.

Skills

Exceptional organizational skills

Excellent written and verbal comms

Strong analytical ability

Creative aptitude

Strong collaboration skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Spencer Gifts, LLC is seeking an Spirit Assistant Buyer to support the Buyer and Senior Assistant Buyer in achieving department goals. You will help exceed sales targets by coordinating assortments, deliveries, and weekly selling analyses while collaborating with planning, marketing, store operations, product development and visual merchandising to execute plans.

Key duties include learning merchandising functions, negotiating, pricing, planning and marketing merchandise; analyzing weekly sales;