Assistant Buyer - Luxury Jewelry Sourcing & Merchandising

Reeds Jewelers; Wilmington (NC); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Merchandise discounts

401(k)

Paid time off

Health/dental/life/LTD insurance

Job summary

REEDS Jewelers is seeking an Assistant Buyer to support the buyer in sourcing, pricing metrics, sku maintenance, vendor communication, forecasting orders, and merchandising. The position emphasizes vendor relationship building and collaboration across merchandising, marketing, and e-commerce teams.

Responsibilities include assisting in category management, managing product assortments, and ensuring gross margin integrity while working from a home office two days per week and traveling as needed.

Qualifications

• Work from REEDS Home Office 2 days a week minimum.
• Ability to travel.
• Willingness to attend after hours job functions; dinners, trainings, events, when needed.
• Compliance to corporate policies & procedures.
• Dress code - Business casual; professional dress for vendor meetings.
• Completion of GIA AJP course within 1 year of hire or equivalent training.
• Completion of GIA diamond lab course and any other required education; if offered.
• Completion of REEDS University & REEDS IT trainings & modules as required.

Responsibilities

• Assist buyer in category management.
• Support merchandising of stores and REEDS.com to improve conversion and customer experience.
• Research market trends and develop trend reports.
• Conduct competitive studies across assortments to stay competitive.
• Manage vendor files, cost sheets, and product details in the system.
• Coordinate meetings with vendors and prepare materials; write meeting recap.

Job description

REEDS Jewelers is seeking an Assistant Buyer to support the buyer in sourcing, pricing metrics, sku maintenance, vendor communication, forecasting orders, and merchandising. The position emphasizes vendor relationship building and collaboration across merchandising, marketing, and e-commerce teams.

Responsibilities include assisting in category management, managing product assortments, and ensuring gross margin integrity while working from a home office two days per week and traveling as needed.