Assistant Buyer: Luxury Women's Leather Goods (Hybrid)

Valentino

New York (NY)

Hybrid

USD 65,000 - 75,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Salary range: 65k-75k

Hybrid work schedule

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) retirement plan

PTO and sick time

Career growth

Merchandising exposure

Job summary

Valentino in New York seeks a detail-oriented Assistant Buyer with at least 2–3 years in luxury retail buying to support Women’s Small Leather Goods, Belts, Soft Accessories, and Fashion Jewelry categories.

You will analyze performance, identify opportunities, and help execute merchandising strategies to drive sales and profitability, with a hybrid work schedule and opportunities for growth within a globally recognized luxury fashion house.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree required.
2–3 years of luxury retail buying experience.
Strong analytical and data-driven decision making.
Excellent verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

Develop pre-market merchandise strategies aligned with financial goals and analysis.
Assist in buying process: product selection, allocation, sizing and orders during seasonal markets in Milan.
Collaborate with Italy Merchandising to ensure seasonal messaging is delivered locally.
Identify selling trends, place reorders and balance stock across the store network.
Support VM with balanced assortments and insights for future rollouts.
Create training documents and conduct store trainings (remote or in person).
Prepare ad hoc Buy/On-Hand Recaps for planning and focuses.