Assistant Buyer, Soft Accessories & Sun – Luxury Retail

Exemplar Luxury Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 59,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Employee discount

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Exemplar Luxury Group in New York City is seeking an Assistant Buyer to participate in vendor selections, monitor inventory productivity, and analyze pricing changes. You will assist the Buyer and communicate with vendors and store teams to support assortment growth.

The role requires 1-2 years of Assistant Buyer experience in luxury retail, strong retail math skills, and proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Sheets.

Qualifications

• 1 - 2 years' experience as an Assistant Buyer, or equivalent, preferably in a major department store or luxury retail.
• Strong knowledge of and ability to apply retail math concepts, including elements of markup, margin planning, open to buy, and inventory productivity measures (WOS, T/O, GMROI).

Responsibilities

• Order Management: liaise with Buyers, Associate Buyers, and brand partners to gather and confirm order details, manage updates to buy sheets, and resolve discrepancies.
• Market Preparation: prepare Buyers for Market with planners, provide insights on performance and trends, coordinate market appointments.
• Bottoms-Up In-Season Analysis: be primary contact for execution questions, review performance with planners, and oversee price changes and markdowns.

Skills

Retail math

Open to buy

GMROI

Markup

Margin planning

Inventory productivity

Excel

PowerPoint

Google Sheets/Docs/Slides

MS Word

Communication

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Google Sheets/Docs/Slides

MS Word

Job description

Exemplar Luxury Group in New York City is seeking an Assistant Buyer to participate in vendor selections, monitor inventory productivity, and analyze pricing changes. You will assist the Buyer and communicate with vendors and store teams to support assortment growth.

The role requires 1-2 years of Assistant Buyer experience in luxury retail, strong retail math skills, and proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Sheets.