Assistant Buyer, Women's Small Leather Goods

Valentino; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

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.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excellent communication

Team player

Attention to detail

Time management

Entrepreneurial spirit

Ability to travel internationally

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Excel (advanced)

SAP

Power BI

DAX/Power Pivot

Job description

Why work for Valentino

A career in Maison Valentino is your chance to grow in a reality where business and creativity meet and thrive in an inclusive, and open-minded community.

What We Believe In

Maison Valentino believes in a colleague-centric approach, where our contribution and behaviors as individuals are the secret of our success as a community. Each Valentino colleague is crucial to guarantee that every need in Valentino is met with mastery, creativity, uniqueness, and care.

Who We Are Looking For

We are seeking a detail-oriented and commercially minded Assistant Buyer with a passion for luxury retail and merchandising. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years of retail buying experience and a strong understanding of product performance, market trends, and customer preferences. In this role, you will support the management of the Women's Small Leather Goods, Belts, Soft Accessories, and Fashion Jewelry categories, identifying product opportunities and helping execute merchandising strategies that drive sales, profitability, and overall business performance. Success in this position requires strong analytical skills, collaboration, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment.

What We Offer

• Salary range: $65,000 - $75,000 annually
• Hybrid work schedule
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid sick time
• Opportunity to grow your career with a globally recognized luxury fashion house
• Exposure to high-impact merchandising and buying initiatives across the business

Compensation is based on experience, qualifications, and business needs. Salary and benefits are subject to change in accordance with applicable laws and company policies.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop pre-market merchandise strategies consistent with financial goals and informed by competitive research, hindsight sales analysis and store feedback
• Under guidance of MD, participate in buying process, including product selection, allocation, sizing and order placement during seasonal markets in Milan
• Collaborate with management and Merchandising team in Italy to ensure that the message and strategy of seasonal collections is delivered locally
• Identify selling trends, place reorders and balance stock levels to optimize sales and ensure stock/size integrity in the store network
• Maximize opportunities afforded by new VM fixtures by ensuring balanced and complete assortments; provide insight to VM and Store Planning to guide future fixture rollouts
• Partner with Store Managers and corporate team to address product needs and drive sales
• Conduct daily/weekly business analysis to track selling/receipts, identify key trends and maximize opportunities
• In partnership with management, create product training documents and conduct remote/in-person trainings with store teams
• Create ad hoc documents including, but not limited to: Buy/On-Hand Assortment Recaps for VM Planning and Product focuses to inform and push key groups in-season
• Collaborate with PR and Celebrity to identify product pulls that best address business needs
• Support store openings and special activations

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in luxury retail industry
• Ability to travel (including internationally)
• Clear and concise communication skills – verbal and written
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, projects with competing priorities and tight deadlines
• Must be a team player
• Entrepreneurial spirit, able to identify new opportunities and confidence in expressing them
• Superior attention to detail and organizational skills
• Strong analytical skills, particularly in analyzing sales data
• Advanced Excel skills (formulas including XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, SUMIF; Pivot Tables; Charts)
• SAP experience is a plus but not required
• Power BI, DAX or Power Pivot experience is a plus but not required

How We Are

The Valentino ecosystem is home to a wide and extraordinary pool of talents, each colleague contributing with their unique attributes, nurturing a culture of inclusivity and equality. Inspiring sense of belonging, passion and engaging colleagues are the bases of our inclusive and multifaceted world.