Associate Buyer, Non Apparel

Mixology Clothing Company; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Mixology Clothing Company in New York City is seeking a hands-on Buyer/Merchandiser for non-apparel categories. You will own vendor relationships, build seasonal assortments, and manage the end-to-end order lifecycle from market to receipt.

You’ll partner with private label teams and e-commerce on product data, copy, and imagery, while driving selling reports and inventory health across stores and online.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational skills with multi-vendor management
• Analytical mindset to process data and drive decisions
• Ability to communicate clearly with vendors and internal teams

Responsibilities

• Own the non-apparel vendor and assortment management lifecycle from market to receipt
• Build seasonal and non-apparel lines by category and door balance, including gifting moments
• Attend market/vendor appointments, document linesheets, and follow up with POV
• Write and enter purchase orders accurately; manage reorder cadence and sell-through tracking
• Maintain product data in Shopify (titles, types, tags, pricing, collections) for site navigation
• Collaborate with e-commerce/marketing on product copy and imagery timing
• Partner with store leadership on merchandising and cross-merchandising strategies
• Support Open-to-Buy and inventory transfers to optimize availability
• Monitor inventory levels across stores and e-commerce, flag issues early
• Provide weekly AI-driven selling reports by category and vendor

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Analytical mindset

Vendor communication

Tools

Shopify Plus

Retail ERP

Inventory management system

Job description

Mixology is a women's fashion retailer with a portfolio of brick-and-mortar stores and a fast-growing e-commerce business at shopmixology.com. We carry a curated mix of contemporary brands alongside our own labels, Gab & Kate and Zoe Belle. We move quickly, buy close to season, and win because our team has a curated POV and numerical discipline.

The Opportunity

You’ll be the person who knows every accessory vendor worth knowing, who spots the $38 item that sells out in nine days, and who makes sure the register never rings an apparel sale without something next to it. It's a hands-on, high-volume, high-turn job with a clear path to full category ownership.

Buying & Assortment

• Support the build of seasonal non-apparel assortments by category, price point, and door balancing everyday reorder basics against newness and trend.
• Attend market and vendor appointments; take notes, build linesheets, track what you saw, and come back with a point of view.
• Research and vet new vendors, especially small and emerging brands, and maintain a live pipeline of who we should be talking to.
• Write and enter purchase orders accurately; own the entire order lifecycle from confirmation through receipt.
• Manage the reorder cadence on core items so best sellers never go out of stock.
• Partner on private label non-apparel development for Gab & Kate and Zoe Belle sample tracking, comments, costing support, and calendar management.
• Build the non-apparel side of key gifting moments: Mother's Day, holiday, Valentine's Day, graduation, and the impulse and add-on assortment that supports them
• Build and maintain weekly AI Driven selling reports by category, vendor, class, and store; flag what's working and what isn't before anyone has to ask.
• Track sell-through, weeks of supply, and margin at the item level; recommend reorders, markdowns, and consolidations.
• Support open-to-buy maintenance and keep receipt flow on plan.
• Monitor store-level and e-commerce inventory; execute transfers and rebalances to get product where it's selling.
• Own the seasonal exit plan for non-apparel.

Vendors & Operations:

• Serve as the day-to-day contact for non-apparel vendors: order status, ship windows, backorders, damages, RTVs, chargebacks, and co-op.
• Work with our warehouse and store teams on receiving issues and resolve them quickly.
• Own the accuracy of product data in Shopify titles, product types, tags, pricing, collections, and variant setup since our site navigation and merchandising depend on it.
• Partner with e-commerce and marketing on product copy, imagery needs, launch timing, and gift guides.
• Partner with store leadership on how accessories are merchandised, cross-merchandised, and sold on the floor

Required

• 2+ years in a buying, merchandising, planning, or inventory role in retail — specialty, boutique, or multi-brand preferred.
• Genuine fluency in Excel or Google Sheets: pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, building a report from raw data without hand-holding.
• Comfort with retail math: margin, markup, sell-through, turn, weeks of supply, OTB and the instinct to question a number that looks wrong.
• Strong organizational skills and real follow-through; this role touches hundreds of SKUs and dozens of vendors at once.
• An eye for product, and the confidence to say what you think in a vendor appointment.
• Availability to work on-site full-time at our New York City office and travel for market several times a year.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Shopify (Plus), a retail ERP, or an inventory management platform.
• Prior accessories, jewelry, gift, or home category experience.
• Familiarity with private label or product development timelines.
• Comfortable staying on the cutting edge of AI Tools.
• Time spent on a sales floor you understand how the product actually sells.