Furniture Buying Assistant: Analytics-Driven Merchandising

Rejuvenation; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discount on Williams-Sonoma brands

401(k) and investment opportunities

Paid vacations and holidays

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Tax-free commuter benefits

Wellness program

Job summary

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is seeking an Assistant Buyer to join our Merchandising team in a hybrid on-site/remote role in Portland. You will support daily and seasonal tasks, maintain data integrity, and back the Buyer across multiple cross-functional teams in a fast-paced retail environment.

You will own SKU setup, pricing, and line planning while collaborating with inventory, design, development, e-commerce, and creative teams to drive profitability and customer engagement.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• 1–2 years of retail buying experience.
• Familiar with pulling sales reports and analyzing business metrics.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint); ability to create pivot tables and formulas like VLOOKUP.

Responsibilities

• Set up and maintain all SKUs in Merchandise systems.
• Maintain visual line and merchandise lists.
• Communicate project and sample status updates, costing/SKU worksheets; pass new SKUs for placement and track PO due dates.
• Assist sample management with photo and warehouse teams to track samples.
• Enter and maintain regular pricing for DTC and Retail with inventory and sourcing teams.
• Manage personalization for photography and site implementations.
• Analyze relevant retail markets and maintain competitive analyses.
• Prepare reports and assist Buyer with opportunities.
• Plan seasonal floor sets with Buyer and Visual teams; update files.

Skills

Retail buying

Data analysis

Excel pivot tables

Education

BA/BS degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

VLOOKUP

Job description

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is seeking an Assistant Buyer to join our Merchandising team in a hybrid on-site/remote role in Portland. You will support daily and seasonal tasks, maintain data integrity, and back the Buyer across multiple cross-functional teams in a fast-paced retail environment.

You will own SKU setup, pricing, and line planning while collaborating with inventory, design, development, e-commerce, and creative teams to drive profitability and customer engagement.