Luxury Accessories Assistant Buyer

Saks Fifth Avenue Llc; United States; On-site; USD 54,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Basic life insurance

Supplemental life insurance

Disability insurance

Employee discount

Job summary

Exemplar Luxury Group is seeking an Assistant Buyer to support vendor selections, monitor inventory productivity, and analyze profitability. The role involves entering price changes online, coordinating with brand partners, and assisting in market preparations for NY markets.

You will engage in order management, provide allocation direction for high-touch categories, and collaborate with offshore teams to maintain accurate ship windows, order quantities, and pricing.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years’ experience as an Assistant Buyer in a major department store.
• Strong knowledge of retail math concepts including markup, margin planning, open to buy and inventory productivity.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with Buyers, Associate Buyers, and brand partners to gather and confirm order details.
• Oversee offshore Merchandise Assistants’ PO transmission and ensure timely, accurate order details.
• Provide allocation direction to Planning Allocation for high-touch categories.
• Prepare market insights on historical performance and trends to support assortment decisions.
• Collaborate with offshore reporting to generate Buying reports and monitor cadence.

Skills

Retail math

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Google Sheets/Docs/Slides

NuOrder

RFS

AMS

PCW

Tools

NuOrder

RFS

AMS

PCW

Job description

Exemplar Luxury Group is seeking an Assistant Buyer to support vendor selections, monitor inventory productivity, and analyze profitability. The role involves entering price changes online, coordinating with brand partners, and assisting in market preparations for NY markets.

You will engage in order management, provide allocation direction for high-touch categories, and collaborate with offshore teams to maintain accurate ship windows, order quantities, and pricing.