Assistant

• Participate in vendor selections and partnerships
• Provide information for monitoring inventory productivity and analyzing vendor profitability
• Provide data and analysis for price changes and assist in entering price changes online
• Liaise with Buyers, Associate Buyers, and brand partners to gather and confirm order details
• Manage updates to buy sheets and resolve discrepancies
• Oversee offshore Merchandise Assistants' creation and transmission of purchase orders to brand partners
• Ensure timely delivery and accuracy of order details
• Oversee communication between Merchandise Assistants and brand partners, resolving or escalating issues
• Provide allocation direction to the Planning Allocation team and help manage allocations for high-touch categories such as Designer
• Communicate receipt flow changes to the offshore team and maintain POs for accurate ship windows, order quantities, and on-order visibility
• Prepare Buyers for Market by providing historical performance, trend, and customer preference insights
• Coordinate market appointments and periodically attend NY market
• Support Buyer style-out sessions by coordinating logistics and preparing assortment presentation insights
• Initiate strategic product assortments to drive sales and brand growth
• Act as primary point of contact for execution questions and feedback from brand partners and internal teams
• Review business performance with Assistant Planners and communicate bottoms-up style insights to Buyers
• Recommend in-season actions and help prepare for monthly OTB
• Manage markdown cadence and oversee offshore execution of price changes, RTVs, and related activities
• Collaborate with offshore reporting teams to generate custom Buying reports and maintain reporting views and delivery timelines

Assistant jobs in District of Columbia

Assistant Buyer, Men's Sportswear