Assistant Buyer In Florida East Division Office

Assistant Buyer at the Florida’s East Division Office
Dillard’s Department Store, Inc., one of the foremost names in Department Store retailing has an exceptional career opportunity available for a talented professional to join our fashion buying team in this Division office located in sunny St. Petersburg, Florida.
Work in the East Division Buying Office for a major retail department store. An assistant buyer will monitor sales, inventory levels, trends, profitability and work closely with the buying staff and management to initiate the best direction for the product distribution within the Dillard’s East region stores. The position is at the buying office located above the Dillard’s store at Tyrone Square Mall in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Location & Hours: This is a full-time, on-site position located at our St. Petersburg, FL division buying office. A high level of attendance is required as an essential function of this position.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package with medical / dental coverage, a retirement plan and generous merchandise discounts.
-Qualified candidates will be contacted for conducting an interview. Initial virtual meetings may be scheduled for qualified out-of-state applicants-
NOTICE TO CURRENT DILLARD’S EMPLOYEES: Employees must gain permission from store manager prior to applying for this position. You MUST state that you have permission in a cover letter or your application will not be considered.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support management with data and analysis. Work closely with an assigned buyer on all financial recaps and ensure the buyer is able to maximize the effectiveness of all reporting. Reports include monitoring sales, tracking orders, review sales to stock ratio and analyzing trends.
• Work in tandem with a buyer to manage the vendor performance in order to achieve all financial goals.
• Manages vendor performance and assist merchants in evaluating issues and opportunities.
• Review replenishment by door to maximize product performance and minimizing liabilities.
• Develop relationships with vendors to optimize brand names and fashion at Dillard’s
• Professionally communicate with high level executives from within the Dillard’s organization and with our vendor partners.
• Prepare all marketing and advertising proposals related to the assigned buyer. Review and analyze advertising results.
• The position requires some travel; however, the next level as buyer requires heavy travel.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• Strong proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel
• Excellent organizational and problem solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A great entrepreneurial spirit is a plus
• Have a strong business analytical and math skills

MINIMUM YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

• 1 Year

DESIRED SKILLS

• Retail product development background or strong area of studies
• Strong history of prior employment or field experience
• Finance background or strong area of studies
• Market trend prediction skills