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Buyers Assistant Jobs in Virginia Beach, VA at Coastal Edge
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Overview:
Are you a business-minded, self-motivated professional with a passion for fashion and a great eye for trends? Do you have a great relationship-building and negotiation skills? Are you a data-driven problem-solver who can react and adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment? Are you also interested in e-commerce? If so, this may be the right opportunity for you!
Responsibilities:
· Select and procure merchandise in conjunction with Buyer.
· Provide operational support to Buyers
· Attend market visits to assist the Buyer in selecting and negotiating products that meets the customers’ needs
· Work with Vendors to resolve any shipment, delivery, or product issues
· Analyze business selling reports and provide recommendations to the Buyer
· Maintain planned receipt flow on a consistent basis. Track when merchandise is being received.
· Execute sales, margin, and inventory plans. Monitor and respond to issues and opportunities resulting from deviations in plan variances, and share concerns with Buyer
· Assist in analyzing merchandise, department, and vendor performance
· Assist in replenishment strategies and programs
· Analyze sales trends, key items, vendor profitability and aged inventory and make recommendations for driving improved performance
· Compile reports for Buyer that analyze sales, receipts, and margin profitability.
· Analyze assigned category(s) on a regular basis to identify opportunities, trends, and sales shortfalls. Design specific action plans to enhance sales.
· Work with Buyers to manage the markdown and RTV process in accordance with Coastal Edge policy
· Properly entering new items into the database
· Accurately inputting price changes
· Creating purchase orders for the buyers
· Running weekly reports as directed by the buying team
· Frequent communication with the buying and management teams
· Performs more administrative duties that allow the buyers to function more efficiently and effectively within the organization
· Perform data entry functions, including but not limited to, RTV’s, new item set up, PO entry, markdowns, and transfers.
· Perform a variety of administrative duties such as answering phones, distributing reports, creating presentations, filing, and typing.
· Responsible for embracing Coastal Edge’s core values and principles.
Position Requirements:
· Office work environment
· Full time (40+ hours)
· Must have strong communication skills.
· Excellent knowledge of Excel, Word and preferably Retail Pro
· Ability to move and react quickly to sell-through reports
· Must be task driven and pro-active when it comes to executing tasks
· Must be numerically strong and understand the relation of sales and inventory; perform analysis and derive trend/risk opportunities and must be proactive in identifying risks and opportunities.
· Must be able to work occasional evenings and/or weekends during periods of high volume.
Minimum Requirements:
Education: Associates or bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience/training preferred.
Experience: Retail experience is preferred
Job Related Skill: Managing multiple tasks, strong written and oral communication skills, excellent organizational skills. Applicants have high attention to detail, strong work ethic and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Other Considerations:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the associate of this job. Duties and responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: In person
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Work Location: In person
Title: Buyers Assistant
Company: Coastal Edge
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
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