Overview
Junior Buyer, Apparel and Gifts Jobs in Cincinnati at Joseph-Beth Booksellers
Why You’ll Love JB Retail Collective
JB Retail is a collection of premium retail brands differentiated by curated local product offerings and exceptional customer experience. Our retail portfolio, historically rooted in large, independent bookstores and gifting destinations with attached bistros (Joseph Beth Booksellers, Bronte Bistro), plus elevated hospital gift and coffee shops (Nurture and Nourish) that are redefining the market segment. Our regional footprint includes locations in Cincinnati/Cleveland (OH), Lexington (KY), New York City/Stony Brook (NY), and coming soon in Indianapolis (IN).
Joining JB Retail Collective offers an opportunity to help shape the future of a multi-brand organization through strategic leadership, people-centered culture, and purpose-driven growth. Our leaders are empowered to influence direction, drive collaboration, and foster creativity within a company that values connection, accountability, and long-term impact.
Key Responsibilities:
Position Responsibilities: The job of a Junior Buyer is to provide buying assistance and support to the Buying Team. This person will support the team to maintain and add to our product assortment, set pricing and order inventory based on the guidelines established by the Buyer. This position is to function as part of a team and be flexible to help grow the business.
Your key areas of responsibility include, but are not limited to:
Style Imports/PO Creation – order new items through creating an item description, price, bar code, and style quantity
Core Replenishment Management – continual replenishment on constant core items
DC Troubleshooting – handle vendor issues, human error, mislabeling, different styles, problem solving
PO Close Management – manage aging purchase orders, check on status with vendors, clean-up process
Assist with Logo/Uniform Order Management
Competency Expectations:
Guest Focused: Committed to delivering performance that exceeds the expectations of our guests
Builds Relationships: Successfully and professionally builds constructive and effective relationships throughout the organization
Develops Talent: Is passionate about building and developing talent, appreciating employees career goals and provides meaningful guidance and growth opportunities
Authenticity: Gains the confidence and trust of others through honesty and integrity
Action Orientation: Demonstrates a bias toward action and a sense of urgency that leads to execution and results
Accountability: Establishes goals, sets priorities, clarifies responsibilities, and holds self and others accountable for outcomes
Deliver Results: Keeps self and others focused on creating bottom line results
Business Acumen: Understands, interprets, and impacts business metrics
Innovative Thinking: Consistently thinks and drives new ways to solve
Required Skills:
Strong communication skills
- Self directed, ability to work independently or with minimal supervision
- Well organized, able to prioritize tasks and manage multiple tasks
- Previous experience buying merchandise for a retail environment, a plus
- A passion for making meaningful connections with people (vendors, customers, team)
- A basic understanding of retail financial metrics
- Demonstrate strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Flexible and adaptive to changing priorities
- Robust knowledge and ability to manage and manipulate large data with Microsoft Excel, and Access
- Process improvement skills are highly desired
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $45,000.00 – $50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Title: Junior Buyer, Apparel and Gifts
Company: Joseph-Beth Booksellers
Location: Cincinnati
