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Lulu and Georgia · 1 hour ago

Assistant Buyer

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

1+ years exp

Lulu and Georgia is looking for an Assistant Buyer to join our growing team. The Assistant Buyer will partner with the Buyer to develop and drive business strategies, manage vendor relationships, and assist in product assortment planning.

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Responsibilities

Helps build seasonal assortment plans and manages updates throughout the season

Provides cross-functional partners with final assortment plans (line lists), product details, target retails, estimated IMU, importance to overall assortment (big bets) and provides updates to cross-functional documents

Owns SKU item set-up from Netsuite to Shopify in partnership with Merchandise department

Owns item maintenance such as SKU changes, description updates, pricing updates etc

Assists with managing vendor relationships and communication

Execute vendor discounts for promotions

Coordinate with vendor compliance and operations teams to ensure EDI orders transmit correctly

Liaison between cross-functional departments as it relates to product inquiries across all communication platforms (Slack, Email, G-suite). Resolves and escalates difficult issues to the Buyer

Gains an understanding of forecasting and participates in financial review meetings

Provides a weekly recap on sales & margin performance and participates in weekly business meetings and quarterly hindsight meetings

Performs market analysis, competitive shops, Identifies emerging trends and develops business strategies outlining strengths, weaknesses, new opportunities, and threats. Communicates annual and seasonal strategies to cross functional areas

Participates in the process of seasonal launches, including product information, web & catalog proofing, merchandising line lists, and other collateral

Offers input on the product assortment strategy and participates in weekly product development meetings

Owns sample management - place photoshoot orders and provide tracking to creative; follow all the way through to proactively ensure the items arrive for the shoot

Owns swatch management for applicable areas

Enters and tracks purchases orders for all domestic product and swatch orders, ensuring on time vendor shipping communicating any delays to cross-functional teams

Qualification

Merchandising experienceVendor communicationRetail math knowledgeMS Office proficiencyGoogle Suite proficiencyOrganizational skillsVerbal communicationWritten communicationNegotiation skillsSelf-starterCollaborationFlexibility

Required

1-year experience in merchandising/buying or relevant work experience

Some experience working with both domestic and/or offshore suppliers and sources

Strong organizational and prioritizing abilities

Excellent verbal and written communications skills including influencing and negotiation skills

High degree of flexibility and initiative

Must be a self-starter, collaborative, and thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment

Proficiency with MS Office and Google Suite (Excel, Word & PowerPoint). Required to create pivot tables and experience with advanced formulas such as VLOOKUPS

Intermediate retail math knowledge with a strong financial acumen

Lives in Los Angeles or is willing to relocate

BA/BS required