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Dunham's Sports · 15 hours ago

Buying Assistant

Dunham's Sports is seeking a Buyer’s Assistant for their Corporate Office in Troy. This role involves assisting with planning, purchasing, and merchandising to support the Buyer and achieve sales and market share objectives.

Consumer GoodsSports

Responsibilities

Input data for purchase orders
SKU creation and maintenance, and Auto Replenishment set up
Track on-hand and in-transit merchandise as it relates to ads
Assist with Markdowns, transfers, and vendor returns
Work with vendors to ensure timely and accurate delivery of merchandise
General office organization, filing, and administrative functions
Manage Re-order inquiries and follow up
Stock and sales analysis by store, class, and vendor
Setting up purchase order and analysis spreadsheets
Assist with open-to-buy reports
Support management with data and analysis, including monitoring sales, tracking orders, reviewing sales-to-stock ratio, and analyzing trends
Work in tandem with a buyer to manage the vendor performance to achieve all financial goals

Qualification

Advanced computer skillsRetail mathPrior buying office experienceOrganizational skillsMulti-taskingAnalytical thinkingEffective communicationTime managementCreative thinking

Required

Prior experience in a buying office or high-volume retail environment is helpful
Advanced computer skills (Word, Excel, MS Outlook)
Understanding of retail math
Strong organizational and time management skills
Ability to communicate effectively with all levels within the organization and with our vendor partners, both in written and verbal means
Strong Multi-tasker
Ability to take fast-paced direction on a variety of tasks
Analytical and creative thinker

Preferred

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Company

Dunham's Sports

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Dunham's Sports is a sporting goods superstore chain

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Doug Charron
Head of Strategy & Analytics (Senior Director)
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