What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Buyer - buy buy Baby position at Kirkland's, Inc.?
Overview
The Assistant Buyer - buy buy Baby is assisting the Buyer in all facets of product assortment planning, financial planning, and vendor partnerships to maximize corporate sales volume, gross margin, and turnover objectives.
Responsibilities
- Data entry needs for all categories in division including, but not limited to SKU set up, PO entry/maintenance, and overall data accuracy.
- Assist Buyer in purchase order management, vendor interaction, product selection and marketing functions.
- Make any revisions on purchase orders or canceling of purchase orders and notify vendor of changes based on direction from the buyer and planner.
- Notify current vendors of any revisions needed of items and request revised samples.
- Maintain photo database for all SKUs.
- Manage samples ensuring they are properly tagged and organized.
- Attend all vendor meeting to establish partnerships, document pertinent discussions, and review samples and trend reports
- Follow up on damaged products or packaging issues communicated by stores or warehouse. Notify the buyer of the extent of the problem and determine what actions need to be taken.
- Research comparative prices for items ordered in order to present optimal pricing, market comparison and trend analysis to the buyer
- Track all shipments and estimated times of arrival notifying Buyer of any late shipments to optimize inventory flow and on time product sets
- Recap weekly business metrics identifying successes and opportunities with supporting sales data
- Execute all tasks with strong attention to detail.
- Demonstrates a commitment to The Brand House Collective values.
- Other duties as required.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Merchandising or related field preferred. Combination of education and work experience considered.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel and PowerPoint are essential.
- Demonstrated ability to work in an accurate and organized manner.
- Strong ability to multi-task and support multiple departments and team members.
- Must be flexible and willing to switch priorities quickly.
- Enjoys working in a team environment.
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and written.
- Ability to work at a computer for extended periods of time.
- Ability to lift and move up to 45 pounds or more on a regular basis
- Ability to stoop, bend, climb and lift to stock and retrieve merchandise samples from stockroom on a regular basis
