Our Assistant Buyers are...

Collaborators who are open minded and ready for anything, are driven by results while working together as a team and creating a friendly environment that is supportive, respectful and fair.
Situational leaders who remain positive and professional while working towards the best interest of our team members and customers.
Innovative, dedicated, committed; gets it, wants it, and has capacity to do it.
Ambassadors of French Cuff who are growth-oriented, relationship-driven, passionate about fashion, live for style and are knowledgeable of current and classic trends.
Committed and focused on building lasting relationships with our vendors and client relations; creates a professional, fun and positive atmosphere to enhance the buying experience for FCB.

Summary

Support the buying team in developing and executing merchandise strategies for French Cuff Boutique sales, margin, and inventory plans. Develop strong relationships with both internal and external business partners to support office needs. Analyze sales trends to determine marketing, pricing, and inventory strategies.

Key Job Responsibilities

Work with buying team in product selection and managing store inflow and buying budget for all locations.
Analysis of product, vendor, and store performance.
Develop and update store/company sales recaps.
Purchasing and maintenance of budget per assigned categories
Create and maintain purchase orders.
Fixes style and pricing discrepancies and errors within new and existing inventory
Monitor deliveries for on-time performance, tracking changes, and reporting those changes.
Work in partnership with buying team to build product assortments to fit each store’s needs.
Develop strong relationships with both internal and external business partners to meet the needs of the business.
Negotiate and optimize terms within buying relationships
Generation, analysis and dissemination of inventory movement reports to stores and merchandising team, such as Onesies and Slow Movers
Creates Product Knowledge for new brands to communicate to the team prior to launch and Product Knowledge refreshers for existing brands during remaining weeks.
Performs Return Authorizations and Swaps processes from start to finish
Modeling and creating styling and fit content for product

Minimum Requirements

Education: 4-Year College Degree in retail/merchandising related degree plan
1-3 years’ experience in retail/merchandising
Working knowledge and application of retail KPIs
Deadline-driven, effectively prioritizes and manages time and is solution-oriented
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word
Strong critical thinking - analyze, evaluate and form judgment
Good eye for fashion
Professional and positive attitude
Ability to travel as needed