Assistant Buyer, Outlet

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Primary Purpose:
The Assistant Buyer will execute buying strategies on the North America Outlet Handbag's category.  This is a great role for an individual looking with excellent communication skills and attention to detail that thrives in a fast paced environment and looking to develop in outlet buying and planning

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency to…

• Influence category assortments by analyzing product performance, customer feedback, consumer trend, competitive landscape and local market knowledge to global merchants/design
• Run weekly, monthly and quarterly sales analysis, organize and distribute reports, and participate in sales meetings, making recommendations for driving improved performance and identifying opportunities
• Assist in executing quarterly buys to meet financial targets and global offer with potential to manage buys independently over time
• Manage SKU lifecycle from adoption to delete, react to in season sales to determine go forward strategy and actions
• Build and maintain assortment tools and sku counts season after season
• Assist in partnering with Ecommerce Merchandising, Marketing, Product Knowledge, Visual Merchandising and Store Operations teams to create synergies among all consumer touch points
• Continuously analyze and reforecast business and implement strategies to ensure plan is achieved, including adjusting product flow and inventory management
• Work closely with Inventory Management and Allocation to ensure that distributions meet turn goals, support marketing calendar and maximize profitability
• Partner with field team to solicit qualitative feedback on product, customers, store environments & competition

The accomplished individual will possess…

• B.A. or B.S. preferred 
• 1-2 years of Buying or Planning experience preferred      
• Strong analytical and recap skills
• Self-motivated and diligent in completing and initiating tasks
• Detail oriented, organized, ability to multi-task in a fast past environment
• Team player with a focus on collaboration
• Highly skilled in Excel and proficient learner of planning and buying systems

Our Competencies for All Employees

• Courage: Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions;