Anthropologie Assistant Buyer - Special Sizes

Anthropologie is looking for an Assistant Buyer for the Special Sizes team who is responsible for working with the Buyer to create an exciting and timely product assortment that meets or exceeds the sales volume and profits for the department while keeping up to date with trends. Prior experience in buying is required for this role.

Assortment Execution

• The Assistant Buyer works with the Buyer to determine the overall mix of product for each buying area to ensure that the final mix is ultimately customer oriented and curated to achieve a set profit plan.
• Assistant Buyers should give feedback regularly on the product to provide the best product offering for our customers.

Organizational Support

• Help to maintain accurate Buy Sheets by class.
• Maintain some excel reports for buyers and planners as needed.
• Execute POs in timely manner.

Sample Management

• Manage the samples within the Department.
• Obtain samples from vendors for all product meetings and manage the safe return of all samples.
• Ensure that all “kept” samples are neatly organized by classification and by season.
• Regularly clear out old samples and maintain tidy sample area.
  
  

Communication

• Speak clearly in all meetings and email correspondence
• Represent and confidently speak about the Anthropologie brand and customer to all outward facing market vendors
• Manage large magnitude of email streams across a diverse vendor database and in turn, be able to communicate and give updates to manager regarding vendor feedback
• Develop collaborative relationships with internal and external colleagues including: planning, creative, DC etc.
• Gain understanding of all roles and responsibilities within the organization and be flexible and cooperative in working with teams to achieve a common goal.

• Demonstrate an understanding of the target customer and the ability to select the appropriate product/trend that will appeal to the customer and meet their expectations.
• Fundamental understanding of the statistical components of the business (IMU%, MD%, GM%, selloff, WOS, etc.) and the OTB.
• Exhibit a professional communication style (both verbal and written) as shown through strong presentation skills, excellent organizational skills and a high sense of urgency.
• The ability to prioritize tasks in order to balance the immediate and long term needs of the business with a high sense of urgency.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) and the ability to learn new computer systems quickly and retain the information.
• Prior experience in buying is required for this position

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