Assistant Buyer, Franchise - Global

About the role

The Assistant Buyer for Global manages Franchise Businesses for the Pottery Barn Brand. They work with their team to manage a set of categories for Franchise Businesses, ensuring the brand identity is maintained while making strategic adjustments to the assortment and presentation specific to each partner.

Responsibilities

• Supports tracking of revenue and inventory metrics.
• Prepares reports and assists in monitoring financial and inventory performance.
• Participates with the merchant team and inventory partners on a quarterly basis to understand and drive core best sellers and reduce inventory in slow sellers/non-go-forward items.
• Aids in data gathering for assortment decisions, maintains assortment documentation, and maintains seasonal calendars.
• Pulls weekly/monthly sales reports, identifies basic trends, and prepares data for review meetings.
• Supports preparation of materials for partner meetings and seasonal presentations.
• Executes established processes and updates documentation. Escalates issues when needed.
• Owes Global SKU creation process and management for Company Owned + Franchise businesses.
• Create and own Seasonal Merch List and maintain on a weekly basis to share with both Inventory and Franchise partners.
• Create and collaborate on Global Adoption Tools for Partners to utilize each season including a Visual Line List with product information, Store Lifestyle Document with placement and product data as well as an accurate Merch List.
• Participates in Global Adoption 4 times a year with seasonal strategy kick off & sell in of product, by season to Franchise Partners, both virtually and in person utilizing Brand information.
• Participates in a Hindsight process for each season to ensure key KPIs are communicated to our Franchise Partners.
• Partner with customs, logistics, and legal teams to clear roadblocks to successful product sales.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with internal and external brand partners.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of Retail Merchandising/Buying or Retail Home Furnishings Planning experience preferred.
• Project Management, Inventory Management and other Retail roles will be considered.
• Strong Excel skills (pivots, formulas, etc.).
• Experience with retail systems, ERP, or merchandising tools is a plus.
• Ability to maintain accurate product and SKU data across systems.