ASSISTANT BUYER - HOME FURNISHINGS & FURNITURE

Job Summary

Duties And Responsibilities

Requirements

Qualifications

Skills

Benefits

Pay

Schedule

• Assists the Buyer and Planner Distributor in assortment planning execution, advertising coordination, financial planning execution, and merchandise allocation.
• Executes merchandise replenishment for one or more assigned departments for a worldwide retail organization.
• Evaluates, develops, and executes appropriate stock assortments and sources of supply for regional and corporate programs.
• Negotiates with vendors for additional support such as cooperative advertising, freight allowances, coupons, in-store merchandising demonstrations, and training.
• Plays an active role in advertising information program sheets and tracks the order status to ensure on-time receipts for advertised items.
• Places orders as directed and may assume buying responsibility for specific merchandise classifications.
• Develops inventory projections, planning, and replenishment for specific merchandise classifications at the direction of the DMM.
• Communicates all merchandising programs to worldwide stores and other departments as appropriate.
• Maintains accurate item vendor data including pricing in the merchandising system.
• Works with management to develop and maintain plan-o-grams.
• Keeps abreast of current industry trends through vendor meetings, market trips, trade publications, and commercial store visits.
• Participates in advertising meetings, vendor meetings, and merchandise clinics.
• Attends professional development training.
• Supervises assigned administrative support staff and delegates tasks as appropriate.

Works under the supervision of the Buyer or Planner Distributor and operates within the established Navy Exchange policies, procedures, and regulations. Exercises judgment and develops approaches in routine and unusual matters. Performance is evaluated based on operational performance of the assigned departments, skills evaluation, customer service, collaboration, teamwork, leadership, and established individual performance objectives.

The incumbent of this position must file a Financial Disclosure Report OGE Form 450 as required.

Total of 4 years of experience consisting of the following:

• 3 years general experience which was gained in administrative merchandising, technical, or other responsible work which enabled the applicant to gain a knowledge of merchandising and procurement practices, skill in dealing with others in person-to-person work relationships, and the ability to exercise mature judgment.
• Or 1 year of education above the high school level may be substituted for 9 months of experience up to a maximum of a 4-year bachelor's degree for 3 years of general experience.
• And 1 year of progressive experience which provided background in procurement practices, methods, and procedures, developing and maintaining open-to-buy, selecting sources of supply, comparison shopping, review of merchandising for pricing, markdowns, and stock rotation, planning and developing sales promotions, and other merchandise controls or similar work which demonstrated the knowledge and ability within the procurement operational area.

Primary Location: United States-Virginia-Virginia Beach
Organization: NEXCOMHQ
Job Buying Schedule: Full-Time (35+ hours)
Unposting Date: Jul 20, 2026, 11:59:00 AM