Assistant Buyer I - KAPOLEI, HI

About the role

The Assistant Buyer I is a learning role designed to build a foundation of skills for future careers in merchandising. This role offers structured training and one-on-one apprenticeships with experienced Buyers.

Responsibilities

• Support activities for the buying team, including purchase order management and processing markdowns.
• Provide basic analysis of key business data, such as retail math, regional merchandise reports, Open-To-Buy, stock analysis, and ad hoc analysis.
• Learn negotiation techniques and build relationships with vendors through in-person meetings and follow-up on shipments.
• Utilize merchandising systems and warehouse processes to provide operational support, coordinate deliveries, and optimize warehouse processing capacity and efficiency.
• Develop product knowledge through in-person shopping and communicate new resources to the Buyer.
• Support Buyers in preparing for key business meetings, including formatting reports.

Requirements

• Strong communication skills: Ability to read situations, actively listen, ask clarifying questions, and build relationships.
• Flexibility: Adaptability and receptiveness to feedback.
• Results-driven: Tenacity, achievement focus, prioritization, and accuracy in delivering work.
• Intellectually curious: Analyzing, drawing conclusions, critical thinking, and seeing the big picture.
• Resilient: Persistence, persuasion, focus on goals, and creative problem-solving.
• Enthusiasm for the product and retail business: Passion for the retail industry and product knowledge.
• An analytical mindset: Understanding and applying retail math in business operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Flexibility
• Results-driven
• Intellectually curious
• Resilient
• Enthusiasm for the product and retail business
• An analytical mindset

Benefits

• Broad range of affordable health insurance options and personal medical plan concierge
• 401(k) with employer match and life insurance
• Ambitious PTO including accrued vacation, paid holidays, diversity day, summer Fridays, and the ability to purchase additional vacation
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Health and wellness benefits such as BetterHelp and Headspace
• Charitable donations matched by Ross Stores Foundation