Assistant Buyer, Shopbop

About the role

Shopbop is seeking an Assistant Buyer to provide operational and buying support for the buying team, helping to grow and maintain relationships with key vendors and drive business goals. The successful candidate will have a keen sense of fashion and trends, be self‑starting, flexible, highly organized, results‑oriented, and reliable. They will have excellent analytical skills and strong computer skills, and can work well under pressure in a demanding, teamwork‑focused environment. The role is career‑oriented with a strong desire to take on increasing levels of responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing the business under supervision of the buyer and senior assistant buyer.
• Provide administrative and operational support including assortment planning, purchase order management, open to buys, and vendor profitability.
• Create and analyze selling reports, execute reorders and assess potential liabilities with high level of accuracy.
• Drive in‑season buying strategy, including product selection and key item development with assistance of buyer.
• Maintain vendor relationships by responding quickly and accurately to questions, and help the buyer negotiate terms, RTV/swaps and additional discounts.
• Monitor site daily to ensure products are properly represented.
• Enter, manage and organize all purchase orders.
• Process reorders, receiving issues, and RTVs.
• Generate multiple reports for the buying team.
• Research problems, identify process inefficiencies and recommend improvements.
• Assist in other miscellaneous processes and procedures.

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant work experience.
• Experience with Excel.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Experience applying retail math in a buying or planning environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the fashion industry.
• Strong internal customer focus and attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including written and oral communication.
• Ability to work independently in a fast‑paced, rapidly changing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines.
• Usage of generative AI tools to enhance workflow efficiency, with willingness to learn effective prompting and evaluation practices.
• Ability to recognize opportunities where generative AI could enhance products, workflows, or customer experiences.

Compensation

Base salary range: $20.76 – $36.34 USD hourly (USA, New York). The Amazon package includes sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location.

Benefits

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription).
• Basic Life & AD&D insurance and optional supplemental life plans.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and mental health support.
• Medical advice line.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage.
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off.
• Parental leave.