FP Movement Assistant Buyer - To/From Sets & One Pieces

Role Responsibilities

• Assortment Execution
  • Work 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.
  • Give feedback regularly on the product in all styleout and product related meetings.
  • Contribute to product development heavy classes by collaborating with buyer and vendor partners.
• Organizational Support
  • Provide ad hoc statistical reports to Buyers upon request.
  • Help to maintain accurate Buy Sheets by class.
  • Maintain excel reports for buyers and planners as needed.
  • Take photos of samples when needed and maintain photo logs or libraries of samples.
• 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.
  • Manage photo handover weekly where new product gets shot for the web.
• Communication
  • Speak clearly in all meetings and email correspondence.
  • Ensure all written documents (including email) are grammatically correct.
  • Represent and confidently speak about the UO 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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Generous employee discounts
• Retirement savings plans