Senior Assistant Buyer Home Kitchen

About the role

The Sr. Assistant Buyer supports the daily purchasing of items for a specific division’s sub-category, reporting directly to the division’s Buyer or Sr. Buyer and working alongside other Sr. Assistant Buyers. The role ensures accuracy in the ordering process while facilitating communication between vendors and the corresponding buyers. Location: Plano, TX.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain and analyze reports to support the business (MicroStrategy, Item/Color, Hindsight, Buy Plan, Conceptual Plan)
• Retail Math: understand concepts and impact to business (calculate IMU, selling margin, pricing impact)
• Understand how financial levers connect to impact business (sales, profit, and inventory metrics)
• Audit item set-up and approve content
• Create purchase orders/work orders for flagship and stores
• Validate set and ship dates and vendor information
• Cross-functional collaboration and establish external partnerships
• Turn in marketing samples; manage on-time arrival audit of weekly marketing
• Enter marketed items in ad tracker and update store counts
• Conduct digital inventory audit
• Provide input on pricing determinations and key pricing and signing for flagship and stores
• Understand impact of change in pricing events (TY vs. LY)
• Assist Buyer with building assortment plan, category history and market share analysis
• Set Sells & Fixture Placement: knowledge of fixture capacity, signage guidance, presentation standards
• Systems knowledge: Excel, EPPFC, RMS Order, RMS Item Inquiry, RMS Ecomm Management, other systems as needed

Requirements

• College degree or equivalent business experience
• 3+ years retail buying experience; preferably with a large organization in a similar role
• Retail planning experience preferred
• Proficient in MS Word and Excel
• Ability to recognize, analyze and quantify market trends
• Results oriented and self-motivated with a strong sense of urgency
• Able to independently organize and prioritize broad workload to meet deadlines

Benefits

• Eligible for bonus under the Management Incentive Plan
• Competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, paid vacation/holidays, and 401(k) with Company match
• Associate discount on JCPenney merchandise
• Eight paid holidays during the calendar year for associates eligible for paid vacation (MTO)

Pay

USD $57,000.00 - USD $80,000.00 per year