Assistant Buyer, Furniture

Job Description

Job Description

Lulu and Georgia is looking for an Assistant Buyer, Furniture to join our growing team. The Assistant Buyer, Furniture is responsible, in partnership with the Buyer, for developing and driving business strategies that meet or exceed the department’s financial and brand equity goals. The Assistant Buyer, Furniture will provide information and ideas to develop assortments, key items, promotional strategies and growth opportunities. The Assistant Buyer, Furniture communicates with vendors and agents and serves as the key department contact. This role will help join in the company mission to create a brave and inclusive community where diversity and inclusivity are woven into the fabric of the organization, both internally and externally. If you are detail-oriented, a self-starter, and have a passion for home decor, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities:

• Helps build seasonal assortment plans and manages updates throughout the season

• Provides cross-functional partners with final assortment plans (line lists), product details, target retails, estimated IMU, importance to overall assortment (big bets) and provides updates to cross-functional documents

• Owns SKU item set-up from Netsuite to Shopify in partnership with Merchandise department

• Owns item maintenance such as SKU changes, description updates, pricing updates etc.

• Assists with managing vendor relationships and communication

• Execute vendor discounts for promotions

• Coordinate with vendor compliance and operations teams to ensure EDI orders transmit correctly

• Liaison between cross-functional departments as it relates to product inquiries across all communication platforms (Slack, Email, G-suite). Resolves and escalates difficult issues to the Buyer

• Gains an understanding of forecasting and participates in financial review meetings

• Provides a weekly recap on sales & margin performance and participates in weekly business meetings and quarterly hindsight meetings

• Performs market analysis, competitive shops, Identifies emerging trends and develops business strategies outlining strengths, weaknesses, new opportunities, and threats. Communicates annual and seasonal strategies to cross functional areas

• Participates in the process of seasonal launches, including product information, web & catalog proofing, merchandising line lists, and other collateral

• Offers input on the product assortment strategy and participates in weekly product development meetings.

• Owns sample management - place photoshoot orders and provide tracking to creative; follow all the way through to proactively ensure the items arrive for the shoot

• Owns swatch management for applicable areas

• Owns providing product data and QA of photo assets with 3rd party vendor to ensure accurate product representation

Requirements:

• 1-year experience in merchandising/buying or relevant work experience managing large sku assortments

• Some experience working with both domestic and/or offshore suppliers and sources

• Strong organizational and prioritizing abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills including influencing and negotiation skills

• High degree of flexibility and initiative

• Must be a self-starter, collaborative, and thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment

• Proficiency with MS Office and Google Suite (Excel, Word & PowerPoint). Required to create pivot tables and experience with advanced formulas such as VLOOKUPS

• Intermediate retail math knowledge with a strong financial acumen

• Comfortable with AI tools to manage large data sets

• Lives in Los Angeles or is willing to relocate

• BA/BS required