Buying Assistant, Home

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Job Description

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Buying Management

• Support the development of seasonal assortments and investment strategies across Home categories
• Assist in buying, order management, and performance tracking
• Monitor sales, inventory, and margin performance to identify risks and opportunities
• Execute markdowns and price changes in alignment with business strategy

Reporting & Business Analysis

• Prepare and support Weekly Business Review presentations across all channels and categories, delivering insights on sales performance and business needs
• Analyze monthly store and category trends to inform merchandising strategies and inventory allocation on monthly store calls with management
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity and sell-through

Ecommerce & Site Merchandising

• Conduct regular site audits to ensure accuracy in pricing, product details, imagery, and assortment visibility
• Maintain product data integrity within internal systems, ensuring SKUs are correctly attributed and aligned to collections
• Manage digital assortment to ensure product is accurately represented and optimized for conversion

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Merchandising Operations and Brand Image teams to ensure timely product setup, photography, and launch readiness
• Collaborate with Brand Marketing to align product availability with campaign timing, ensuring adequate inventory for key initiatives

Store Support & Execution

• Conduct store visits to evaluate merchandising execution, inventory needs, and customer experience
• Support floor sets and room change from planning through installation, including system entry and coordination with stores