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Title: Assistant Buyer - Off Price, (NYC Office) Hybrid Location: New York, NY - Corporate Full time Job requisition ID JR-101037 Job Description: The Off-Price Assistant Buyer will support the off-price strategy under the direction of the Off-Price Buyer, while driving sales and profit through analysis of business for all channels in the organization. The Off-Price Assistant Buyer helps track performance, monitor trends, and assist in executing buys that respond quickly to market shifts. Off-Price Assistant Buyers also work closely with all cross-functional partners to ensure their department's success. Essential Functions: - Identify and present trends & risks, resolves issues, and recognizes opportunities for designated areas through analysis of business results from multiple sources - Manage assortment planning for designated areas by analyzing style performance, and identifying future assortment needs to drive business results - Utilize merchandising systems to drive business results and place orders - Analyze, forecast, and ensure season codes are accurate for the promotional and permanent markdown process - Manage the advertising strategy by projecting advertising sales with Buyer, analyzing event results and creating the assortment and promotional strategy for their designated areas - Use data and business results, to develop promotional strategies for designated areas with advertising team and DMM that drive profitable sales and communicate compelling messages to customers - Initiate image requests through Workhorse system to drive sample turn-in - Maintain vendor relationships, including Private Brands teams for Private Brands offices - Partner with Buyer/Planner in Monthly Forecast to achieve gross margin, on order receipts, promotions and permanent price changes, and trend changes for designated areas - Strategize and execute cross-channel marketing decisions, including: review of past effectiveness, planning, negotiating, and securing and entering the distribution of co-op - Develop and manage seasonal and monthly visual needs through partnership with the Visual Merchandising team - Drive the sample process by providing samples and securing images through online content for and being a liaison between E-Commerce and vendors - Present buying strategy in business meetings with Buying, Planning, Allocation, DMM and other cross functional team members. - Based on data analysis, make and present recommendations for replenishment and follow up on results for future replenishment opportunities - React to customer/store feedback in a timely and efficient manner - Special projects and other duties as assigned - Requires designated hybrid in-office work schedule Education: - Bachelor's degree required Work Experience: - Demonstrated experience using merchandising systems required - Corporate buying office experience OR internal Retail Development Program OR relative wholesale experience (e.g. account executive, sales assistant, retail planner) required - Demonstrated intermediate-level proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: - Performs retail math calculations and utilizes formulas for analysis, pricing, and marketing activities - Possesses strong written and verbal communication skills to present in a professional manner and to communicate with all merchandising levels, stores, and vendors - Ability to collaborate with cross functional teams and work in a team environment - Strong organization skills - Capable of shifting to different projects as priorities change - Proactive mindset - Curiosity for product and customer insights - Successfully navigates ambiguity and drives business results regardless of obstacles - Ability to use corporate retail merchandising systems to support buying activities - Demonstrated ability to develop recommendations based on trends and data analysis - Ability to identify market trends and color concepts Pay Range $50,000 - $65,000 Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates. #LI-SE1 #IND3 #LI-HYBRID

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Title: Associate Planner (NYC) Location: New York, NY - Corporate Office time type Full time job requisition id JR-99131 Job Description: The Associate Planner maximizes gross margin dollars & inventory productivity by providing the overall financial direction of a vendor(s) or category(categories) within a business. Associate Planners are primarily responsible for developing seasonal merchandise financial plans and by-door plans, pricing and assortment optimization for their portion of business. Associate Planners also work with Buyers in assortment and buy planning by facilitating layering of assortments and validating the profitability of purchases. In-season, Associate Planners provide in-depth analysis of product performance and make recommendations to maximize business opportunities. Essential Functions: - Develop merchandise financial plans, vendor or class as appropriate, that support the merchandise strategies while achieving corporate financial goals both for the short term (seasonal) and long term (multi-year). - Exercise discretion and independent judgment in developing the merchandise financial plans under minimal supervision. - Improve profitability by creating and executing the assortment plan and the initial buy plan through use of hindsighting and profitability tools - Develop and manage replenishment budgets by providing analytics required for planning and managing replenishment programs. - Improve profitability by driving sales, margin, and turn by analyzing monthly forecast performance against pre-season strategies and goals and making adjustments or recommendations for adjustments to the strategies and goals; manage the business through in-season forecasting - Complete forecasts and recommendations for Monthly Forecast process to manage business in season and maximize opportunities through product lifecycle management - Manage product lifecycle through appropriate promotions and markdowns - Optimize profitability by driving the permanent markdown process & in-season POS pricing strategies - Manage vendor planning and item planning as needed (i.e. ladders) - Partner with allocation team to reconcile merchandise and by-door plans with store level opportunities Education / Experience Requirements: - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience - Specific work or project experience: Demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft Windows Operating System and Microsoft Office Suite - 2 + years of retail/financial planning experience - Prior Finance and or/ Retail Experience a plus Knowledge / Skills Requirements: - Ability to analyze data from multiple sources to identify trends & risks, resolve issues, and recognize opportunities - Demonstrates initiative in exposing and resolving risks and opportunities - Communicates effectively and maintains relationships at all levels internally and with vendors - Demonstrates intermediate-level proficiency using retail merchandising systems & tools to drive business results - Demonstrates intermediate-level proficiency using Oracle systems & tools (e.g. SAS, RMS, APX) to drive business results - Ability to effectively communicate with internal and external partners (vendors) to proactively address business needs - Proficiency in excel - Requires designated hybrid in-office work schedule Pay Range $65,000 - $90,000 Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.