Assistant Buyer

The Assistant Buyer - omni jewelry, watches, home, and accessories is responsible for supporting the omni specialty buying team with the building and execution of a unique product strategy to meet and/or exceed financial goals.

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency to...

- run weekly selling reports to recap and analyze business results, making recommendations for driving improved performance and identifying opportunities
- assist buyer in analyzing business reports on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis
- assist the buying team during market with product selection, assortment & order entry
- support buyer with visual recaps, boards and line lists along with sample coordination
- execute and track inventory movements/purchase orders, identifying lateness & potential sales risk
- manage all system maintenance, style set up, and entry of purchase orders for licensed categories
- liaise with the production and logistics teams, or vendors for licensed product, to ensure timely delivery of merchandise
- ensure all markdowns are properly entered in the system and communicated to relevant teams
- manage overall site maintenance by partnering with e-commerce and photo teams to launch products online, optimize product pages & maximize inventory
- partner with marketing to curate ad-hoc digital assets and monitor inventory
- shop the marketplace to identify product opportunities, pricing strategies, trends, and offerings
- create and maintain strong relationships with licensed vendors and internal cross functional partners

The accomplished individual will possess...
- the ability to multitask, prioritize & focus in a fast-paced environment
- a strong organizational and analytical skill set
- an innate curiosity, willingness to learn & sense for creative problem-solving
- a sense of urgency and strong attention to detail & accuracy
- strong presentation, listening, verbal and written communication skills
- the ability to build strong working relationships with cross functional teams

An outstanding professional will be...

- 1-2 years of experience in merchandising, buying and/or planning roles
- previous omni channel experience is a plus
- high level of proficiency in retail math and excel
- bachelor's degree strongly preferred

Our Competencies for All Employees
- Courage: Doesn't hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and "actionable" positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
- Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
- Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
- Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn't upset when things are up in the air; doesn't have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
- Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
- Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
- Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

Kate Spade is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant's or employee's qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under the consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law. #LI-JL3. Visit Kate Spade at www.katespade.com .