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Job Title: Assistant Buyer - Korean/English Bilingual for an Urban Fashion Retail Chain

Base Salary: $50K to $60K / year with bonus – depends on experience and qualifications

Location: Carlstadt, NJ

Full-Time – Onsite Work Environment

About Our Client

Our Client’s Organization is a retail store that specializes in fashion apparel inspired by street fashion. Founded in 1995. The company has grown to operate approximately 30 stores across several states, including New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Virginia, Maryland, and Connecticut. They initially focused on hip hop fashion but has since expanded its product range to include a diverse assortment of streetwear, urban clothing, and accessories, appealing to a wide customer base.

Our client’s organization’s office is located in Carlstadt, NJ, which is known for its great industrial and business office sites in New Jersey. A super easy commute to Manhattan, NY is only a 20-to-25-minute drive via the Lincoln Tunnel. Additionally, the location is about 30 minutes drive to major international airports, 10-20minutes of drive to the well-known shopping malls, restaurants, great cafes, local theaters, and nearby living residences.

Position Overview

Our client is searching for an Assistant Buyer for an Urban Fashion Retail Chain Business with a Korean/American bilingual candidate with Urban Fashion or General Fashion Buying, Merchandising Business Work and Education Background who possesses a proactive attitude, and sharp interpersonal skills will flourish to join their small but dynamic corporate team, along with about 200 employees at the retail shop locations. In this role, you will not only support the corporate office’s Buying Department's strategic initiatives but also gain in-depth experience, knowledge, and insights into the Urban Fashion industry’s retail operation.

Our client’s organization is known for its passion and collaborative effort, while your visual buying and merchandising acumen meets the Urban Fashion Retail Business, which offers you a platform to work, contribute to, learn, and grow from every interaction. We are looking for a multitasker with a strong desire to grow, engage actively with our team, and foster enduring relationships with our hundreds of colleagues and upper management.

Objectives of this role

• Supporting the corporate buying team and senior buyers in cross-functional initiatives to maximize performance results.
• Support and collaborate with the Buying-Planning and Operations Teams to ensure new merchandise meets durability standards and assist with inventory maintenance issues as needed.
• Actively participate in data-backed-analysis and feedback of customers/buyers, seasonal buys, applying insights from customer behavior, product performance, and Urban Fashion Retail industry trends to inform purchasing decisions.
• Scheduling and attending market appointments prepared with strategic assortment plans, brand insights, and understanding of product with a data-backed approach.
• Participate in and follow through with the product selection, category selection, updating, and maintenance of purchase orders.
• Ensure product attribute accuracy within product buying management and synchronize across systems.
• Monitor & Report inventory orders to guarantee on-time delivery by liaising continuously with Buyers, Logistics, and Brand Partners.
• Monitor and report on the inventory control databases of its input/outputs of in-stock or overstock to maintain a healthy business.
• Execute weekly reports diligently, analyze category and vendor performance, and identify business opportunities and challenges.
• Monitor fashion and industry trends. Actively looks at competitors' sites and brings information/trends/findings to the team.
• Collaborate with accounts payable to rectify any discrepancies in pricing and terms on invoices and inventory payments.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Recent Graduate of a bachelor’s degree in Fashion-Buying-Merchandising-Marketing Business, or a related field in Urban Fashion Buying, educational background preferred.
• At least one year in a related industry role or relevant internships.
• You take ownership and initiative and can work in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Exceptional ability to analyze sales data and trends.
• Highly organized with meticulous attention to detail.
• Skilled in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Google Suite, and adaptable to learning new systems. Knowledge of Excel’s calculation formula functions used in Fashion Buying and Merchandise Planning.
• Strong written and verbal communicator with a professional and solutions-oriented mindset.
• Collaborative, enthusiastic and research-minded; ability to use feedback from others in a constructive way.
• Results and deadline-oriented with a strong sense of follow-through.
• A strong sense of visualization of merchandise styles and current fashion trends are highly desirable.
• Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively on team and management’s projects.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Google Suite, and adaptable to learning new systems, and Knowledge of Excel’s calculation formula functions used in Fashion Buying and Merchandise Planning.
• A strong sense of visualization of merchandise in the knowledge of urban-fashion trends are highly desirable.
• Strong education and proven course background in strategic assortment plans, brand insights, and understanding of product with a data-backed approach are highly desirable.
• Strong education and course background in data-backed-analysis and feedback of customers/buyers, seasonal buys, applying insights from customer behavior, product performance, and Urban Fashion Retail industry trends are highly desirable.

Benefits Package Offered

• 401K
• PTO (Paid Time Off) & Vacation Days
• Health and Dental Insurance
• Performance Bonus

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