Assistant Buyer
Variety Wholesalers
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- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Work style
- On-site
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Nov 2
- 1 day ago
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About the company
Variety Wholesalers
Retail · 5,001 to 10,000 employees
What you'll do
- Create and prepare purchase orders and resolve discrepancies or issues
- Maintain open to buy files and track orders
- Collect and research information and prepare presentations, reports, and queries
- Coordinate the end-to-end sample process for assigned categories
- Provide administrative support, including scheduling appointments and maintaining calendars
- Review pre-ticketing, signage, and marketing accuracy
- Assist with merchandise and assortment planning and presentation development
- Coordinate attribute sheets and SKU setup, along with data maintenance
What you need
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Strong communication, prioritization, collaboration, and organization skills
- Detail oriented with strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Systems savvy with the ability to learn new systems quickly
- Self-starter with the ability to work under general supervision
- Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field (preferred)
- One to three years of retail experience (preferred)
Key skills
CommunicationPrioritizationCollaborationOrganization skillsAnalytical skillsCritical thinking skillsSystems savvy
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1. Creates and prepares purchase orders and ensures they are accurate and complete for input into the system. Researches and resolves purchase order discrepancies or issues.
2. Maintains open to buy files and tracks orders.
3. Collects and researches information. Prepares various presentations, reports, queries, etc. and distributes as needed.
4. Coordinates and ensures the efficient execution of the end-to-end sample process for assigned categories.
5. Provides administrative support for the assigned division and associates as needed including scheduling appointments and maintaining and coordinating calendars to include meetings, lunches, special events, and conference calls.
6. Reviews and ensures quality pre-ticketing, signage, and marketing accuracy.
7. Assists with merchandise and assortment planning and merchandise presentation development.
8. Coordinates attribute sheets and SKU setup, along with data maintenance.
9. Creates electronic package requests and assists with packaging development.
10. Understands and supports the financial metrics of the assigned categories and may participate in vendor meetings and negotiations.
11. Performs other duties as assigned at the discretion of the reporting management team.
Qualifications:
1. High school diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field preferred
2. One to three years of retail experience preferred.
3. Strong communication, prioritization, collaboration, and organization skills required.
4. Detail oriented with strong analytical and critical thinking skills required.
5. Systems savvy with the ability to learn new systems quickly.
6. Self-starter with the ability to work under general supervision required.