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About the Job:

 

Under general supervision, the Assistant Buyer will support the Buyer in managing all aspects of Women’s brands to drive results that meet or exceed the planned financial and qualitative goals. This position is responsible for maintaining all systems, managing the receipt flow, building partnerships among the department and all internal and external partners. The Assistant Buyer will work closely with cross-functional partners in visual merchandising, planning/ allocation, digital, and marketing for strong execution of brand(s) across all platforms to drive the results of the brand(s). The Assistant Buyer will perform business analysis and recommend courses of action to be taken to reconcile actual performance to plan. The assistant will present in open forums and provide value-added comments. The Assistant Buyer will need to exhibit exceptional communication and organizational skills as they will be the liaison between Pacsun and their brand(s), which requires professionalism and the highest level of detail. Assistant Buyer’s emphasis will be on key branded partnerships on the Women’s side of the business.

 

A day in the life, what you’ll be doing:

 

· Maintaining strong relationships with key brand(s) through daily communication

· Analyzing business results for Stores and Digital and making recommendations for their brand(s) in partnership with Buyer

· Presenting new strategies and opportunities for sales and profits for their brand(s) in partnership with Buyer

· Identify opportunities and risks in-season through analyzing sales performance with Buyer

· Prepare for meetings/projects with Buyer, Planners, Allocators, Digital/Store Teams

· Work with both Visual Merchandising and Site Merchandising for best execution of brand(s)

· Administrative Responsibilities Including: PO Maintenance, Management of Receipt Flow, Sample Management

· Market Research and Brand Incubation; Focus on identifying next brand partnerships

· Non-essential duties as assigned by Buyer

 

 

What it takes to Join:

 

The individual must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities and be able to explain and demonstrate that he or she can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities:

 

· Excellent knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint

· Excellent oral and written communication skills

· Must be task driven and pro-active when it comes to executing tasks

· Retail experience preferred

· Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required

 

Salary: $66,560-$70,214

 

Pac Perks:

 

Dog friendly office environment On-site Cafe · On-site Gym $1,000 referral incentive program Generous associate discount of 30-50% off merchandise online and in-stores Competitive long term and short-term incentive program Immediate 100% vested 401K contributions and employer match Calm Premium access for all employees Employee perks throughout the year

 

Physical Requirements:

 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that are required by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

 

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to talk or hear. The associate is frequently required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; as well as reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Ability to work in open environment with fluctuating temperatures and standard lighting. Ability to work on computer and mobile phone for multiple hours; with frequent interruptions. Required to travel in elevator or stairwells to attend meetings and engage with associates on multiple floors throughout building. Hotel, Airplane, and Car Travel may be required.

 

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

 

This is a full-time position. As a National Retailer, occasional evening and/or weekend work may be required during periods of high volume. This role operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment.

 

Other Considerations:

 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the associate for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the role.