Assistant Buyer

Vans

Costa Mesa, CA

DESCRIPTION

Please apply directly to Vans for this role.

How You Will Make a Difference

What you will do:

  • Manages purchase order process from top to bottom, ensuring specified deadlines are met. As well as receipt flow and secure timely deliveries by partnering with business planning and customer service.
  • Assists with planning and executing pricing strategies in accordance with fiscal responsibilities, maximizing sales, margin, & inventory management
  • Assists in developing assortment plans, sales forecasts, writing reports, & analyzing sales figures, along with reviewing & reacting to sales performance and selling reports
  • Communicates needs/strategies with Cross functional Ecom partners as well asStore Operations, (e.g. District Manager/Store Manager)
  • Manage samples: organize samples by season for merchant presentations, floorset preparation, marketing needs, and sample sales.

How you will do it:

  • Work closely with the buyer to execute the business strategies and objectives utilizing SAP, Business Objectives (BOBJ), Excel, and PowerPoint.

What success looks like:

  • Meeting sales & gross margin performance coupled with inventory management
  • Completing deliverables in timely and accurate manner

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