Assistant Buyer

Assistant Buyer

We live sneakers, streetwear, and neighborhood culture! All Day! Every Day!

With more than 750 stores in Europe and the USA, SNIPES is one of the leading sneaker and streetwear retailers worldwide. Since opening its first store in Essen, Germany in 1998, SNIPES has been an integral part of street culture and is constantly growing thanks to its proximity to the community and regular openings worldwide.

At SNIPES, everything revolves around youth culture. In stores and online at snipes.com and snipesusa.com, our community finds a wide range of internationally renowned sneakers and apparel brands for the latest fits from head to toe. We dive deep into subcultures, sponsor some of the biggest hip-hop festivals, events, and sports teams throughout the world to stay close to our community and keep our deep roots in the global street culture community. Therefore, we work closely with key figures from the scene like DJ Khaled, our Chief Creative Officer. But whether it's sponsorships or developing grassroots projects we prioritize giving back to the community in everything we do.

SNIPES has always kept an ear to the streets to create a meaningful impact in the communities we serve. Through our community program "SNIPES serves" and its localized approach we support the needs of our communities, empower, and celebrate our dynamic culture.

Overview

The Assistant Buyer will assist the Buyer in pre-market analysis and preparation, in-market analysis and buy upkeep and post-market order entry and order upkeep.

Responsibilities

• Execute weekly reports on sales, seasonal hindsight and ad-hoc reporting
• Extensive trend research and competitive shopping to help identify new products and opportunities
• Fundamental understanding of the statistical components of the business (IMU%, MD%, GM%, sell-thru, WOS) and Open to Buy
• Coordinate and manage sample tracking; manage the product & order flow according to business targets
• Identify regional opportunities by working with key partners
• Merchandise planning - tailor the merchandise plan by product type and by price point
• Coordinate appointments and correspondence with vendors
• Assist with data entry including purchase orders into merchandise management system
• Constant orderbook maintenance in exchange with the vendors, as well as the merchandising and planning & allocation teams
• Exchange with logistics department to support with fast processing of deliveries
• Coordination, Tracking and communication of product releases & campaigns
• Markdown & Return management

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university
• 3+ year retail buying experience required
• Strong knowledge of Excel, working knowledge of all other Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to prioritize tasks to balance the immediate and long-term needs of the business with a high sense of urgency
• Excellent attention to detail, highly accurate data entry at rapid pace
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently, with minimal supervision

Special Requirements

• Occasional market travel with buyers to visit store locations, vendors and attend trade shows

Key Partners

• Merchandising
• Vendors
• Planning & Allocation
• Logistics
• Marketing
• Ecomm
• Store Operations

Cultural Success Factors

• Enthusiasm for the brand
• Consumer Obsessed
• Innovative Mindset
• Collaborative nature
• Skillful communicator
• Adaptable and Flexible
• Disciplined and self-motivated

Benefits with SNIPES

• Generous Employee Discount
• Paid Holidays
• Summer Hours
• Hybrid work schedule
• PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Bonus Plan
• Affordable Health Insurance
• Retirement Contributions

Snipes USA and all its subsidiary Companies are equal opportunity employers. We will not discriminate or make hiring decisions based on race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, political affiliation, sexual orientation, or any other criteria that would violate any Federal or State laws.