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JCPenney
Senior Assistant Buyer - Baby Toddler
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What they do
A Purchasing Assistant assists buyers and staff in the purchasing or procurement department of a business or store. Assists with checking and completing purchase orders, communicates with vendors and suppliers, maintains records and provides data entry.
$44,006 / year median in Texas
-5% projected decline
Job Description
Overview Sr. Assistant Buyer - Baby Toddler JCPenney Company Inc. The Sr. Assistant Buyer supports the daily purchasing of items for a specific division's sub-category. Reporting directly to the division's Buyer or Sr. Buyer and working alongside other Sr. Assistant Buyers. Ensure accuracy in the ordering process (Buying) while facilitating communication between vendors and the corresponding buyers. Primary Responsibilities
- Build maintain and analyze reports to support the business (MicroStrategy Item/Color Hindsight Buy Plan Conceptual Plan)
Retail Math:
understand concepts and impact to business (calculate IMU selling margin pricing impact)- Understand how financial levers connect to impact business (sales profit and inventory metrics)
- Audits item set-up approves content
- Creates purchase orders/work orders for flagship and stores
- Validates set and ship dates and vendor information
- Cross Functional Collaboration and establish external partnerships
- Turns in marketing samples manages on-time arrival audit of weekly marketing
- Enters marketed item in ad tracker updates store counts
- Conducts digital inventory audit
- Provides input on pricing determinations and keys pricing and signing for flagship and stores
- Understand impact of change in pricing events (TY vs. LY)
- Assists Buyer with building assortment plan category history and market share analysis
Set Sells & Fixture Placement:
knowledge of fixture capacity signage guidance presentation standards- Systems knowledge - Excel
EPPFC RMS
Order RMS Item Inquiry RMS Ecomm Management Other systems as needed Core Competencies & Accomplishments- College degree or equivalent business experience
- 3+ years retail buying experience; preferably with a large organization in a similar role
- Retail planning experience preferred
- Proficient in MS word and Excel
- Ability to recognize analyze and quantify market trends
- Results oriented and self-motivated with a strong sense of urgency
- Able to independently organize and prioritize broad workload to meet deadlines What you get: Eligible for bonus under the Management Incentive Plan. If eligible we offer a competitive benefits package including medical/dental/vision term life insurance paid vacation/holidays
- and 401(k) with Company match. All associates are eligible for an associate discount on JCPenney merchandise. For paid holidays associates who are eligible for paid vacation (MTO) are also eligible for eight paid holidays during the calendar year.
- For paid vacation days as well as eligibility requirements for other benefits please visit www.