Assistant Buyer
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Summary
About the Role
About You
- Bachelor's degree required, Merchandising degree preferred.
- 1+ years of related experience in Merchandising/Buying/Retail.
- Proficient in Excel and retail math.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience with MS Office applications, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to learn systems like Sisense and NetSuite.
- Detail-oriented with excellent follow-through skills.
Benefits
- Competitive salary.
- Paid time off.
- 7 Paid Holidays plus 3 Flex Personal Days.
- Medical, Dental, Vision benefits; company paid short and long term disability.
- 401K with company match.
- Paid parental Leave.
- Fun perks like Tickets at Work and cellular plan discounts.
- Advancement opportunities.
We Make Retail Easier. Jacent creates and procures shopper-inspired products, delivers legendary merchandising service and drives stellar results for our customers. Product Development & Procurement: We create, source and distribute more than 3,500 impulse products directly to 14,000 retail stores as well as sell via wholesale and online channels across the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Vertically Integrated Solution: We handle it all from product development to in-store management. We solve problems. Armed with customer-specific strategic merchandising plans, our merchandising team places the products in store and then manages the re-ordering and re-stocking to drive your sales. Legendary Merchandising Service: In addition to our vertically integrated impulse business, our merchandising team also offers retail insights and services, such as merchandising of clients’ products, audits and more to help stores run at peak efficiency.