Assistant Buyer - EVEREVE Headquarters - Edina, MN

Description

EVEREVE inspires women to move forward in their fashion so that they feel fully alive. By offering modern, curated trends from 150+ brands, including our own best-selling line—along with warm, genuine advice—we deliver a styling experience made personal. Our 110+ stores, booming e-commerce business, and fast-growing subscription box service, Trendsend, reach over two million customers every year.

Living our core brand values and treating everyone with HEART (humility, empathy, authenticity, relationships, tenacity) creates a shared purpose and collaborative community—and it's also a key part of our success. Join our team to help shape the future of an ever-growing, ever-evolving brand!

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Job Classification: Exempt

Location: Headquarters Office - Edina, MN (This is not a remote position)

Key Responsibilities:

The Assistant Buyer is responsible for overseeing a single category which includes selecting product, managing vendor base, and delivering on financial goals, while also working with the buying team to the open to buy, margin performance and markdowns across all categories.  The Assistant Buyer will report into the Senior Buyer and support in the daily execution of driving the business.

To do this, they must have a clear understanding of the EVEREVE customer, possess a passion for the product, and have a working knowledge of retail math and the buying process.  The Assistant Buyer is a motivated individual that will also spearhead the execution of strategic projects that will support company initiatives.

A successful Assistant Buyer will: 

• Manage inventory based on OTB and maintain proper unit and dollar levels for buying area of responsibilities (plan % to inventory % to sales %)
• Partner with the buyer to ensure execution of the seasonal strategy, segmentation and trend direction
• Excels in identifying and reacting to patterns
• Negotiates with vendors for trade/markdown $ with slow sellers
• Ensures short term and long term profitability by planning and adhering to overall EVEREVE margin expectations
• Supports buyer as needed in daily logistics such as purchase order creation and other time sensitive tasks
• Collaborates with business partners in planning, marketing, and design to ensure the right product is in the right place at the right time
• Displays exceptional communication skills both internally and externally
• Develop and maintain partnerships with vendors through sharing of selling information, transparent conversations and respectful and timely communication
• Open to learning and creates a working environment where team members are encouraged to give feedback, ask questions, share ideas, and have a voice
• Embodies the EVEREVE brand and our values of Humility, Empathy, Authenticity, Relationships, and Tenacity

Requirements

•  Minimum of 2 years of buying support experience and/or graduate of a 4-year Retail Merchandising program
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Strong retail planning analytical skills
• Proficient in Excel
• Self-motivator who takes initiative and ownership over managing and completing tasks
• Innovative thinker and problem solver with ability to implement improvements to existing processes
• Meticulous attention to detail in operational execution
• Easily adapts to work with frequent shifts in direction
• Excellent organizational skills and interpersonal skills
• Working knowledge of Excel

EVEREVE Benefits and Perks: (Exempt)

• Self-Managed PTO: Time off is yours to plan and use as you need it
• Affordable Health Insurance: 80% employer-paid premiums for medical and dental for team members; 50% covered for eligible partners, spouses and dependents
• Parental Leave: Generous paid leave benefits for maternity, paternity and adoption to enjoy time with your growing family
• Flex Spending Accounts: Benefit from pre-tax savings for out-of-pocket healthcare or dependent/daycare costs
• Additional Insurance: Company paid life insurance and short-term disability
• 401k +5% Match:?Contribute to your financial future and receive a 5% company match with immediate vesting upon enrollment
• Fashion Discount: Enjoy a 30% discount on all merchandise purchased in-store or online, excluding Trendsend. EVEREVE team members are also eligible for a 30% discount online and in-store at Jaxen Grey.
• Flexible Work Model:  Offers work from home flexibility with 4-day in-office presence to build connection with team members
• Culture of Purpose: Experience a culture of purpose and growth rooted in our HEART Values – Humility, Empathy, Authenticity, Relationship and Tenacity