Assistant Buyer

Assistant Buyer page is loaded## Assistant Buyer locations:
Atlanta, GAtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
JR53073
** Serving the needs of all families with young children,
** Carter’s Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for babies and young children, encompassing Carter’s, Osh Kosh B’gosh, Skip Hop and Little Planet brands. Meaningful work, constant learning, genuine people, and a community guided by core values that promote inclusion and innovation is in everything we do. There are many reasons to build your career at Carter's.## How you’ll make an impact:
The Assistant Buyer role focuses on the tactical and operational support of the Buying Team providing relevant data to drive top-line sales and profitability across DTC channels (Stores and eCommerce.) This highly executional role is responsible for critical administrative functions: pricing execution, reporting, marketing and blueprint validation, assortment execution and data analytics.  By collaborating closely with cross-functional partners, Buyers, Planners, Inventory Analysts, Visual, Marketing, and Retail Operations, the Assistant Buyer ensures that key product and pricing strategies are executed accurately.

We are looking for a candidate who possesses strong organizational skills, is energized by multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment, and has a passion for consumer-first retailing.##
** 60% Pricing Execution & Marketing Support
*** Manage in-season & pre-season pricing execution.  Includes partnering with Buying and Planning teams to execute pricing strategies, weekly campaign changes for Stores and eComm and adjusting as needed based on business trends.
* Execute price changes for temporary and permanent markdowns in order to maximize gross margin productivity aligning to topside financial goals.
* Utilize pricing tool analytics to drive recommendations and informed decision making.
* Represent as one of the main points of contact for all questions, feedback, and concerns regarding Stores and eComm pricing.
* Represent as one of the main points of contact for inquiries regarding marketing asset creation & accuracy.  Support Marketing and Creative teams by providing pricing and product availability to ensure alignment between seasonal assortments and marketing collateral.
* Partner with Inventory Analysts to ensure accurate inventory communication and support tactical adjustments to pricing and/or marketing.
* Collaborate with Visual and Retail Operations to validate blueprint and floor set accuracy, initiate sign requests, and provide information for store communication packets.##
** 40% Business Management & Reporting
*** Assist Buying and Planning Teams in achieving sales and profit goals through tactical business support.
* Capture required changes to upcoming promotional cadence based on topside retail event calendar and strategies for the season.
* Manage report generation and analysis on a daily/weekly basis, including sales/inventory reports, productivity reports, inventory reports, best/worst sellers, promo effectiveness, and ad hoc requests.
* Support cross-functional teams with insights and reporting to ensure in-season agility and execution excellence.
* Assist in preparing for seasonal buys, including pulling historical reporting and entering product and assortment attribution
* Complete periodic store visits to continually listen, learn, build relationships to better understand what our consumer is looking for.
* Contribute to process improvements and support initiatives that enhance execution accuracy and speed.
* Demonstrate excellent organizational skills and accuracy.##
** We’d Love to hear from you if:**##
** Must have:
*** 0–2 years of experience in retail buying, planning, allocation, or merchandising support.
* Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
* Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and calendars in a fast-paced environment.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and comfort working with reporting systems.
* Strong communication and collaboration skills; ability to partner with multiple cross-functional teams.
* Proactive and eager to learn the…