Assistant Buyer
Assistant Buyer
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16-03-2025
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16-03-2025
Job Description
ABOUT UA/UNIFORM ADVANTAGE BRANDS
For over 35 years UA Brands has been synonymous with fashionforward specialty apparel for the medical and culinary professions.We are proud to support our valued customers true heroes giving back with every shift. Our culture includes a long history of philanthropy and community support. Our strong values and unique culture are built on collaborating not merely as coworkers but as family and friends. From the beginning we provide candidates with an authentic look into how UA Brands embraces their skills and perspectives all in ways that continue to set us apart.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Assistant Buyer is responsible for assisting the Buying Team in driving the optimal merchandising assortment to deliver UA Brands sales and gross margin goals. This includes assisting in the daytoday tasks such as product creation and maintenance sample ordering purchase order creation web merchandising and auditing and reporting. The Assistant Buyer is tasked with collaborating across internal departments including creative and web marketing teams and also helps implement pricing for all products to maximize sales and gross margin while balancing inventory goals.
WHAT YOULL DO
- Ensures web merchandising is aligned with planned product features (promotional features new product and collections launches trend features) ensures copy and all product information is accurate audits website for product livings web livings and during sale events.
- Tracks and receives samples and swatches from vendors and partners with the creative team to submit within the timeline ensuring timely product living.
- Manages pricing changes (markdowns and price increases) for all collections in the system and ensures accuracy on the web.
- Assists in developing buying and maintaining assortment by department/vendor/program that ultimately delivers financial plan through analyzing sales trends and developing pricing strategies as appropriate.
- Collaborates with internal teams to ensure proper merchandise messaging promotion and placement to deliver and exceed financial plans.
- Keeps abreast of product trends through industry research and sales analysis and identifies whitespace opportunities and assortment gaps for future product development.
- Establishes strong vendor relationships and maintains consistent communication for shipping updates product information samples and swatches delivery.
WHAT YOULL BRING
- Retail Store or Merchandise Buying or Merchandising Experience
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including solid Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Ability to develop strong partnerships and negotiate with both external vendors and internal teams
- Organization skills ability to manage time prioritize work meet deadlines and complete all assigned tasks
- Clear and effective written and verbal communication and strong interpersonal skills
- Skilled in analyzing sales and able to spot trends and utilize information gathered to execute plan
- Detailoriented ability to manage time prioritize work meet deadlines and complete assigned tasks
- Entrepreneurial and takes ownership reacts quickly to needs
- Microsoft Dynamix AX ERP system knowledge preferred
- BS/BA Degree Merchandising Business Marketing Fashion Buying
WHERE YOULL WORK
HYBRID The Best of Both Worlds
Have the flexibility to work onsite/in the business and remotely during the week. Youll spend a few days a week in our office for collaboration/inperson engagement and have the flexibility to work from home on other days. While onsite join other team members in the spacious Quad for lunch and enjoy our other ongoing wellness activities. Employees are expected to be online and available during the core business hours for their team. Company computer provided for business use.
PLENTY OF BENEFITS TOO
UA Brands offers a full range of benefits allowing you the opportunity to customize a benefits package that addresses both your health and financial needs.
- Medical and Pharmacy Coverage
- Dental and Vision Coverage
- Life/AD&D Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program selfcare and support for lifes everyday challenges
- Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching Save for your future
- Short & Long Term Disability Company Paid
- Accident Hospital Care and Critical Illness Insurance Protect your Income
- Legal Insurance and ID Theft Protection
- Nationwide Pet Insurance
- Holiday Pay
- Paid Time Off Life Balance
- Volunteer Time Off Make an Impact
- Employee Discount Program
- Referral Program Get paid to work with Friends
- Free Parking at the Downtown Corporate Office
- Regular Social Activities and Events Mandatory Fun
- See moreof the benefits we offer
UA IS AN EQUALOPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
As an employee of any UA Brands division you will be part of an established and dynamic organization. We believe that success starts from within and we are seeking individuals who thrive in an environment that encourages and supports selfmanagement.To provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals employment decisions at UA Brands will be based on merit qualifications and abilities. UA Brands does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race color religion sex national origin age disability or any other characteristic protected by law. UA Brands will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.
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