Merchandising Stylist Support

Summary

The Merchandising Stylist Support role plays a key part in bringing product stories to life through styling support sample management and product coordination. The Teammate in this role assists in outfitting development supports the preparation of internal and external presentations and ensures all samples and product assets are organized and aligned with business priorities. This Teammate bridges the creative and operational aspects of merchandising helping deliver cohesive trend-relevant assortments across various channels.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
This description intends to describe the general nature and level of work performed by Teammates assigned to this job. It is not intended to include all duties responsibilities and qualifications. To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Styling and Product Support

• Assist in the creation and coordination of seasonal outfitting boards and styling stories to support line reviews strategy meetings and visual direction.
• Collaborate with buyers planners and visual marketing teams to ensure product styling reflects key business drivers trend relevance and merchandising strategy.
• Partner with internal teams (e.g. creative visual marketing planning) to prepare styling assets product callouts and outfitting tools.
• Attend key meetings and presentations (e.g. product kick-offs visual alignment sessions campaign briefings) to provide styling input and support documentation.
• Assist with competitive shopping trend research and styling ideation to support seasonal product development and market insights.

Sample Management and Operational Support

• Pull organize and track samples for internal presentations marketing campaigns and product reviews in alignment with the buy.
• Ensure the photoshoot room remains organized and efficient by maintaining racks totes and wall cubbies.
• Oversee seasonal updates product cleanouts and timely return of samples to support smooth creative operations.
• Support fit sessions and product reviews by organizing samples taking notes and documenting feedback on styling fit and construction.

General

• Fulfill mission statement by performing job duties with a high level of customer service while contributing to a positive team spirit.
• Special projects and other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelors degree from four-year college or university.
• One to two years of experience in retail buying merchandising or styling support or related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Key Competencies

• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office or Google Workspace (especially Excel/Sheets and Slides)
• Ability to multitask and meet deadlines in a fast-paced team-oriented environment.
• Basic understanding of retail assortments seasonal buying cycles and trend relevance
• Experience handling samples or managing sample inventory is a plus.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Teammate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job the Teammate is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger handle or feel and talk or hear. The Teammate is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop kneel crouch or crawl. The Teammate must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Ability to operate a motor vehicle and complete errands based on business needs.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job the Teammate regularly works in an office setting. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Buckle is committed to hiring and developing the most qualified Teammates from the available workforce in the communities we serve.

Equal employment opportunity has been and will continue to be a fundamental principle at Buckle where employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination and retaliation because of veteran status uniformed service member status race color national origin or ancestry creed religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age pregnancy (including childbirth lactation and related medical conditions) national origin or ancestry physical or mental disability genetic information (including characteristics and testing) or any other protected characteristic as established by applicable local state or federal law. For state specific information refer to the Teammate Center.

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