JOB TITLE: Assistant Buyer - Retail

LOCATION: 1100 N. Lindbergh Blvd
                 St. Louis, MO
HOURS: Full-Time
REPORTS TO: Retail Buyer
CLOSE DATE: 11-30-2009



ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Responsibilities include (but not limited to):

• Enter and accurately maintain information on new and relist retail daughter spreadsheets.
• Contact vendors to follow up, negotiate and order samples and complete vendor paperwork
• Effectively communicates inter-departmentally with Inventory Control, Visual Display, Creative Production, apparel, Beauty and Bedding/Home Decor buying teams.
• Initial building of items and filling out forms to submit to item creation department
• Photographing of all new store unique items; labels and organizes them.
• Creates and maintains the master jewelry information sheet for the stores.
• Reporting for store sales
• Compiles product training information for store unique products
• Fielding calls and answers departmental questions when the buyer is traveling.
• Assist the retail buyer in the day-to-day operation of the business.
• This position may require some travel.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
The successful candidate will have a bachelor’s degree or an understanding and experience in the retail and/or catalog industries with 1 year of experience as a buyer’s assistant, or a retail store associate. Candidates must also be proficient with Word and Excel (PowerPoint in a plus) and type at least 40 WPM, be extremely organized, detail oriented, adaptable, results oriented, able to work with little supervision and able to multi-task. Strong written and verbal communication skills are a must. Requires problem-solving skills as well as mathematical ability.

Contact Information:
Qualified candidates may apply on-line by clicking the APPLY NOW option on the left side of the screen. Please paste a plain text resume into the "additional details" field of the on-line application.