Kith
Associate Buyer, Women's RTW
Brooklyn, NY · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$75k-$80kDetected 30 days ago
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About the role
- This role assists with assortment planning, purchase order management, market appointments, and in-season business opportunities to achieve sales and inventory goals.
Responsibilities
- Analyze daily, weekly, and monthly business performance and provide actionable recommendations to drive sales and profitability.
- Partner with stores and vendors to react to in-season opportunities through transfers, reorders, and inventory swaps.
- Track merchandise receipts and coordinate inventory flow to support business objectives.
- Support assortment planning and buying activities for Women's Multibrand RTW.
- Manage purchase order entry, style creation, and related administrative functions.
- Build strong vendor relationships to support exclusive product opportunities, in-store events, training initiatives, and sales-driving programs.
- Partner with digital and marketing teams to drive online sales through product launches, email campaigns, and social media exposure.
- Support initiatives that increase online engagement and strengthen the Women's RTW digital presence.
- Develop and distribute product knowledge materials for stores and internal teams.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Logistics, Accounts Payable, Store Leadership, Marketing, and E-commerce teams to ensure seamless execution.
Requirements
- 5 years of experience in buying, merchandising, planning, or a related retail function.
- Strong understanding of retail math, inventory management, and business analysis.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial retail environment.
- Knowledge of the luxury fashion market and current industry trends.
- The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical skills, proficiency in Excel, and a solid understanding of the retail market.
- 3 - 5 years of experience in buying, merchandising, planning, or a related retail function.
Compensation
- $75,000 - $80,000 annually
Benefits
- Monitor inventory levels, SKU productivity, and seasonal performance to maximize sell-through and maintain healthy stock levels.
Company info
- Established in 2011 in New York City, Kith is a lifestyle brand and specialty retailer that offers seasonal collections of men's, women's and children's apparel, accessories and footwear through a distinct lens of personal storytelling. Kith embodies a multi-faceted lifestyle, with uncompromising detail to fabrication and design. Led by Founder, CEO and Creative Director Ronnie Fieg, the brand is known globally for evoking nostalgia from a dynamic point of view, and working closely with a carefully selected set of best-in-class collaborators.
- Kith operates 16 standalone boutiques around the world, and 3 shop-in-shops. Kith Treats, conceived from Fieg's childhood love for cereal, operates in 10 locations, as well as Sadelle's at Kith restaurants in Paris, Miami Design District, Toronto and Seoul.
- The Kinnect Foundation, a non-profit established and operated by Kith, is a non-profit devoted to creating positive change through education, community and social impact.
- Kith is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
- Established in 2011 in New York City, Kith is a lifestyle brand and specialty retailer that offers seasonal collections of men's, women's and children's apparel, accessories and footwear through a distinct lens of personal storytelling.
- Kith embodies a multi-faceted lifestyle, with uncompromising detail to fabrication and design.
- Led by Founder, CEO and Creative Director Ronnie Fieg, the brand is known globally for evoking nostalgia from a dynamic point of view, and working closely with a carefully selected set of best-in-class collaborators.
- Kith operates 16 standalone boutiques around the world, and 3 shop-in-shops.
- Kith Treats, conceived from Fieg's childhood love for cereal, operates in 10 locations, as well as Sadelle's at Kith restaurants in Paris, Miami Design District, Toronto and Seoul.
- Kith is an equal employment opportunity employer.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
- All career opportunities offered by Kith are fully on site, and if contacted, all email communication will come from a kith.com or kithnyc.com email address.
- Please note that any correspondence from an alternative email domain, or offering anything other than in-person work, is fraudulent.
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