Location: HQ - Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Status: Full-time/100% on-site
Compensation: $60,000-$70,000 annually
Position Summary
A Buying role reporting to Footwear, focused on organizing buy reviews, managing data, and communicating sales analysis. The Assistant Buyer will be involved in all discussions and strategy on the global marketplace with a focus on the US region. The role will report in to the VP of Footwear.
Responsibilities
- Under the guidance of Buyer, assist in managing 25+ vendor accounts for all globally managed territories (US, CA, EU, UK)
- Reviewing vendor catalogues and sales material to prepare internal buy reviews
- Tracking inbound of products across all global region to advise on shipments to all doors and warehouses
- Analyzing sales for buy review or order book change recommendations
- Communicating with vendors on launch strategy for social posting of seasonal collections and release date product.
- Organizing reporting and appointments to the market calendar
- Organizing Buy Deadlines to the calendar for both seasonal offers and short-lead time offers
- Effectively communicate with vendors on all inquiries, inclusive of troubleshooting
Special Projects/Tasks
- Communicate with store managers, sales staff and operations on product feedback and inventory capacities
- Management of consolidated buysheets for seasonal and monthly PO creation
- Prepare and share weekly reporting for external vendors on performance
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree required
- 1-3 years of prior experience, inclusive of internships
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, inclusive of formulas, pivot tables, etc.
- Knowledge of G-Suite: G-mail, G-drive, etc.
- Strong data analysis skills
- Strong written communication skills
- Strong interest in sneaker culture and the fashion market
Who We Are
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.
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 remote or hybrid work, is fraudulent.
