Assistant Buyer, Home Decor - Toronto, Canada - SSENSE

SSENSE

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Company Description

SSENSE (pronounced [es-uhns]) is a global technology platform operating at the intersection of culture, community, and commerce.

Headquartered in Montreal, it features a mix of established and emerging luxury brands across womenswear, menswear, kidswear, and Everything Else.

SSENSE has garnered critical acclaim as both an e-commerce engine and a producer of cultural content, generating an average of 100 million monthly page views.

Approximately 80% of its audience is between the ages of 18 to 40. It is privately held and has achieved high double digit annual growth and profitability since its inception.

Job Description:

Responsibilities
Reporting 10%

Generate accurate weekly inter and crossdepartmental sales data reports for the Home, Tech & Activity Buying team as well as vendor facing reports (ex. sell through reports) to gage yeartodate sales against plan and ensure the business is on track against its key metrics

Po Creation and Maintenance 25%

Ensure purchase orders are entered in a timely manner and in accordance with department standards
Review order confirmations and resolve any discrepancies in a timely manner with the support of the Buyer or Senior Buyer that oversees the brand or the Manager, Home, Tech & Activity
Work closely with Buying Coordinators to oversee and prioritize administrative tasks to ensure predetermined deadlines are met

Operations Support 45%

Achieve preset seasonal budgets, margins and sellthrough goals for a small defined portfolio of managed brands, whilst maintaining support of the Buyer portfolio
Execute on the day to day operations and inseason business (repeats, RTVs/waps, etc) of the specifically assigned brands working in partnership with the Buyer to effectively execute on the business deliverables
Perform competitive research and price benchmarking to ensure that the assortment is optimized and competitive
Provide support and training to new members of the merchandising team on specific systems and processes
Build and develop cross departmental relationships to ensure optimal presentation and performance of portfolio
Liaise with the Studio and Marketing teams to ensure product is accurately represented from a vendor and SSENSE point of view across all channels
Liaise with the Logistic teams to ensure seamless and ontime delivery of merchandise
Recommend key product and brand knowledge to the Personal Shopping and Marketing teams that result in driving overall sales for the Home, Tech & Activity category
Align with the planning team and work with the Buyer to execute on the seasonal budget targets and identify opportune areas for growth
Support and deliver to all additional operational responsibilities including, but not limited to, quantification, sizing, and pricing

Vendor Relationships 20%

Learn best practices to ensure alignment of the seasonal purchasing budget and collaborate to understand the selection and strategy process for a specific set of assigned brands
Gain exposure to selecting products to create a consistent buying message that aligns to the SSENSE brand and department strategy for a specific set of assigned brands
Practice and develop negotiation skills with suppliers in order to onboard desirable new brands
Actively work with the Buyer to provide the marketing and creative teams with product content in order to create marketing campaigns that garner strong results based on the campaign key performance indicators
Act as a brand ambassador participating in building strong longterm relationships with suppliers to attain early delivery times, exclusive launches, and preferential end of season terms (swaps, RTVs, margin agreements) in order to achieve portfolio sales and profitability goals with the support and guidance of the Buyer, in order to achieve portfolio sales goals

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
A minimum of 12 years experience in a buying role, preferably in a multibrand Home, Tech & Activity environment
Must be able to leverage an existing network within the industry
Highly analytical with a strong understanding of retail math
Excellent skills using Microsoft Excel
Developed training skills and knowledge sharing capabilities
Good written and verbal communication skills in both French and English

Skills

Developed understanding of SSENSE perspective
Well spoken and articulate with excellent verbal communication skills
Credible with a solid track record building relationships internally and externally
Entrepreneurial spirit and comfortable with hyper growth in a fast paced environment
Resourceful and solutionoriented
Demonstrated ability as a strong internal collaborator