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lori.holt@dillards.com
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NOTICE OF OPEN POSITION
MERCHANDISE ASSISTANT BUYER
St. Petersburg, FL
Dillard’s Department Store, Inc., one of the foremost names in Department Store retailing has an exceptional career opportunity available for a talented professional to join our fashion buying team in our Division office located in sunny St. Petersburg, Florida.
An assistant buyer will monitor sales, inventory levels, trends, profitability and work closely with the buying staff and management to initiate the best direction for the product distribution within the Dillard’s East region stores. The position is an entry level executive responsibility. The buying office is located above the Dillard’s store at Tyrone Square Mall in St. Petersburg, Florida.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
· Support management with data and analysis. Work closely with an assigned buyer on all financial recaps and ensure the buyer is able to maximize the effectiveness of all reporting. Reports include monitoring sales, tracking orders, review sales to stock ratio and analyzing trends.
· Work in tandem with a buyer to manage the vendor performance in order to achieve all financial goals.
· Manages vendor performance and assist merchants in evaluating issues and opportunities.
· Review replenishment by door to maximize product performance and minimizing liabilities.
· Develop relationships with vendors to optimize brand names and fashion at Dillard’s
· Professionally communicate with high level executives from within the Dillard’s organization and with our vendor partners.
· Prepare all marketing and advertising proposals related to the assigned buyer. Review and analyze advertising results.
· The position requires some travel; however, the next level as buyer requires heavy travel.
REQUIRED SKILLS
· Bachelor’s degree or higher
· Strong proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel
· Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills
· A great entrepreneurial spirit is a plus
· Have a strong business analytical and math skills
MINIMUM YEARS OF RETAIL EXPERIENCE
· 1 Year
DESIRED SKILLS
· Retail product development background or strong area of studies
· Strong history of prior employment or field experience
· Finance background or strong area of studies
· Market trend prediction skills
· Fashion as a passion motto
HOW TO APPLY: https://careers.dillards.com/Careers/Corporate
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CURRENT DILLARD’S STORE EMPLOYEES: Store employees seeking to apply must have store manager and district manager approval PRIOR to applying for this position.