Junior Assistant Buyer/Merchandiser - Nili Lotan New York : Job Details

About The Role

Nili Lotan is seeking a Junior Assistant Buyer/Merchandiser to join our dynamic team. This role will provide valuable experience in the exciting world of fashion retail. As a Junior Assistant Buyer/Merchandiser, you will support the buying and merchandising team in various aspects of the division.

Responsibilities

• Assistant to all Merchandising and Buying functions.
• Retail order entry into RLM, style maintenance, issuing of POs.
• Extract and manipulate data for seasonal collection plans and buying analysis.
• Maintain logs of cancellations, sku counts, overcuts, reorders, trunk show consignments and collaborations.
• Prepare merchandising notes for seasonal commercial photo shoots.
• Maintain competitive pricing analysis.
• Maintain international pricing analysis.
• Maintain all reporting relevant to retail buying including: eos recaps and sizing scales.
• Flag reorder opportunities.
• Create presentations of consignment products and collaborations, assist on logistical elements of these projects.
• Assist in preparing seasonal markdown and carryover lists.
• Prepare product knowledge and retail buy presentations (buy books, collation books, reserve books).
• Assist in maintaining sales reports for wholesale (sell in and out) and retail selling.
• Maintain the cancellation log and organize timely archiving.
• Prepare presentations for wholesale clients, examples: by style reference, Visual merchandising guidelines, mannequin guidelines, by location visual merchandising guidelines.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years' experience in a similar position-not necessarily fashion but preferred.
• Open to new graduates with internship experience.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving abilities.
• High degree of accuracy.
• Knowledge of inventory management software and proficient computer skills including but not limited to: RLM, Shopify, Adobe Reader; Office 365; and Google Suite.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced working environment.

Personal and Professional Must-Have Qualities

• Self-Motivated
• Resourceful and Intuitive Problem Solver
• Detail and Results Oriented
• Professional and Enthusiastic Team Player
• Team Player

About Us

Nili Lotan is a highly acclaimed ready-to-wear designer based in New York City. A mother of three, she lives in Tribeca with her husband, singer songwriter, David Broza. After graduating from Shenkar College of Engineering and Design in Tel Aviv, Lotan moved to New York where she led design for some of the industry's most respected names including Ralph Lauren, Liz Claiborne and Nautica. Lotan launched her eponymous brand in 2003, grounded in the belief that a wardrobe should function as an extension of oneself. Her philosophy is that clothes should be clean, sophisticated and functional, offering elements for self-expression. Lotan's design process is highly intuitive. She is inspired by women with a strong sense of personal style, and draws from art, music and rock n' roll to design her collection. By designing pieces she herself wants to wear, Lotan's collection instinctively resonate with a woman's lifestyle.