Assistant Buyer
ON-SITE - Charlotte, NC 28273
The Cato Corporation, a leading specialty retailer of value-priced women’s fashion apparel with corporate offices located in Charlotte, North Carolina, operates three concepts: Cato, Versona and It’s Fashion. The Company has approximately 1,100 stores throughout the United States and a diverse workforce of over 7,500 associates. The Company’s stock is traded on the NYSE under the symbol “CATO”.
Job Summary: The Assistant Buyer supports the Buyer in creating and executing merchandise strategies that deliver product to meet or exceed financial goals. This includes assortment selection and management, product development and retail pricing strategies. In addition, the Assistant Buyer partners with closely with cross-functional partners including Planning & Allocation, Sourcing, Stores, Marketing and Visual to achieve goals.
Responsibilities:
- Assist buyer and provide a point of view in identifying trends, developing and assorting product that is appropriate for the Cato customer;
- Possess understanding and utilization of basic retail math to provide insight and actively participate in the OTB process;
- Assist in analyzing the business and make recommendations on action to take pre-season, in season and post-season;
- On order management including writing and maintaining purchase orders
- Sample management and meeting prep;
- Internal cross-functional collaboration as well as market vendor collaboration.
Requirements:
- Retail experience gained in retail or ecommerce boutique, internship experience, technical program and/or a relevant bachelor’s degree;
- Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook;
- Ability to work independently along with cross-functional collaboration;
- Excellent communication, organizational and problem solving skills;
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment and attention to detail;
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills;
- Creative thinker and personal drive to understand fashion retail
The Cato Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, age, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
