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Assistant Buyer, Merchandising - Magnolia Corporate job in Waco

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Waco Magnolia


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05/01/2024
Employer Name Magnolia
Job Position Type Full-time Regular
Job Ref. # Req #942
Employer Type For-Profit Employer
Industry Retail Industry
Job Skills Category Project Management
Supply Chain-Procurement

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Onsite-Remote Status Onsite Position
Texas Region Central Texas
City Waco
State Texas - TX
Map - Work Location
900 Franklin Ave, Waco, TX 76701, USA (Show on map)

3) --- WORK SCHEDULE INFO & SPECIAL CONDITIONS

Travel Requirements No Travel
Days X Hours per Week 5days X 40hrs
Work Shift DAYS / 1st SHIFT
Work Week Format Weekdays Primarily
Job Special Conditions Overtime-As Needed
Weekends-As Needed
Work Days-Primary Mon-Fri
Work Hours-Primary Work Hours Will Vary

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5) --- JOB CLASSIFICATION & COMPENSATION INFO

Compensation Type Salary
Compensation Range Competitive Compensation
Background Check Background Check Required

6) --- JOB DESCRIPTION & REQUIREMENTS

 

At Magnolia, the Assistant Buyer is responsible for supporting the Buyer or Senior Buyer with category management, product development, vendor communication, and reporting analysis. This position works from Magnolia Headquarters in Waco, Texas. It reports to the Buyer or Senior Buyer and has no supervisory responsibilities. 

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

  • Uphold Magnolia’s manifesto and values 
  • Strategically research and identify new vendors and assortment opportunities that reflect the overall category strategy 
  • Onboard vendors and create products in Netsuite and Shopify  
  • Ensure product accuracy with consistent systems maintenance and troubleshooting issues  
  • Maintain and update Master SKU Lists for assigned categories  
  • Support Buyer/Senior Buyer with product development to build a strongly strategic and thoughtful assortment  
  • Maintain communication with vendors regarding product information, payment terms, costing, timelines, lead times, etc.  
  • Process sample tracking and organization throughout product development process, for presentations, and managing sample movement for cross-functional teams 
  • Assist in reporting and analysis to understand business trends and make recommendations to manager 
  • Analyze weekly sales and data to present high-level learnings to the leadership team on a weekly basis 
  • Maintain knowledge of brand and trend awareness; perform store walk-throughs and competitive shop to stay abreast of trends in the industry 
  • Perform other duties as assigned  

QUALIFICATIONS  

  • Hard skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Excel required 
  • Soft skills: Strong verbal communication skills, ability to work collaboratively as part of a team, ability to work in a fast-paced environment 
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree from a 4-year college or university preferred 
  • Experience: 1-2+ years of related work experience preferred OR a combination of education and experience required   

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit; use hands and arms to reach, handle, feel; utilize fine motor dexterity of fingers; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. 

 

This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee in this classification. It is not to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications of employees assigned to this job. Management has the right to add to, revise, or delete information in this description at any time. 


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