Saks Fifth Avenue Assistant Buyer, Men's Shoes and Accessories

About Saks Fifth Avenue

Saks Fifth Avenue is a premier luxury department store and a cornerstone of the Saks Global portfolio. Renowned for a carefully curated assortment of designer fashion and high-touch client service, the brand blends immersive in-store experiences with an elevated digital offering across its North American locations.

Role & Responsibilities

• Liaise with Buyers, Associate Buyers, and brand partners to gather and confirm order details, manage updates to buy sheets, and resolve discrepancies
• Oversee offshore Merchandise Assistants' creation and transmission of purchase orders to brand partners, ensuring timely delivery and accuracy of order details
• Provide allocation direction to the Planning Allocation team and help manage allocations for high-touch categories
• Manage communication of receipt flow changes and ensure purchase orders are maintained for accurate visibility of ship windows, order quantities, and on-order inventory
• Prepare Buyers for Market by providing comprehensive insights on historical performance, emerging trends, and customer preferences
• Support Buyer in style-out sessions including coordinating logistics and preparing insights for assortment presentation
• Initiate the development of strategic product assortments to drive sales and brand growth
• Act as primary point of contact on execution questions and feedback from brand partners, visual merchandising, site merchandising, stores, digital, and marketing teams
• Constantly review business performance in collaboration with Assistant Planners and communicate style insights to Buyers
• Manage markdown cadence and oversee offshore execution of price changes and returns
• Collaborate with offshore reporting team to generate custom Buying reports and maintain structural changes to reporting views

Qualifications

• 1–2 years' experience as an Assistant Buyer, preferably in a major department store
• Strong knowledge of and ability to apply retail math concepts including markup, margin planning, open to buy, and inventory productivity measures (WOS, T/O, GMROI)
• Proficiency in buying systems: RFS, AMS, PCW, and NuOrder
• Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Sheets, Docs, and Slides
• Strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to manage ambiguity and thrive in a fast-paced environment

Skills

Experience

1–2 years' experience as an Assistant Buyer, preferably in a major department store setting. Must demonstrate a consistent track record of driving positive outcomes and managing projects within large, complex organizations. Prior exposure to luxury retail or multi-brand merchandise environments is strongly preferred.

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent professional experience in buying or merchandising may be considered.

Workplace

Compensation

The base compensation for this position ranges from USD 59,000 to USD 79,000 per annum.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, disability insurance, and voluntary benefits (critical illness, hospital and accident insurance). Employee discount program available.

Culture

Saks Fifth Avenue emphasizes a high‑standard, client‑centric retail culture that fuses creative visual storytelling with commercial rigor. The environment rewards initiative and offers cross‑functional career mobility across retail, digital and corporate disciplines within the Saks Global portfolio.

About Cerulean

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