Jobs Companies Kith Associate Buyer, Footwear

About this Associate Buyer, Footwear role at Kith

Kith · Onsite · Brooklyn, NY


 

Location: HQ - Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Status: Full-time / 100% on-site

Compensation: $65,000 - $80,000 annually

Position Summary: A Buying role reporting to Footwear, focused on organizing buy reviews, managing data, and communicating sales analysis. The Associate Buyer will be involved in all discussions and strategy on the global marketplace with a focus on the US region. The role will report to the VP of Footwear. This role is ideal for someone with strong retail and footwear industry knowledge who is interested in developing into a Buyer role over time.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Primary Responsibilities

  • Under the guidance of Buyer, assist in managing 25+ vendor accounts across US, CA, EU, UK.

  • Review vendor catalogues and sales materials to prepare internal buy reviews.

  • Track inbound product across regions to support shipment planning to stores and warehouses.

  • Review inbound product for purchase order reconciliation and website set up.

  • Analyze sales to support buy decisions and order book adjustments.

  • Communicate with vendors on launch strategy, seasonal collections, and release timing.

  • Organize market calendar, reporting, and buy deadlines (seasonal and short-lead).

  • Maintain buy sheets, order forms, and ERP uploads with accuracy and organization.

  • Monitor product performance and provide recommendations based on sales and inventory trends.

  • Support vendor reporting on weekly performance and key insights.

Special Projects/Tasks

  • Support product setup and coordination across warehouse, photography, web, and retail teams to ensure timely launches.

  • Partner with store managers, sales staff, and operations to gather product feedback and assess inventory needs.

  • Support marketing and newsletter inputs based on product performance.

  • Assist in cross-functional reporting and data integration across buying, operations, and e-commerce teams.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree required.

  • 2–3 years of experience, including internships, in retail, buying, planning, merchandising, or store operations.

  • Minimum 1 year experience in an Assistant Buyer or similar role preferred.

Skills

  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel, inclusive of formulas, pivot tables, etc.

  • Knowledge of G-Suite: G-mail, G-drive, etc.

  • Understanding of wholesale buying process and product lifecycle.

  • Strong vendor communication and organizational skills.

  • Ability to manage large datasets and translate into actionable insights.

  • Experience working cross-functionally across retail, operations, web, and warehouse teams.

  • Interest in footwear/fashion industry and market trends.

  • Exposure to AI tools for data organization/analysis is a plus.

  • Leadership mindset with intent to grow into a Buyer role.

WHO YOU ARE

Professional Characteristics

  • Data-driven

  • Strong communicator

  • Fashion-savvy

Personal Characteristics

  • Retail-minded

  • Detail-oriented

  • Growth Mindset

WHO WE ARE

Established in 2011 in New York City, Kith is a lifestyle brand and specialty retailer that offers seasonal collections of men’s, women’s and children’s apparel, accessories and footwear through a distinct lens of personal storytelling. Kith embodies a multi-faceted lifestyle, with uncompromising detail to fabrication and design. Led by Founder, CEO and Creative Director Ronnie Fieg, the brand is known globally for evoking nostalgia from a dynamic point of view, and working closely with a carefully selected set of best-in-class collaborators.

Kith operates 16 standalone boutiques around the world, and 3 shop-in-shops. Kith Treats, conceived from Fieg’s childhood love for cereal, operates in 10 locations, as well as Sadelle’s at Kith restaurants in Paris, Miami Design District, Toronto and Seoul.

The Kinnect Foundation, a non-profit established and operated by Kith, is a non-profit devoted to creating positive change through education, community and social impact.

Kith is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

All career opportunities offered by Kith are fully on site, and if contacted, all email communication will come from a kith.com or kithnyc.com email address. Please note that any correspondence from an alternative email domain, or offering anything other than in-person work, is fraudulent.

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How this Buyer salary compares

This role pays $72,500/yrin line with the typical range for Buyer roles.

$52,500 median $81,150 $119,720

Typical range $65,000–$103,500/yr, from 399 comparable Buyer listings on JobsRadar (pay annualized to USD). See Buyer salary insights →

About Kith

Established in 2011 in New York City, Kith is a lifestyle brand and specialty retailer that embodies a multi-faceted lifestyle through a distinct lens of personal storytelling, with uncompromising detail to fabrication and design. Kith offers in-house apparel, accessories, and footwear collections for men, women, and children, and also has an ice cream parlor in every flagship and full-service restaurants in select locations. Born and raised in Queens, New York, Kith Founder Ronnie Fieg rose the ranks from 13-year-old stock boy at footwear franchise David Z. to the company’s chief buyer, earning him a profound understanding of the retail landscape and a network of powerful brand relationship

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