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About this Buyer Assistant role at Living Spaces

Living Spaces · Onsite · La Mirada, CA - Corporate

Position Summary ​

The Buyer Assistant is responsible for executing the daily responsibilities that deliver Omnichannel growth and increased sales and profitability. This role assists the buyer in managing all aspects of the category business to drive results.

Position Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  • Work with the Buyer to develop and maintain quarterly assortment plans

  • Work with Design and Sourcing counterparts to manage product from CAD to PO placement

  • Provide administrative and operational support including product list updates, database and system updates, compiling product & attribution information and promotion and markdown execution.

  • Order and tracking samples and manage coordinating sample needs with marketing, ecom, in country team, and suppliers

  • Manage in-season opportunities through reporting and business analyis; support buyer in analyzing the business

  • Communicate needs / opportunities to supplier partners

  • Responsible for approving web photos and site/internet scrubs for website / traffic optimization in partnership with ecom, SEO, and SEM teams

  • Partner with Visual to communicate category strategies and product drops. Work with merchandise coordinator to develop in-store signage congruent with overarching strategies

  • Coordinate end of season hindsight analysis and prepare future recommendations

  • Maintain assortment mins by location and receive / respond to Store communication feedback via Jira

  • Perform market analysis, competitive shop, and analyze industry trends to identify emerging trends and white space opportunities

Qualifications

Education/Experience: Bachelor’s Degree strongly preferred.  2-3 years of merchandising experience.  Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.

Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual must have basic knowledge in Microsoft Office programs including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. 

Position Hiring Range

The hiring pay range provides a good faith estimate of the salary or hourly wage that Living Spaces expects to pay for the position upon hire.  Pay will be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to: applicant's education, relevant work experience, knowledge, applicable and relevant skills and abilities, market demand, Company budget, as well as internal equity and alignment with geographic market data.  Living Spaces reserves the right to modify this page at any time. 

Compensation: $25.35 - $32.95

Overtime pay is available for eligible, non-exempt Team Members.  Reimbursement for expenses as required by applicable law and Company policy. Retail, Guest Services and Distribution Center Team Members are eligible to receive team bonus based on meeting specific goals and KPI's.

Additional available benefits upon meeting eligibility requirements include:

  • Medical (full-time only)

  • Dental (full-time only)

  • Vision (full-time only)

  • 401(k) with Company match (full and part-time)

  • Vacation (full-time only or as otherwise required by applicable law)

  • Paid Sick Leave (full and part-time)

  • Flex or Health Spending Account (for eligible full-time only)

  • Employee Assistance Program (full and part-time)

  • Holiday pay (full-time only)

  • Life insurance (full-time only)

For more details, please visit our website at: Careers (livingspaces.com)

Equal Opportunity Employer 

It is our policy to abide by all federal, state, and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination based solely on a person’s race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, physical disability, mental disability, age, military status, or status as a Vietnam-era or special disabled veteran, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including but not limited to, cancer related or HIV/AIDS related), sexual orientation, or any other protected status except where a reasonable, bona fide occupational qualification exists.

E-Verify

Living Spaces participates in E-Verify. All newly-hired team members are queried through this electronic system established by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to verify their identity and employment eligibility.

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How this Buyer salary compares

This role pays $60,632/yrbelow the typical range for Buyer roles.

$52,500 median $81,250 $119,954

Typical range $65,130–$103,250/yr, from 407 comparable Buyer listings on JobsRadar (pay annualized to USD). See Buyer salary insights →

About Living Spaces

At Living Spaces, we take pride in being an environment that cultivates the best in our Team Members. From our corporate office in La Mirada, to our Distribution Centers, Manufacturing, Guest Services, Transportation, to any of our retail stores in the United States, you’ll find Team Members who have started and grown their careers at Living Spaces. We are a company driven by our core values of humility & respect, passion, innovation, speed & simplicity, fanatic discipline, social responsibility, coupled with the desire to provide our guests with the best possible experience they can have while furnishing their space. We continuously strive to find dedicated, innovative, driven, enterprising

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