Assistant Buyer – Fashion Categories & Marketplace | Hybrid

Purchasing Power is a leading employee purchase program that helps people buy the products and services they need through the convenience of payroll deduction. As part of PROG Holdings (NYSE: PRG), a Fin Tech holding company with more than 20 years of experience, we’re focused on building simple, responsible financial solutions that put people first. PROG Holdings’ portfolio includes Progressive Leasing, a market leader in lease-to-own solutions, Purchasing Power, and Four, a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) platform - all united by a commitment to innovation, access, and meaningful impact.

We are currently hiring an Assistant Buyer - Fashion Categories & Marketplace Support to join our growing merchandising team! This role is a critical execution and analytical support position that enables our Buyers and Senior Buyers to focus on strategic assortment decisions, margin optimization, and revenue growth. As part of our future-state merchandising operating model, you will own day-to-day operations across fashion product lines and third-party marketplace channels while developing the skills needed to grow into a Buyer role.

WE ARE: A fast-moving Fin Tech company with a passion for innovation and a merchandising team that moves at the speed of fashion. We build cross-functional partnerships, leverage data to drive decisions, and foster a culture where operational excellence meets creative merchandising strategy. We are committed to growing talent from within and developing the next generation of buyers.

This is a hybrid role that requires in‑office presence in Atlanta, Georgia.

A detail-oriented, analytically curious merchandising professional with a passion for fashion and a drive to learn. You thrive in fast-paced environments, take ownership of execution with strong follow-through, and are energized by the intersection of data, product, and vendor relationships. You are eager to grow into a strategic Buyer role and bring discipline and accountability to make that happen.

• Manage, maintain, and update fashion SKUs across merchandising systems, ensuring accuracy of cost, attributes (size, color, fit, fabrication), sourcing, and lifecycle status
• Support trend-driven assortment changes tied to seasonal transitions, SKU rationalization, and Good/Better/Best strategies across apparel, footwear, and accessories categories
• Monitor SKU readiness to ensure fashion categories are execution-ready for pricing, promotions, and site merchandising launches aligned to seasonal calendars
• Partner with Buyers to track in-season sell-through and flag early markdown or reorder candidates based on performance data
• Support operational management of fashion product listings across third-party marketplace channels (e.g., Amazon, Walmart Marketplace), ensuring listing accuracy, content completeness, and policy compliance
• Coordinate item setup, attribute enrichment, and content updates for marketplace-listed fashion SKUs in alignment with platform requirements and brand standards
• Monitor marketplace performance metrics (sell-through, return rates, listing health scores) and surface anomalies or opportunities to the Buyer
• Assist with marketplace promotional setups, pricing parity checks, and vendor funding alignment specific to channel commitments
• Execute approved pricing updates and markdown cadences for fashion categories in alignment with seasonal pricing strategies and established guardrails
• Perform competitive price checks and basic price validation across fashion and marketplace channels to support pricing integrity
• Support promotional execution by ensuring accurate setup, vendor funding alignment, and post-event data readiness for fashion-specific events
• Act as the day-to-day operational liaison with…