Ecommerce Assistant Buyer, Temp

Ecommerce Assistant Buyer, Temp

The Assistant E-Commerce Buyer is responsible for supporting the tactical execution of product buying, assortment planning, and inventory management across La Jolla Group's owned e-commerce sites and marketplace channels. This role serves as a key partner to the Director of E-Commerce Buying & Merchandising, owning product readiness through seasonal asset review for style accuracy and managing pick-up shoots to ensure complete, commercially accurate PDP imagery is ready before season launch.

The Assistant E-Commerce Buyer supports assortment execution, inventory management, and cross-functional coordination to ensure seasonal strategies are executed accurately and on time. This role operates upstream of site presentation, owning product accuracy and launch readiness, while the E-Commerce Site Merchandiser owns on-site presentation, sequencing, and optimization. As a member of the Plan Center of Excellence (CoE), this role serves as the operational backbone of the buying function, reporting directly to the Director of E-Commerce Buying & Merchandising.

The La Jolla Group is a worldwide leader in the action sports apparel business segment with a fast paced, high-energy environment that is continually on the move. With prominent brands such as O'Neill, PSD Underwear, and Hang Ten, La Jolla Group has proved to be a builder of great brands, a creator of innovative products, and a master of operational excellence.

Understanding of e-commerce buying, assortment planning, inventory management, and sell-through analysis. Knowledge of apparel product details, including trim, colorway, silhouette, and style accuracy. Familiarity with DTC e-commerce and marketplace product photography standards. Strong merchant eye with excellent attention to detail. Ability to identify product inaccuracies across line sheets, purchase orders, samples, and photography assets. Proficiency with Shopify, and Excel or Google Sheets preferred.

Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines. Clear written and verbal communication skills for cross-functional collaboration. Self-directed, adaptable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. Collaborative approach when working with studio, merchandising, planning, marketing, and operations teams.

Seeing:
Must be able to see well enough to read reports.

Hearing:
Must be able to hear well enough to communicate with customers, vendors and employees.

Climbing/Stooping/Kneeling:
Must be able to stoop or kneel to pick up products.

Lifting/Pulling/Pushing:
Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds. (Sample boxes etc.)

Fingering/Grasping/Feeling:
Must be able to type and use technical sources.

La Jolla Group provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals in compliance with federal, state, and local laws. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Equal opportunity applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, training, promotion, compensation, and termination.

La Jolla Group is committed to maintaining a workplace free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, and to fostering an inclusive, respectful environment where all employees can thrive.