Assistant Buyer, Designer Shoes

Salary Range: $59,000 - $79,000*

Saks Global is the largest multi‑brand luxury retailer in the world, comprising Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and Saks OFF 5TH. Powered by our talented colleagues, we are redefining luxury shopping by offering each customer a personalized experience across our store network and e‑commerce platforms. Through strong partnerships with the world’s most esteemed brands, cutting‑edge technology and the industry’s most comprehensive luxury customer data, Saks Global is shaping the future of retail.

As the Assistant Buyer, you are a motivated individual who will participate in vendor selections and partnerships. The Assistant Buyer will assist in providing information for the monitoring of inventory productivity, and the analysis of vendor profitability, while providing data and analysis for price changes, and assist in entering price changes online.

• Order Management:
  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, overseeing communication between Merchandise Assistants and brand partners, and resolving or escalating any issues raised.
• Provide allocation direction to the Planning Allocation team and help manage allocations for high‑touch categories such as Designer.
• Manage communication of receipt flow changes to the offshore team and ensure POs are maintained to ensure accurate view of ship windows, order quantities, and on‑order.
• Market Preparation:
  Prepare Buyers for Market through working with Planners to provide comprehensive insights on historical performance, emerging trends, customer preferences, coordinating market appointments and periodically attending NY market.
• Support Buyer in style‑out sessions including coordinating logistics and preparing insights to support assortment presentation.
• Initiate the development of strategic product assortments to drive sales and brand growth.
• Bottoms‑Up In‑Season Analysis:
  Act as primary point of contact on execution questions and feedback from brand partners, visual merchandising, site merchandising, stores, digital, marketing, planning.
• Constantly review business performance with Assistant Planners, communicate bottoms‑up style insights to Buyers, recommend in‑season actions, and help prepare for monthly OTB.
• Manage markdown cadence and oversee offshore execution of price changes and RTVs, resolving any escalated issues.
• Collaborate with offshore reporting team to generate custom Buying reports, maintaining structural changes to views and ensuring deadline delivery.

• Manages ambiguity well, self‑starter, thrives in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong accountability, multitasks and prioritizes independently.
• Generates a variety of approaches to problem solving quickly, including novel ideas.
• Strong interpersonal skills: direct yet diplomatic, gains trust quickly.
• Consistent performer with proven track record in driving positive outcomes through objectives and measures within a large complex organization.
• Open to new perspectives and willing to try new ways of working.
• Strong knowledge of retail math concepts (markup, margin planning, open‑to‑buy, inventory productivity measures).
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication, verbal and written.
• Excellent computer skills including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Sheets/Docs/Slides.
• Proficiency in systems (RFS, AMS, PCW, NuOrder).
• 1‑2 years’ experience as an Assistant Buyer, preferably in a major department store.

Opportunity to work in a dynamic fast‑paced environment at a company experiencing growth and transformation. Exposure to rewarding career advancement opportunities across the largest multi‑brand luxury retailer from retail to distribution, to digital or corporate. Comprehensive benefits package for all eligible full‑time employees (including medical, vision and dental). An amazing employee discount.

Medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, disability insurance, and a variety of additional voluntary benefits (such as critical illness, hospital and accident insurance).

is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Compensation for this role varies by geographic location. The listed range reflects multiple markets, including higher‑cost areas. Actual starting pay will be determined based on work location, experience, and other job‑related factors.