Resale Buyer Trainees

Position: Resale Buyer Trainees Full/Part time
Benefits:

• Free food & snacks
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• 401(k) matching
• Company parties
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Employee discounts
• Flexible schedule

Uptown Cheapskate San Marcos, Austin and College Station comprise an award-winning group of locally-owned upscale fashion exchanges specializing in resale of trendy, designer, vintage and western apparel & accessories for men and women. We have been voted Best of the Brazos Valley, Bryan-College Station Eagle Reader's Choice, Best of Austin and Best of Hays County. We have three of the busiest stores in the country and are committed to the good work and charity we do!

YOUR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY WITH OUR COMPANY IS SALES AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. If you are not comfortable proactively interacting with customers, this is not the job for you!

BUYER:


Buyers work directly with our vendors (the public) to determine what product we take in. if you are upbeat, positive, love fashion, people, and learning and are looking for a career or something full time, we want to meet you! Join a company that offers the community a clothing recycling option and a way to score on current fashion at a great price.

BUYER responsibilities include:

• Participate in sorting, evaluating and buying gently used brand name clothing, accessories and shoes from customers
• Providing excellent customer service through brand and style knowledge
• Participate in visual merchandising of store and overall appearance
• Sales and customer service to shoppers

Required Attributes are:

• Must live, eat and breathe fashion!
• Stellar knowledge of young adult fashion and brands plus designer. Vintage a plus!
• Amazing organizational and multitasking abilities
• Exceptional customer service skills
• Strong communication skills
• Energetic upbeat outlook
• Desire to have a career and grow with the company

** PLEASE NOTE: We will contact you VIA E-MAIL if we wish to schedule an interview, not by text or phone call. Please check your SPAM folder for a response. If you have not heard back from us in a week, please feel free to follow up. You will not be contacted by phone or by text except under special circumstances.

We are looking for staff who enjoy people, fashion and have a commitment to excellence. We offer:

• Competitive wages

• Health insurance

• Paid time Off

• 401k

• Employee discount

• Flexible scheduling

• Comprehensive training on both fashion and business

• Friendly atmosphere

• Opportunities for immediate advancement


We are looking for seasoned resale professionals & buyers who and interest in the secondhand resale clothing industry. By that, we do not mean just regular retail. This is nothing like a traditional purchasing job. We seek motivated individuals with a long-term interest in sustainable fashion and that means being willing to roll up your sleeve and sort through hundreds of items.

AS SECONDHAND RESALE IS A DIFFERENT ANIMAL, PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IS PREFERRED. By that, we mean being an employee of a secondhand resale store such as those listed below. Having sold or shopped in one does not qualify.

Examples of resale stores that would provide appropriate past work history:

Uptown Cheapskate
Buffalo Exchange
Pavement Clothing
Plato's Closet
Style Encore
Clothes Mentor
Hut 8
Kid-to-Kid
Once Upon a Child
Local stores with similar business models.

PART-TIME AND FULL TIME AVAILABLE!

This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to Base Camp Franchising Corporate.