WHO WE ARE:

ANINE BING Corporation is a fast-growing fashion & commerce startup revolutionizing the way products are developed, produced, marketed, sold, and delivered to customers. The brand reaches customers across social platforms, eCommerce, branded brick-and-mortar stores, and major department stores. ANINE BING has a global presence, with 12 stores in 5 countries around the world.

ANINE BING has 100+ employees across Sales, Production, Design, Graphics, and Customer Service located in Downtown Los Angeles. Key investors include Index Ventures founder Danny Rimer (Facebook, Dropbox, Net-A-Porter, Nasty Gal), Greycroft Partners founder Dana Settle (Maker Studios, Thrive Market, AwesomenessTV), and Felix Capital founder Frederic Court (Goop, Farfetch, Vitrue, Dailymotion).

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

You are a proven collaborative team player, hardworking, dedicated, open-minded, humble, and enthusiastic —ready and eager to learn every part of the buying and planning process. You are excited for a hands-on role and ready to work closely with a tight-knit team to drive results and take the Anine Bing brands to the next level. The opportunity to work closely with cross-functional teams excites you.

WHAT YOU'LL DO: 

• Partner with buying, planning, and merchandising to curate an assortment across all categories and global channels, including Ecommerce, Retail, and Wholesale that that fuels our growing business
• Create and execute category and SKU-based assortment and merchandising plans
• Recommend initial buys, manage reorders, and identify slow selling styles to ensure productive inventory
• Identify new product and trend opportunities and partner with our internal/external design partners to develop new products
• Attend, prepare, and contribute to weekly business meetings 
• Initiate analysis of business trends to ensure optimum inventory positions are maintained on a style level and category level
• Supports team with day-to-day activities and projects
• Generate, analyze, and distribute weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports
• Drive seasonal product planning by finding and leveraging trends in color, prints/patterns, and lifestyles
• Conduct weekly and quarterly business reviews to track and analyze merchandising results
• Monitor and use merchandising analysis and site analytics data to drive decisions
• Provide basic analysis of key business data and reporting, as directed by Buyer, including  category performance, regional, selling, and size selling to drive business.
• Partner with Assistant Buyer and Production team regarding ship status, shortages and overages.
• Administrative functions; Purchase Order (PO) maintenance. Management of receipt flow.
• Create and run specialized reports as necessary
• Manage daily merchandising responsibilities including – updating the assortment sheets, monitoring ETAs for styles launching in upcoming weeks, updating launch schedules based on ETA movements, etc 
• Own data entry and maintenance like PO entry, PO updates and price updates in NetSuite.

PREFERRED SKILLS: 

• Minimum 3 years experience as an Assistant Buyer and 1 year experience as an Associate Buyer at a fashion retailer
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (Vlookups, Pivots, Index Match) required for reporting and data formatting. Must be comfortable with handling large excel spreadsheets and datasets
• Detail Oriented, & Hard Worker
• Sense of fashion trends and market knowledge
• Prior experience in fashion industry preferred or retail experience
• Strong attention to detail with excellent follow-up capabilities
• Ability to effectively communicate, written and orally, with all levels of employees
• Excellent time-management skills
• General knowledge of retail analysis, including return on investments, gross margin, initial markup, etc. is essential
• Ability to complete tasks timely and exceeding time management skills
• Able to prioritize workload, troubleshoot problems, and offer solutions
• Experience with NetSuite a plus 
• Excellent writing and analytical skills
• Self-starter who can manage multiple priorities at once and learn new things with little oversight
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Must be task driven and pro-active when it comes to executing tasks
• Retail experience preferred
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required

PERKS & BENEFITS

• Competitive Salary
• Health Insurance: Generous stipend for Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
• Unlimited PTO: Subject to Manager Approval
• Summer Fridays
• Clothing Discount: Generous employee discount
• Amazing Culture: Happy Hours, Wellness Wednesdays, Company Outings & More!