Description:
Be a part of our extraordinary Merchandising team and gain coveted experience in buying, merchandising and product development. We're looking for individuals who have a keen eye for style and trends to help support our buying process. We have open opportunities across many different product categories!
As a Buying Coordinator, you will support a buying team over a specific product category/categories by owning purchase order management as well as the end-to-end sample process.
As a Buying Coordinator YOU will:
- Own all Purchase Order writing and changes to ensure on-time delivery of product to warehouses
- Communicate professionally and efficiently with vendor partners on Purchase Order requests and statuses
- Catalog inventory within internal merchandising database using knowledge of fashion, style and garment construction
- Manage HQ sample closets for owned categories
- Analyze weekly sample reports, ensure data integrity across all Buying systems and identify business needs/issues for follow up
- Participate in ongoing competitive shopping across the marketplace and present trend research recaps quarterly
- Work with cross functional partners, build relationships and develop a strong understanding of each function in the Buying, Styling and Planning organizations
- Work with Photo Studio to ensure that all samples have been added into inventory database and photographed for go-live status
- Prep Buying team for milestone meetings, vendor appointments and market travel
- Contribute to ad-hoc projects across Merchandising as the opportunity arises
We’re Excited About YOU Because:
- You have a Bachelor’s Degree, focus in Business or Retail Studies preferred
- You have prior work or internship experience and are passionate about applying your skills and knowledge to a career in Buying and/or Merchandising
- You are systems savvy, especially proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, Powerpoint), and have a knack for learning new systems quickly
- You are extremely detail oriented and comfortable working with qualitative and quantitative data
- You possess excellent communication skills and are comfortable working with a variety of people from diverse backgrounds
- You are naturally curious, excited about learning new things and identifying problems to solve
- You are resourceful, take pride in your work and show initiative
- You understand that this role is "Commutable" and are able to "commute" to San Francisco, CA a minimum of 5-9 days/month (at your own cost)
- Above all else, You are Bright, Kind and Motivated by Challenges
Why you'll love working at Stitch Fix...
- We are a group of bright, kind people who are motivated by challenge. We value integrity, innovation and trust. You’ll bring these characteristics to life in everything you do at Stitch Fix.
- We cultivate a community of diverse perspectives— all voices are heard and valued.
- We are an innovative company and leverage our strengths in fashion and tech to disrupt the future of retail.
- We win as a team, commit to our work, and celebrate grit together because we value strong relationships.
- We boldly create the future while keeping equity and sustainability at the center of all that we do.
- We are the owners of our work and are energized by solving problems through a growth mindset lens. We think broadly and creatively through every situation to create meaningful impact.
- We offer comprehensive compensation packages and inclusive health and wellness benefits.