Assistant Buyer (Men's Accessories)

About Us:

WH Smith is a leading global travel retailer with over 1,700 stores across 30 countries worldwide. WHSmith North America, incorporating Marshall Retail Group (MRG) and InMotion, represents over half of the Company's international store estate, with a collection of attractive, successful specialty retail stores located in airports and resorts across North America.

Marshall Retail Group prides itself on creating unique experiences for customers by developing distinctive retail store concepts that feature and highlight the local culture, community, and lifestyle of the cities in which they are located. InMotion Entertainment Group is the largest airport-based electronics retailer in travel locations globally, with access and insight into the latest technologies for business and leisure travelers, InMotion offers lifestyle products and electronics that include a wide breadth of headphones, mobile power, Bluetooth speakers and travel accessories.

Job Summary: The Assistant Buyer assists with the vendor & store communication, purchase order management, planning, purchasing, product development and merchandising of assigned lines to support the Buyer, maximize the effectiveness of the Buying Unit and achieve sales, profits, and inventory turn objectives for the Company.

• Assist Buyer with product development, assortment management, and purchasing as needed in accordance with the respective property brands, departments, and concepts.

• Purchase order management, including submission, revisions, and tracking.

• Work with vendors to resolve purchase order discrepancies and compliance issues.

• Review, analyze, and provide daily reports.

• Create and maintain open lines of communication with Buyer, Store Managers, Regional Managers and other co-workers.

• Support Buyer with store communication & issue resolution.

• Visit our local stores to review assortments, presentations, stock levels, marketing, customers, and obtain feedback from store personnel. Visit competitors to review pricing, assortments, and market trends for possible opportunities.

• Attend local industry tradeshows as requested to source new vendors, meet with existing vendor partners, and identify emerging trends.