Assistant Buyer - eComm NFL & NCAA (Jacksonville)

Job Responsibilities

Monitor the sports world on a daily basis. The performance of leagues, teams, and players directly impact the merchandise buying decisions.

Assist in creating industry leading product assortments for all leagues and all categories.

Work with the management team to interpret data sets to assist with key business decisions.

Develop and maintain strong vendor relationships. Research and resolve vendor issues.

Collaborate with other buying / planning teams for assistance with hot market and major sporting events.

Work collaboratively with advertising staff and allocation team to ensure that all ad orders are properly allocated.

Prepare, organize and run the creation of new products.

Work on special projects as assigned by Buyer and or Merchandise Manager.

Knowledge & Skills

Proactive, energetic, hard-working, intellectually curious and results-oriented.

Team player who can work effectively in a fast paced environment.

Solid negotiation skills and highly developed problem solving skills required.

Comfort working with all employee levels from executives to the warehouse associates.

Demonstrate a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Excel products.

Qualifications

A passion in sports! We are the brand of the fan.

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required (3.0 or greater).