Assistant Buyer

Assistant Buyer

Join Rent the Runway's Fashion Team as an Assistant Buyer, where your entrepreneurial spirit, proactive attitude, and sharp interpersonal skills will flourish. In this role, you will not only support the Buying Department's strategic initiatives but also gain in-depth insights into the fashion industry's inner workings. Our team, known for its passion and collaborative ethos, offers you a platform to work across the company, contributing to and learning from every interaction. We are looking for a multitasker with a strong desire to grow, engage actively with our team, and foster enduring relationships with our hundreds of Designer Partners.

What You'll Do :

• Scheduling and attending market appointments prepared with strategic assortment plans, brand insights and understanding of product with a data backed approach.
• Actively participate in seasonal buys, applying insights from customer behavior, product performance, and industry trends to inform purchasing decisions.
• Oversee the creation, updating, and maintenance of purchase orders. Ensure product attribute accuracy within our management databases and synchronize across systems.
• Monitor & project inventory orders to guarantee on-time delivery by liaising continuously with Buyers, Logistics, and Brand Partners.
• Collaborate with accounts payable to rectify any discrepancies in pricing and terms on invoices and inventory payments.
• Execute weekly reports diligently, analyze category and vendor performance, and identify business opportunities and challenges.
• Support Buyer in cross-functional initiatives to maximize performance results and scale the team.
• Partner with the Merchandising and Operations Teams to ensure new merchandise meets durability standards and assist with inventory maintenance issues as needed.
• Monitor fashion and industry trends. Actively looks at competitors sites and brings information / trends / findings to the team.

About You :

Benefits :

Rent the Runway is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally-recognized basis, including, but not limited to : race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age (40 and over), national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed service member status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

The anticipated base salary for this position is $55,500 to $60,500. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held.