Assistant Buyer, HCO Girls

• Within a single gender, act as owner for a full merchandise brand/gender/key focus departments within brand/gender for Hollister Co.
• Lead merchandise buys and distortions for relevant department, leveraging APAC customer preferences and advancing regional business strategy while preserving brand identity and priorities
• Create the high-level architecture for a APAC-exclusive product assortment (expected to be 10-20% of total APAC assortment by SKUs)

• Ensure assortments are consistent with overall brand strategy and identity
• Item-level execution of exclusive assortment will be handled centrally by Home Office Design and Merchandise teams
• APAC-exclusive product assortment is expected to play a key role in sales growth
• Be the expert in current selling analysis and historical selling knowledge for the region

• Leverage financial and strategic capabilities to influence promotions, pricing, product placement, etc. as well as product development and assortments
• Intimately understand customers' preferences and interests by observing shopping patterns, regularly shopping competitors, and monitoring media platforms
• Execute against key milestones / seasonal processes:

• Following each season, execute a detailed hindsight / strategic line review process at the department level to inform future strategy and identify line list needs for design
• Present weekly selling / business updates as part of a regular Monday review process, evaluating performance, proposing tactical improvements, and consolidating results into a summary to be shared with the Home Office
• Participate in central assortment reviews on a seasonal basis, contributing ideas, identifying top items, and preparing for seasonal buys
• Participate in monthly Chase / Buy / Cut reviews to provide a regional perspective on key products and fine-tune assortments
• Participate in monthly MPC meetings, working with team to identify upsides and risks to the plan
• Connect remotely and in-person with Home Office Visual Merchandising teams to coordinate floorsets
• Partner with Home Office teams to ensure APAC-exclusive assortment is on track throughout the product development process, carrying out consistent updates and communicating effectively both remotely and in-person

• Bachelor's or undergraduate University degree equivalent
• 2-4 years of Merchandising or Buying experience, preferably in apparel
• Proven leadership experience and ability to thrive in team-based settings
• Passion for the merchant role, fashion retail, customer research, and the Abercrombie & Fitch Co. brands
• Desire to take ownership for a portion of a global multi-billion-dollar business
• An acute eye for product and trend
• A deep understanding of sales analysis and financial metrics that relate to your business
• Strong presentation skills and the ability to communicate confidently to leadership
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed by the department
• A high comfort-level with analytical sales tools and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• A collaborative approach to working with cross-functional partners to achieve the vision of the brand

• Incentive bonus program
• Annual companywide review process
• Flexible spending accounts
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Associate assistance program
• Paid parental and adoption leave
• Access to fertility and adoption benefits through Carrot
• Access to mental health and wellness app, Headspace
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Mobile Stipend
• Paid time off & one paid volunteer day per year, allowing you to give back to your community
• Work from anywhere (Mondays and Fridays are “work from anywhere” days for most roles & six work from anywhere weeks per year)
• Seven associate wellness half days per year
• Merchandise discount on all of our brands
• Opportunities for career advancement, we believe in promoting from within
• Access to multiple Associate Resource Groups
• Global team of people who will celebrate you for being YOU!

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