Associate 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.

Requirements

• 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.
• 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.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off including vacation, paid bereavement, and family sick leave
• Universal Paid Parental Leave for both parents + flexible return to work program
• Paid Sabbatical after 5 years of continuous service
• Exclusive employee subscription and rental discounts
• Comprehensive health, vision, dental, FSA and dependent care from day 1 of employment
• 401k match
• Company wide events and outings
• Office centric work