Assistant Buyer Jobs in the United States

Against All Odds

Carlstadt, NJ

Key responsibilities include analyzing market trends to identify high-potential new brands, sourcing and negotiating with vendors for optimal terms, coordinating store-level product distribution and merchandising, managing vendor relationships and contracts, and traveling to stores with the Buyer. This role targets bilingual (English/Korean) candidates with 1-2 years of retail buying experience, Excel proficiency, and passion for urban fashion and streetwear, who are legally authorized to work in the US.

CFS

$58000 - $67000

Greenwood Village, CO

We are seeking a highly organized and proactive Assistant Buyer to support warehouse operations, purchasing, logistics, and office administration across a growing network of facilities. This role blends inventory coordination, supply chain support, purchasing administration, and office operations, making it ideal for someone who enjoys variety, ownership, and cross-functional collaboration.

Anthropologie

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Role Summary: Anthropologie is looking for an Assistant Buyer who is responsible for working with the Buyer to create an exciting and timely product assortment that meets or exceeds the sales volume and profits for the department while keeping up to date with trends. The Assistant Buyer works with the Buyer to determine the overall mix of product for each buying area to ensure that the final mix is ultimately customer oriented and curated to achieve a set profit plan.

WinCo Foods

BOISE, Idaho

The Assistant Buyer works under the supervision of a Buying Manager with daily direction from Buyers to perform an assortment of purchasing duties for product lines across all categories including, but not limited to Grocery, Frozen, Dairy, Non-Food, Produce, Meat, Bakery, HABA/GM, Deli, and DSD. Keeps key internal teams informed of promotions, cost advantages, product availability, market trends and vendor and item changes.

Jacent Strategic Merchandising

Cinnaminson, NJ

They will be working closely with members of the Buying, Sales, Product Development, Visual & Space Planning, and Replenishment teams, as well as store/field employees, to obtain and communicate the information needed for successful execution of the merchant vision as it relates to a specified product category. With Buyer direction, collects, organizes, merchandises samples, and sets planograms in partnership with Visual Space Planning team.

W.B. Mason

Brockton, MA

You will monitor daily purchasing reports, including Daily Fill Rate, Open Backorders, Stock Inventory On-Hand, and other key metrics, and you will compile monthly reporting for Buyers and Senior Buyers. We provide tailored services with a wide range of essential workplace products, including office supplies, furniture, cleaning items, and food service essentials.

Pet Station

Sparks, NV

Master of Ordering: Manage weekly ordering for assigned product categories and/or stores, ensuring accuracy and meeting. is a tight knit "pack" of dedicated individuals who share a common goal: to enhance the lives of pets and their owners.

Free People

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Role Summary: Free People is looking for an Assistant Buyer who is responsible for working with the Buyer to create an exciting and timely product assortment that meets or exceeds the sales volume and profits for their department. The Assistant Buyer works with the Buyer to determine the overall mix of product for each buying area to ensure that the final mix is ultimately customer oriented and curated to achieve a set profit plan.

JCPenney

$57000 - $95000

Dallas, Texas

JCPenney offers a broad portfolio of fashion, apparel, home, beauty and jewelry from national and private brands and provides personal services including salon, portrait and optical. • Systems knowledge – Excel, EPPFC, RMS Order, RMS Item Inquiry, RMS EcommManagement, Other systems as needed.

Spencer's and Spirit Halloween

$45000 - $55000

Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey

Whether it’s developing new and exclusive costumes, quality testing products, or implementing technology solutions, our teams understand the value of working collaboratively to embrace change through innovation, curiosity, and thoughtfulness. They are responsible for helping to exceed department sales goals and profitability by working with internal and external partners to help create impactful assortments, coordinate deliveries, and analyze weekly selling.

Kirkland's, Inc.

Brentwood, Tennessee

Overview: The Assistant Buyer for Bed Bath & Beyond is assisting the Buyer in all facets of product assortment planning, financial planning, and vendor partnerships to maximize corporate sales volume, gross margin, and turnover objectives. Track all shipments and estimated times of arrival notifying Buyer of any late shipments to optimize inventory flow and on time product sets.

Dunhams Sports

Troy, Michigan

This position is responsible for planning and purchasing assigned categories, while assisting and supporting the Buyer to maximize the unit's effectiveness in achieving sales, profits, and market share objectives for the Company. Support management with data and analysis, including monitoring sales, tracking orders, reviewing sales-to-stock ratios, and analyzing trends.

Hot Topic & BoxLunch

Industry, CA

This role operates on a hybrid schedule and will require to work from our HQ located in the City of Industry, CA, three days a week. You'll support our Music Buyer in developing compelling assortments that capture the right mix of pop culture fun.

Duty Free Holdings, LLC

Medley, FL

Conduct market research on fragrance categories, analyze industry trends, and perform cost-benefit analyses to evaluate and compare vendors. For over 30 years, the Duty Free Holding team has been a driving force in global travel retail, partnering with major operators and leading airlines.

REN Group Inc

Mobile, AL

The position requires strong communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively with production, quality assurance, vendors, and logistics partners in a fast‑paced, multicultural environment. Job Purpose: The Assistant Buyer / Procurement Specialist supports the purchasing and supply chain functions for a high‑volume seafood processing operation.

Urban Outfitters

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Role Summary: Urban Outfitters is looking for an Assistant Buyer to join the Beauty team who will be responsible for assisting the buyer to create an exciting and timely product assortment for the retail and direct businesses that meet or exceed the sales volume and profit for the department. Role Responsibilities: Supporting the daily operations within designated buying area and developing partnerships with the assistant or associate buyer on all necessary tasks.

Chaar

Allentown, PA

The Buying Assistant facilitates effective communication, product management, website management, and record keeping in our business. Proficient using formulas and lookup functions in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets.

The Angela Thompson Group

Southern Pines, NC

In this position, you will play a vital role in supporting our lead agents by conducting property tours, ensuring consistent and transparent communication with clients, and guiding buyers through every phase of their home purchasing journey. Powered by PLACE—a cutting-edge business platform designed for top agents—we leverage superior technology, in-house marketing, and ongoing professional development to deliver an exceptional real estate experience.

Carter's/OshKosh

Atlanta, GA

By collaborating closely with cross-functional partners, Buyers, Planners, Inventory Analysts, Visual, Marketing, and Retail Operations, the Assistant Buyer ensures that key product and pricing strategies are executed accurately. The Assistant Buyer role focuses on the tactical and operational support of the Buying Team providing relevant data to drive top-line sales and profitability across DTC channels (Stores and eCommerce.)

Carrie Rikon & Associates, LLC.

Great Neck, NY, NY

Provides administrative support such as phoning, faxing orders to vendors, releasing orders, price changes and creating spreadsheets. • Coordinates all aspects of purchase order management, item definition, coding, purchase order entry, revisions, order reconciliations, EDI and drop shipments.

Nuuly

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Role Summary: Nuuly is looking for an Assistant Buyer who will support the buying team in managing the overall merchandise flow, lean in on any operational needs as well as support the Buyer in creating a timely and exciting product assortment that meets all planned goals and targets. You will also learn to develop key cross functional relationships with both the market and internal partners: distribution center, buying operations, planning, website merchandising, brand creative and photo studio team.

RIDE Coach and Bus

$20 - $26

Lancaster, CA

Initiates purchase orders and amendments for parts, services and/or special tools; arranges for submission and inspection of sample products as required; maintains close coordination with plant engineering to ensure timely execution of product and services sourcing activities. Interviews and confers with current and prospective suppliers to determine supply capabilities, transportation logistics inventory control and management; negotiates prices and delivery terms with guidance from a Purchasing Supervisor or Manager for assigned responsibilities.

The Darden Group

Hoover, AL

Become part of a prestigious network that provides state-of-the-art technology, powerful business tools, extensive resources, expert mentorship, comprehensive training, and a strong accountability system—all designed to accelerate your career growth. We are a Real Broker team powered by PLACE, a broker-agnostic business services and technology platform transforming the industry for top agents and their customers.

Essilor Luxottica

Garland, TX

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Hive Collective

West Palm Beach, FL

This role ensures products align with market demand, client expectations, and profitability goals while collaborating across departments to maintain a seamless operational workflow. · Collaborate with the Web and Communications teams to upload product details to the website, including: High-quality product images and descriptions.

Omni Hotels & Resorts

Dallas, TX

Omni Hotels and Resorts creates genuine, authentic guest experiences at 60 distinctive luxury hotels and resorts in leading business gateways and leisure destinations across North America. Support Retail Buyers with Retail day-to-day operations with order entry, receiving issues, invoicing issues and pricing changes.

Safavieh Home

Port Washington, NY

Safavieh is an upscale global home furnishing, rugs & accessories company looking for a proactive, personable, highly motivated and organized Assistant Buyer – Home Furnishings. Responsible for product photography management and maintenance to include reviewing product photography proofs and communicating with marketing teams in order to ensure all product is up-to-date on company webpage.

Century 21 NYC

$65000 - $75000

New York, NY

Works with the planning organization to develop by-store assortment plans that support overall strategy of in-stock positioning for key merchandise categories, classifications, items and vendors. Accepts Buyer directives and accountability for the execution of the merchandise plan, while proactively taking self-imposed actions to enhance the guest experience.

JAX Mercantile Co.

$16 - $17.5

Laporte, CO

Our Buyer's Assistant is responsible for providing outstanding service through making sure merchandise is entered correctly into JAX computer systems, tracking the flow of incoming purchase orders and product and outgoing payment of invoices, and checking on things like product descriptions, prices changes, and purchase orders so they are accurate for the best customer experience at our stores. Product training, pro-deals, and our employee discount mean you can try out items in order to increase your knowledge about the clothing and workwear that we stock!

Curtis Lumber Co Inc.

$22 - $24

Ballston Spa, New York

Computer Skills: Proficient keyboard and computer skills including Microsoft office and other Company and discipline specific software applications. Founded in 1890, Curtis Lumber is a family owned and operated building materials retailer, one of 100 largest and fastest-growing in the nation.

Festival Foods

De Pere, Wisconsin

Support: Our associates receive support for their total well-being; including 3 weeks of paid parental leave, a fitness reimbursement program offering savings off of fitness membership fees; our EAP (Employee Assistance Program) and LEAPCare Care Coaches, which provide associates confidential care related to hospital visitation, conflict resolution, stress management, marriage or divorce, family issues and depression or anxiety. The Buyer Assistant takes the lead on onboarding new Vendors and new Items, respective to their assigned department / category and ensures that through the life of the item, the associated attributes used for downstream reporting and profitability are maintained.

Dunhams Sports

Troy, Michigan

This position assists with the planning, purchasing, controlling, and merchandising of assigned lines to support the Buyer and maximize the effectiveness of the unit to achieve sales, profits, and market share objectives for the Company. Support management with data and analysis, including monitoring sales, tracking orders, reviewing sales-to-stock ratio, and analyzing trends.

The Atlas Group

Phoenix, Arizona

Responsible for maintenance of customer portals, our system being aligned with the customers, correspondence to the customer from support staff, communicating and driving the needs of accounts for which the CPM is responsible. The Supply Chain Buyer is responsible for performing basic procurement duties that support the Supply Chain Management Department objectives and assist the Customer Program Manager.

Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.

South Williamson, Kentucky

Special Instructions: Experience in Healthcare Supply Chain Desired Responsibilities: Maintains spreadsheets to track savings opportunities and capital tracking. Overview: The Buyer Assistant is to provide clerical and functional support to the procurement staff and Purchasing.

Moontide Agency LLC

El Segundo, CA

Within media buys, you will be building 1st & 3rd party audience targets, curating inventory targeting, pulling and analyzing campaign reporting to inform performance, and thinking creatively to optimize media buys according to client goals. This person will be a data-driven, highly organized digital expert with a proven track record of managing high performance digital marketing campaigns across different channels and objectives.

UF Health

St. Augustine, Florida

Maintains Director’s schedule/outlook meetings/voicemail retrieval/excel data entry/PowerPoint presentations. Overview: The Buyer Level II Assistant initiates purchase orders for stock and non-stock materials in conformance with.

Charlie's Produce

Anchorage, AK

With a team of dedicated people who are passionate about food, supply chain, and their community we are looking for like minded individuals to help further our goal to enhance our communities through quality produce. In this role, you will provide essential support to our buying department, assisting with vendor management, purchase order processing, and supply chain coordination.

JCPenney

$65000 - $105000

Dallas, Texas

Reinforcing this shopping experience is the customer service and warrior spirit of approximately 98,000 associates across the globe, all driving toward the Company's mission to help customers find what they love for less time, money and effort. • Manage all aspects of assortment, product placement, order writing, marketing, pricing, signing, and markdowns.

AKIRA

Chicago, IL

This role also provides leadership to the buying team and collaborates cross-functionally with Planning, Marketing, and Finance to drive sales growth, margin optimization, and inventory health across all departments. The Senior Buyer – All Categories is responsible for leading the overall procurement and merchandising strategy across all product categories, including apparel, footwear, accessories, and emerging classifications.

Jobot

$130000 - $145000

Houston, TX

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Nordstrom

$110500 - $183000

Seattle, WA

4+ years of experience as a multichannel/omni-channel retail Buyer or equivalent + Strong negotiation skills and experience maintaining vendor relationships + Demonstrated understanding of Nordstrom's retail and service environment + Proficiency in MS Office suite + Bachelor's degree in Merchandising or related field (preferred) + Experience managing and supporting a high sales volume category (high SKU count, heavy seasonality, high revenue ($20M+)) (preferred) We've got you covered. + Develop product plan to support seasonal department merchandise strategies based on customers' expectations and fashion trend + Develop deep multi-channel expertise; including presentation knowledge, customer behavior and competition for both FLS and Online channels + Negotiate exclusive offerings, terms, pricing, vendor-funded-markdowns, return-to-vendor agreements, drop-ship programs, co-op, etc.

AKIRA

Chicago, IL

The Buyer is responsible for driving sales growth and profitability within a designated category by building compelling, market-leading assortments across both brick-and-mortar and e-commerce channels. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of developing winning merchandising strategies through strong vendor partnerships, exclusive product development, and a deep understanding of customer behavior.

Dollar General

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tennessee

Every day.® by offering products that are frequently used and replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning supplies, basic apparel, housewares and seasonal items at everyday low prices in convenient neighborhood locations. Whether you are looking to launch a new career in one of our many convenient Store locations, Distribution Centers, Store Support Center or with our Private Fleet Team, we are proud to provide a wide range of career opportunities.

Carter's/OshKosh

Atlanta, GA

Serving the needs of all families with young children, Carter’s Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for babies and young children, encompassing Carter’s, OshKosh B’gosh, Skip*Hop and Little Planet brands. Manager, Planning, Merchandising, Ecommerce, Store Operations, and cross-functional partners to deliver assortments that meet consumer needs, reflect brand positioning, and achieve financial goals.

The Gallivan Group

Champaign, Illinois

The Gallivan Group is a group of like-minded, professional real estate agents in Champaign, Illinois, who seamlessly integrate over 35 years of real estate experience with cutting-edge technology systems to improve the real estate process for agents and clients! We provide a proven and reliable roadmap for success, offering you the key frameworks, systems, tools, coaching, training, and accountability needed to thrive in this fast-paced industry.

Free People

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Role Summary: Free People is looking for an Associate Buyer who is responsible for working with the buyer and creating an exciting and timely product assortment for the retail and direct businesses that meet or exceed the sales volume and profit for the department. Working with the buyer to learn to determine the overall mix of market and private label product for each buying area to ensure the final mix is ultimately customer oriented.

Free People

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Role Summary: Free People is looking for an Associate Buyer who is responsible for working with the buyer and creating an exciting and timely product assortment for the retail and direct businesses that meet or exceed the sales volume and profit for the department. Working with the buyer to learn to determine the overall mix of market and private label product for each buying area to ensure the final mix is ultimately customer oriented.

Free People

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Role Summary: Free People is looking for an Associate buyer who is responsible for working with the buyer and creating an exciting and timely product assortment for the retail and direct businesses that meet or exceed the sales volume and profit for. Working with the buyer to learn to determine the overall mix of market and private label product for each buying area to ensure the final mix is ultimately customer oriented.

Anthropologie

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Role Summary: Anthropologie is looking for an Associate Buyer who is responsible for working with the buyer and creating an exciting and timely product assortment for the retail and direct businesses that meet or exceed the sales volume and profit for the department. Working with the buyer to learn to determine the overall mix of market and private label product for each buying area to ensure the final mix is ultimately customer oriented.

The Ken Van Every Team

Wilmington, DE

The Showing Partner, also known as the Showing Assistant, is a vital team member who assists the buyer’s agent by organizing and conducting professional home tours for clients. At the initial meeting, the Showing Partner connects with buyers to gain a deep understanding of their home preferences and purchasing goals.