Assistant Buyer, Franchise - Global

Job description

Assistant Buyer, Franchise – Pottery Barn As the Assistant Buyer for Global you will manage Franchise Businesses for the Pottery Barn Brand. In conjunction with your team, you are responsible for the management of a set of categories for our Franchise Businesses. Your job on the Pottery Barn Global team is to bring the US brand strategies and presentation to life with our Franchise Partners. You will work to maintain the brand identity while making strategic adjustments to the assortment and presentation specific to each partner to maximize sales/ revenue potential and profitability. Specific Responsibilities: Supports tracking of revenue and inventory metrics. Prepares reports and assists in monitoring financial and inventory performance. Participate with merchant team / inventory and franchise partners on a quarterly basis to understand and drive core best sellers and reduce inventory in slow sellers/ non go forward items Assists with data gathering for assortment decisions. Maintains assortment documentation. Maintains seasonal calendars, tracks milestones, and ensures deliverables are completed on time Pulls weekly/monthly sales reports, identifies basic trends, and prepares da...