Assistant Buyer

Description

Join the LuCrew as an Assistant Buyer—support trend-driven assortments, analyze competitive landscapes, and build strong vendor relationships to deliver exceptional products and value.

Lulus Vision

At Lulus, our team is committed to offering the best possible service to our customers throughout the world. Our fun and casual work environment focuses on innovation and teamwork at all levels of the organization. We are always on the lookout for talented and dedicated people to join the Lulus team as we continue to build our community!

Our Commitment 

Lulus is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer and strives to create an organizational climate that fosters diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging so that all of our team members can show up as their authentic selves and thrive. We are committed to increasing the representation of marginalized people across our team through hiring practices that value lived experience and unique perspectives. Our work environment embraces creative expression, collaboration, and connection without the expectation of assimilation.

The Assistant Buyer is responsible for assisting the Buyer in developing the assortment direction and delivering a product that is trend-relevant and has a strong price value for their assigned categories, keeping a pulse on the latest trends, influencers, the aspirational and competitive landscape for their categories, maintaining strong relationships with vendor community through sample organization. 

This hybrid position is based out of our LA office, with in-office days on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

What You’ll Do

• Assist Buyers in Assortment planning and sales analysis
• Run reporting and update all systems necessary to maintain dept function
• Maintain Buy Sheets to match On Order
• Scout new samples/vendors to recommend products to be sold on Lulus.com
• Attend all internal business and creative meetings with the knowledge to speak on respective categories
• Attend vendor meetings as needed
• Attend fittings for respective categories and maintain any notes in the Developer PP doc
• Execution of promotions as needed
• Purchase Order creation and maintenance, as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Nice to Have - Bonus Points!

• Track and maintain all samples for the respective category

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent relevant experience
• 1-2 years of relevant retail buying experience
• Professional, positive attitude
• Sense of urgency, highly detailed, and experience in meeting deadlines
• Excellent communication; written, oral, and group facilitation
• Demonstrate cooperative behavior with colleagues, supervisors, and managers at all times
• Works well under pressure
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Drive
• Ability to apply logical thinking and sound judgment to a wide range of practical problems
• Thorough knowledge of trends and fashion
• Keen understanding of the Lulus Customer
• Retail math skills

What You’ll Love About Us:

• Great Company Culture - Where you can be your true authentic self!
• Employee Bonus Plan for applicable roles
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits 
• Voluntary Life & AD&D Insurance, Critical Illness, Short Term Disability
• Prepare for the future - 401(k) with a company match 
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Wardrobe Perks - 30% employee discount!
• Recognition of employee birthdays and work anniversaries!
• Work that stays at work - Genuine work/life balance
• Rest and Relaxation - Generous Paid Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Company Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave

We’re ready to meet you! Come help us achieve our ambitious goals!

At Lulus, we believe our people are our greatest asset and we seek to structure competitive compensation offers to ensure that we are able to attract and retain the best talent. Our job postings include an annual base salary range for the role. The stated base salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on several factors, including the selected candidate's educational and professional experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the selection process. Base salary is a part of a total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include an annual bonus and other benefit programs.

Qualifications

Salary : $22 - $26