What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Buyer position at Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry?
Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry, an AGS Accredited Jeweler, is searching for a full-time Assistant Buyer to work at our Corporate Office located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
For over 45 years, Lee Michaels’ passion has been to deliver an Extraordinary Experience to our customers. We are a family-owned and operated company with 10 store operations located in Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, and New Mexico. Our goal is to be First Choice for clients, community charitable organizations and endeavors, and as a career choice.
Our First Choice candidate is self-motivated and demonstrates the ability to multi-task while maintaining a strong attention to detail. This result-driven individual is exceptionally skilled in Excel and highly organized.
Job Responsibilities:
- Assist Buyers in creating reports (daily, monthly, ad-hoc) for assortment, sales and total inventory reviews for Buyers and Suppliers.
- Assist in performing stock balancing analysis and execute inter store transfers to maximize sales and inventory turnover
- Assist Buyers in managing and executing merchandise returns to vendors
- Creating merchandise orders for suppliers followed by confirming and verifying all order details from supplier are correct per model number.
- Assist in processing invoices monthly and reconciling on hand inventory with suppliers.
- Work closely with store employees to ensure client needs are fulfilled
- Maintain clear and effective communication with Suppliers.
- Manage day-to-day priorities as directed by Buyer
Preferred Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent business experience
- Exceptionally strong Excel skills with ability to quickly learn other software
- Highly organized with an acute attention to detail
- Ability to multi-task with a strong sense of urgency
- Self-motivated and results driven
- Customer focused
Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry is committed to our employees by providing competitive salaries and outstanding benefits. We invite interested candidates to learn more of our company by visiting www.LMFJ.com.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
