Assistant Buyer, Home Products

Job overview

The Assistant Buyer, Home Products role is onsite in Austin, TX. Pay is $60,000–$70,000 per year. Shop LC is an electronic retailer of jewelry and lifestyle products, selling through television, its website, marketplaces, and social media; its community program provides meals to schoolchildren for items sold. The assistant buyer supports buying strategies for home product brands by forecasting trends, sourcing vendors, analyzing sales and inventory, and developing products and displays. The work helps create a profitable merchandise mix and align product availability with customer demand and seasonal timing.

What you'll do

• Forecast home-product trends
• source vendors and coordinate purchases for timely delivery
• develop product and display ideas
• analyze sales trends and budget needs
• manage old stock and source new products
• work with vendors on product life cycles
• develop products for home lines
• source domestic vendors for drop-ship programs
• manage open-to-buy
• travel at least once per quarter to India and China.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

assistant buyer

home products

retail buying

product sourcing

trend forecasting

inventory management

merchandise planning

austin tx

shop lc

$60,000–$70,000 per year

quarterly international travel

vendor relations

product development

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Company-paid employee medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) matching
• PTO and vacation
• parental leave
• disability coverage
• paid holidays
• paid training and volunteer time
• corporate discounts
• tuition reimbursement
• and dependent scholarships.

Why this role

Requires a bachelor’s degree in fashion or a related field and two years of associate buyer experience is preferred. The role requires openness to domestic and international travel, including quarterly trips to India and China.

About the employer

Shop LC is hiring for this role. Industry: All Other General Merchandise Retailers. Sector: 45.