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Interim Buyer/Merch Planner
Posted: 09/25/2026
Employment Type:
Contract
Job Category: Merchandising / Buying
Job Number: PS12795925
Job Description
Interim Buyer/Merch Planner
Our Client is seeking an experienced merchandising professional to join their team on a temporary basis as an Interim Buyer. This role will support merchandise across retail stores, ecommerce, and pop-up locations, with a focus on apparel, accessories, gifts, licensed merchandise, and complementary specialty products.
The ideal candidate is highly organized, analytical, and hands-on, with the ability to quickly assess priorities, manage inventory and purchasing activity, and work effectively with vendors and cross-functional teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage inventory and replenishment across multiple retail channels.
- Review sales and inventory levels to identify replenishment needs, shortages, and slow-moving merchandise.
- Monitor open purchase orders, commitments, and delivery schedules.
- Partner with Finance and Operations to align receipts with open-to-buy, business needs, and available capacity.
- Analyze merchandise performance by product, price point, location, and sales channel.
- Recommend replenishment, inventory transfers, order adjustments, and markdowns to improve sales and inventory productivity.
- Manage vendor follow-up related to product development, samples, submissions, orders, and deliveries.
- Resolve order and delivery discrepancies and communicate potential risks or issues.
- Partner with Ecommerce, Marketing, Operations, and other internal teams to support product launches, events, and ongoing business needs.
- Maintain clear priorities and strong follow-through while managing multiple projects and deadlines.
Qualifications
- Experience in retail buying, merchandising, or merchandise planning, with direct responsibility for inventory, replenishment, and vendor management.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with advanced Excel proficiency.
- Experience with NetSuite or a comparable ERP/retail merchandising system.
- Familiarity with Shopify is a plus.
- Experience with apparel, accessories, gifts, licensed merchandise, or specialty retail categories preferred.
- Ability to quickly learn systems and processes and become productive in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and follow-through skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a small, cross-functional team.
Position Type
Interim / Temporary Assignment
Meet Your Recruiter
Pooja Sachan
Originally from India, Pooja has spent 15 years in the design industry. Her passion is reflected in her previous entrepreneurial roles, and her current role as a fashion recruiter is like a match made in heaven. This enables her to utilize her skills into helping and guiding people to follow their passion and lead to them their ultimate goals.
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