Buying Coordinator

VICI is the ultimate shopping destination for the modern fashionista. Our assortment covers women’s apparel, accessories, footwear, and handbags. We offer an on-trend assortment with capsule-like weekly drops, featured shops, influencer collaborations, and curated daily drops focused on our customers’ lives and the styling inspiration they need. Much of our assortment is exclusive and made with our customers’ shopping preferences and feedback top of mind. We buy and design sophisticated, trend right, and modern styles we know our customers will love.

What started as a small family-owned business, has grown since its start in 2012, to a brand with a strong online and social presence. Affordability, quality, and customer service are at the center of our brand and we always strive to ensure our customers are satisfied with their VICI experience. From opening our Nashville retail store to launching pop ups in Newport Beach and Venice Beach, VICI is increasing its retail footprint to bring more awareness to the brand. We are just getting started and excited about what the future holds!

Summary

Summary/Objective:

The Buying Coordinator role is responsible for supporting the Sales + Assortment Strategy for VICI Collection through ensuring timely and accurate management of POs, item set up and attribution, and merchandising docs in addition to managing vendor relationships through clear and timely communication.

Essential Functions

• Helps upload, organize, and maintain Purchase Orders in line with established deadlines.
• Responsible to clearly communicate changes to Purchase Orders needed based on any strategic adjustments made by Vici in a timely and organized manner.
• Ensures all systems and tools are up to date and accurate, ensuring item level detail matches the original strategic intent as well as accurate product attribution details.
• Responsible to partner with and reply to cross functional partners in a timely manner if adjustments are needed to Merchandising systems and tools based on any shifting strategies and/or updates needed.
• Maintains correct item information as well as pulling item level reporting.
• Upload and manage HS codes for all products bought by Vici.
• Tracking inventory from our vendors to our DC.
• Closing any outstanding open POs after they have been received by our DC
• Manages 75+ vendor relationships providing direction for shipping and other daily communications.
• Maintains various reporting that helps support the buying team.
• May perform other duties as assigned in support of the overall success of the company
  
  

Competencies

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, startup environment
• Excellent analytical, time management and organization skills; meticulous attention to detail
• Demonstrates a high degree of personal and professional integrity
• Ability to prioritize work assignments and shift work efforts based on the needs of the department or business goals
• Ability to work positively and collaboratively with different groups within the company to advance the company’s stability and growth
• Ability to work independently, be self-motivated and work effectively in a team environment
• Skilled at communicating clearly both verbally and in writing
• Excellent problem-solving skills; willingness to think out-of-the-box to resolve issues
• Highly competent, strategic professional with strong business acumen
• Demonstrated knowledge and proficiency with Microsoft Office, Mac and Google products; must be highly competent in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets
• Knowledge of standard applications (Slack, Office365, Chrome, etc.)
  
  

Work Environment

• Works in an indoor office/home office environment, temperature controlled
• Sit for long periods, standing and walking intermittently
• Use office equipment such as computer, mouse, keyboard, printer
• Occasionally lift or pull up to 20 pounds
  
  

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• 1-2 years prior experience in corporate retail
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills; demonstrated proficiency working with large data sets
• Must have advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language fluently, and communicate verbally and in writing at a professional level
  
  

Expected Hours Of Work

• This is a full-time position – Hybrid with 3 days in office per week (Tuesday through Thursday) requirement
  
  

$26 - $28 an hour

VICI is committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, and industry. That is why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of the best and brightest from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. VICI is an equal opportunity employer and dedicated to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy status, veteran status, or disability status. We believe that a variety of perspectives will make our teams and business stronger.