Strengths/Key Words Flashcards
(18 cards)
Buyer Skills
- research
- analytical skills
- Have opinions and the ability to make decisions based on data
- help with negotiating
- look at top/bottom sellers, (brands & styles within the brand)
- problem solver
- communication
- attention to detail
- takes initiative
AB Role (Qualifications)
- ability to prioritize workload
- detailed and organized
- self-motivated
- participate as a team member
- identify opportunities and take action
- analyze, articulate, and solve complex problems
AB (Job Role)
-Assist in Category/line review process
-Works and collaborates with team to drive sales and manage inventory, and achieve financial of the department
-Advertising recaps
-Ad proofing
_analyzze product, category, and store performance on a weekly, monthly basis
-Recaps competition
- Vendor allowance negotiation
- DC Splits
- Tracking
- Serves as a primary point of contact
- Assist with POs, work with MAs
Adaptability
Able to change responsibilities and adjust to work within new structures, processes, and requirements
Build strong strategic working relationships
Develop strong relations and use those to help accomplish work goals
Communication
clearly conveying information and ideas
Customer focus
having the customer perspective as the force that drives business decisions
Decision making
ability to identify and understand issues, problems, and opportunities, comparing data from different sources to draw a conclusion
Driving for results
setting high goals for personal and group accomplishments, using measurement methods to monitor progress toward goals
Planning and organizing
establishing courses of action to ensure that work is completed efficiently
Work standards
Setting high work standards of performance for self and others: assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or task: self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed
About my Role
I am part of the assistant merchandising team, although my role is different from the traditional MA role. I am part of the item analyst team and specialize int he item creation. I help to maintain data integrity of merchandise information consistencies within merchandising and item creation systems. I also ensure that items are setup correctly so they are displayed correctly and make necessary item maintenance updates for consistencies and accuracy.
I also have a directors role in NAcho in RMS and serve as a backup when Samantha and help with approving item maintenance batches, fix supplier site errors, add diffs to RMS and help look over a daily item report to ensure items are setup properly.
What would make you good at this role?
- strong analytical skills (able to make decisions based on data)(*key sale driver (bottom seller-reason why?))
- Detailed Oriented
- Drive, ambition, and passion
- Ability to prioritize work
Organization
- Write out a list and prioritize the task at hand, it helps keep my day on schedule and ensures I do not forget any task
- I utilize a folder system so I able to locate/references files quickly (one example would be.. I have a folder for each buying team which has their own file for each task I’m working on and I have completed task in a separated folder that is organized by brand
Abi Skills
- I have built my own personal reports and have helped other MAs build their own reports.
- I have attended an ACE Abi reporting class which has also taught me how to build better reports and really give a better understand how to use Abi
Weakness
I get frustrated with people who miss deadlines especially my work depends on them completing thiers
Analytical skill is
is the ability to visualize, articulate, conceptualize or solve both complex and uncomplicated problems by making decisions that are sensible given the available information.
Analytical (within job)
- Checking for accuracy
- Decision making
- Problem solving
- Research
