Assistant Buyer

We are authentic, professional providers of fun, focused on building a Great Place To Work For All by staying true to our mission: “Life’s a Party, We’re Makin’ It Fun!” and “So Much Fun It’s Scary!”

At Spencer’s and Spirit Halloween, we do the right thing always-integrity, fairness, respect, and transparency are our foundation.

You will find our culture to be inclusive, passionate, resilient, and one that values differences and embraces all.

We are leaders and owners of our business success.

Whether it’s developing new and exclusive costumes, quality testing products, or implementing technology solutions, our teams understand the value of working collaboratively to embrace change through innovation, curiosity, and thoughtfulness.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Flexible work environment
• Career advancement
• Competitive base salary
• Bonus opportunity
• Vacation, Personal, Sick and Holiday pay
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life and AD&D insurance
• 401k with a company match
• 30% merchandise discount

The Spirit Assistant Buyer supports the Buyer, Associate Buyer, and Senior Assistant Buyer in achieving overall department strategies.

They are responsible for helping to exceed department sales goals and profitability by working with internal and external partners to help create impactful assortments, coordinate deliveries, and analyze weekly selling.

They will partner with other internal departments such as planning, social media, marketing, store operations, product development and visual merchandising to execute overall strategies.

• Responsible for developing a working knowledge of the merchandising function including merchandise selection, negotiating, pricing, planning, and marketing merchandise
• Analyzes weekly sales and item performance with the buyer/planner
• Assists in preparing merchandise and reports for weekly team meetings
• Creates, submits, and tracks purchase order worksheets
• Assists Buyer in sample approval processes, organization, and maintenance