Assistant Buyer Development Program - 2026 Start Dates

Burlington Stores, Inc. is a leading off-price retailer specializing in clothing, baby items, and home goods. They are seeking candidates for their Assistant Buyer program, where individuals will analyze business areas and develop vendor relationships to curate the best products for customers.

Responsibilities

• Select and procure merchandise in conjunction with your Buyer in the assigned business area of responsibility to ensure that the final mix of products is ultimately customer oriented and curated to achieve a set profit plan
• Provide operational support to the Buyer by independently managing business analysis and delivering insights on category performance
• Participate in market visits/vendor appointments to select product assortments and negotiate pricing that resonate with customers and reflect strong value
• Contribute to business growth by sharing well-informed perspectives based on competitive shopping, trend monitoring, and market performance evaluation
• Build and nurture strong, positive "win/win" relationships with vendors. Effectively influence to solve problems and follow up with orders
• Manage a large magnitude of email streams across a diverse vendor database and in turn, be able to communicate and give updates to managers regarding vendor feedback
• Maintain planned receipt flow on a consistent basis which consists of tracking when merchandise is being received and using judgment to make flow issue callouts to buyers when needed, ensuring adherence to scheduled shipping windows, and negotiating late shipping discounts
• Consistently drive results by strategically managing the full cycle of merchandise for your business area which include entering, updating, managing, tracking, and organizing purchase orders to ensure timely delivery, communicating late deliveries to the Buying team, setting up new vendors with routing guides and pre-ticketing information
• Collaborate for success; teamwork is key to success and you will work with several functional areas within the department for input, ideas, and to execute your assignments

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (Merchandising and/or Business)
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel including pivot tables and VLOOKUP and basic understanding of Microsoft Office programs
• Fundamental understanding of retail math
• Data-driven problem-solver who can build and maintain productive partnerships by living our core values
• Ability to recognize, analyze, and quantify market trends
• Ability to think critically with high attention to detail and listening, oral, and written communication skills
• Affinity for retail math, product/merchandising, and building a career in Buying
• Ability to prioritize tasks to meet deadlines and operate with a high sense of urgency
• Ability to negotiate with vendors to acquire the best prices for customers
• A self-starter who takes initiative with a sense of curiosity, adaptability, and courage to always be a student of the business
• Ability to travel frequently / regularly as required for business related activities such as vendor appointments, trade shows, competitive shopping, etc. – mostly in the Greater Los Angeles area
• Reliable transportation is required as it is not easily accessible by public transportation

Benefits

• A benefits package with a generous PTO plan
• A range of affordable health insurance options (medical, dental, vision)
• A company-matched 401(k)
• Paid holidays and Early Release Fridays all year round
• An associate discount for in-store purchases
• Professional development opportunities for long-term career growth
• Medical, dental and vision coverage including life and disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• A 401(k) plan

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