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Assistant Buyer

CSC Generation· Sur La Table – Merchandising
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Hybrid (Seattle, WA)$27/hr - $29/hrFull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Operational backbone for merchandising, handling SKU creation, pricing, product data integrity, and cross-department coordination to execute the department’s strategic vision across stores and digital channels.

Responsibilities

  • Create and set up new SKUs, including completing new item set-up sheets and procuring vendor assets (images, video, copy, and content)
  • Own ongoing SKU maintenance including pricing changes, status changes, case pack changes, and style number changes
  • Populate and maintain accurate product data in the PIM system for buildout of items across digital channels
  • Enter promotional sessions in the system, execute price change entries, and maintain a comprehensive price change tracker
  • Submit requests through the project management system and manage merchandising approval through to completion
  • Own SKU lists for cross-departmental needs, including Excel and Smartsheet entries
  • Serve as a day-to-day point of contact with vendors for procuring assets and coordinating requests, building hands-on vendor relationship experience
  • Manage sample requests, tracking, and organization for assigned departments, partnering with vendors to ensure samples are available for launches, photography, and store visual needs
  • Proof customer-facing detail for accuracy — pricing and copy across email, digital assets, signage, and packaging
  • Populate and maintain line list SKU-level entries for visual merchandising to support seasonal floorsets
  • Support business reporting and analysis, including pulling recurring sales and inventory data and contributing to recaps
  • Maintain compliance-related documents and trackers for assigned departments
  • Build store presentation merchandising decks for assigned departments
  • Leverage and develop AI-powered tools to drive speed, accuracy, and efficiency in day-to-day work

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of experience in buying, merchandise planning, or merchandising support, preferably in a hard-goods omni-channel retail environment
  • 1+ years of experience performing business planning and data analysis
  • Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines across departments
  • Strong analytical ability and retail math skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint)
  • Comfort adopting and developing AI-powered tools to improve speed and accuracy of recurring work

Skills

Required:SKU lifecycle managementData analysis and retail mathPIM system proficiency

Benefits

  • Paid time off policies
  • 401(k) match
  • medical/dental/vision and a variety of supplemental policies
  • employee discounts across our portfolio of brands
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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About CSC Generation

AI Native Retail Future: Commerce AGI

CSC Generation is the AI-native retail holding company. We modernize iconic brands with data, automation and our Genesis platform to build the future of Commerce AGI.

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