Buying Coordinator- Product Development

NATURE OF ROLE
A junior but critical coordination role working under the direct guidance of the CEO/President
(Merchant) and Vice President & COO. The Coordinator is the day-to-day execution partner for
the Buying Team supporting each seasonal assortment from order placement to selling floor
and translating leaderships vision into seasonal stories, on-floor execution, and activated brand
moments across all customer touchpoints.
This is a development role with a clear growth path; the successful candidate brings a strong
foundation in buying, assortment, or product development, and learns luxury womenswear, the
Andrews customer, and brand activation on the job.
Key areas of responsibilities include but are not exclusive to:
BUYING & PRODUCT
Maintain assortment plans, buy sheets, product information, and vendor records
Coordinate with vendor and supplier partners on order milestones, sample and fitting
reviews, and delivery timelines
Manage the seasonal buy calendar, ensuring sufficient lead time across order
confirmation, review, and delivery
Steward incoming product receiving, logging, photographing, and presenting for
leadership review
Track landed cost and margin against targets; document vendor and supplier capabilities,
lead times, and category strengths
ACTIVATION (growing share as assortments ship)
Support development of seasonal Key Stories and channel them through digital and
physical activation
Partner with Marketing, Visual Merchandising, eCommerce, and Store teams on launch
activations, content, and in-store presentation
Support trunk shows, launch events, and experiential activations
Capture customer reactions and selling-floor feedback to inform future buying, product,
and activation decisions
PEOPLE & PROCESS
Serve as the day-to-day point of contact for vendor and supplier partners on assortment
matters
Coordinate cross-functionally across Marketing, Visual Merchandising, eCommerce, and
Store Operations
Execute and continuously improve buying and product workflows; document SOPs,
templates, and vendor files as the process matures
Participate in customer-facing events as a representative of the Buying Team, gathering
direct feedback
PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT
On-time delivery against the seasonal buy calendar
Margin and cost adherence against targets set by the CEO/President
Quality of cross-functional coordination as reported by internal partners
Demonstrated growth in luxury womenswear knowledge, Andrews customer fluency, and
activation capability over the first 12 months
COMPETENCIES, TECHNICAL SKILLS AND
EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE
c. 24 years of experience in apparel buying, assortment, or product development
Demonstrated ownership of buy sheets and cost/margin analysis, or tech packs, BOMs,
and costing analysis
Direct vendor, supplier, or factory liaison experience
Strong project management skills with the ability to track multiple workstreams in parallel
Exceptional attention to detail, organization, and time management
Comfort taking instruction at every juncture this is a development role for someone who
wants to grow into broader buying, product, and activation leadership
Willingness to learn luxury womenswear, Andrews customer personas, and the full
activation discipline on the job
Genuine interest in strategic marketing and brand activation; academic or applied
exposure is an asset
Digital literacy:
Proficiency with Microsoft 365 Suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Word advanced)
Experience with PLM, retail/buying systems, or tech pack tools, and workflow tools such
as Asana (preferred)
Experience with LLMs (e.g. Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini) preferred Andrews is AI-first
with human in the loop