Saturday, May 1, 2010

Rainbow Apparel Buyers Clerical Assistant (Brooklyn, New York)

Country : USA
Region : New York
Town : BROOKLYN
Contract type : Permanent
Availability : Full time
Experience : Less than 2 years

Company presentation : Rainbow USA is recognized as one of the fastest growing junior, kids, plus, and petite, specialty apparel retail chains and has grown to over 1,000 retail stores! We have 12 retail lines that pride themselves on their impeccable customer service, strong customer loyalty, and fashion forward apparel. Rainbow USA is a progressive and rapidly growing retail organization that consistently thrives to open 60 retail store locations each year.

BUYERS CLERICAL ASSISTANT
Description : Rainbow USA Inc. is one of the fastest growing junior, kids, plus, and petite specialty apparel chains. Headquartered in Brooklyn, NY and founded in 1935, Rainbow is a fashion leader to its 14-49 year old customers.

There are almost 1100 stores in 38 states including Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands operating under various trade names, such as Rainbow, Rainbow Plus, Rainbow Kids, 579, and Marianne’s. Rainbow’s customers appreciate and purchase fashion apparel, but are value conscious and look to Rainbow to provide fashion forward trends at inexpensive price points.

We are very successful in our market niches and enjoy growing sales and profit above the market average. We are in growth mode and add 60-80 new stores per year on average.

Rainbow employees enjoy being part of a progressive and rapidly growing organization. Our staff is hard working, loyal and dedicated. In addition, we provide many opportunities for growth and a career path. Indeed over 60% of our management team is promoted internally.

Buyers Clerical


The qualified candidate will have a strong work ethic, pay close attention to detail, have good organizational skills, willingness to learn and the desire to make a career. Good communication skills are necessary and punctuality is a must! Must have strong computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.


The company’s environment is best suited to creative, fashion-minded individuals. Ideal candidates are upbeat, energetic, recent college grads, fashion-forward thinkers with strong computer skills. If you have excellent interpersonal, analytical, and organizational skills and have the ability to work well independently with little supervision this could be the position for you.

Profile : Requirements:


Your duties would be providing direct assistance to the Buyer:


Need excellent computer/spreadsheet skills,
Superior phone, organization, filing and a detail orientation.
Must have a good eye for fashion and understand our customers.
Strong desire to be a buyer
Willingness to get in at the ground level and grow with an organization
Familiarity and experience with standard computer software
Excellent communication skills
Ability to multi-task with a sense of urgency
Positive, upbeat anything and everything personality
Team player, problem solver
Flexibility to shift primary focus as needed
Detail oriented multi-tasker with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Ability to work well in a fast paced environment
Love for all things fashion and the retail industry
University or college degree or commensurate retail experience.
Strong retail math acumen, including elements of markup, margin planning, open to buy, inventory productivity measures,
Bi-Lingual a huge plus

This is an entry level position paying between 10.00 - 13.00 an hour from 8:30AM-5:15PM Monday - Friday plus benefits after 90 days.

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Vacation, Discount, Free Parking, Full In-house Gym, and the most important benefit in this economy Stability.

Contact : Bockerstette Anthony


Posted by Kris Iringan

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