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Headquartered in Singapore, with more than 15,000 employees operating from offices around the world, SHEIN is committed to making the beauty of fashion accessible to all, promoting its industry-leading, on-demand production methodology, for a smarter, future-ready industry. \nPosition Summary \nWe’re seeking a full-time Associate Buyer (official title: Buyer I) for our Los Angeles-based corporate office. This position offers immense flexibility and excellent long-term growth potential. The ideal candidate will be trained from the ground up on core merchandising and visual workflows. They will own the end-to-end sample lifecycle, assist with product styling and outfit coordination, build photoshoot presentations, and manage new item launch linking systems. This role serves as a dynamic operational backbone, absorbing administrative and logistical workflows to ensure product readiness, data accuracy, and visually compelling launches.\nJob Responsibilities \n1. Styling & Photoshoot Support\nTrend & Styling Alignment: Assist the senior buyer with daily product styling, outfit combinations, and visual coordination, developing a strong eye for trend execution from the ground up.\nPhotoshoot Asset Preparation: Prepare the photoshoot presentation (PPT) at least one week in advance, including finalized product lists and curated outfit pairings for manager review.\nStudio Coordination: Coordinate with the Creative and Studio teams to schedule and prepare for upcoming photoshoots based on incoming sample arrivals.\nSample Readiness: Ensure all clothing, shoes, and accessory samples required for photoshoots are organized, labeled, and ready for onset utilization.\nStudio Alignment: Partner with the Creative and Studio teams to ensure the photoshoot schedule runs smoothly without delays.\nIssue Resolution: Track and communicate any missing or delayed samples to the relevant teams promptly, adjusting shoot schedules as needed to eliminate production downtime. \n2. New Item Launch & Linking Management\nLaunch Schedule Oversight: Monitor the weekly new item launching schedule to ensure all SKC targets are met accurately and on time.\nWeekly Plan Submissions: Submit the comprehensive launch plan every Wednesday for the following week, integrating new items, recolors, and required outfit linkings.\nPre-Launch Readiness Audits: Review each day’s launch readiness at least one business day prior to going live, double-checking product linking, imagery, measurements, and inventory.\nData Correction: Actively identify and communicate linking errors, missing measurements, or readiness concerns to backend teams before strict deadlines.\nTracking & Reporting: Maintain and update launch trackers with real-time status updates, delays, and revised timelines.\nGoal Alignment: Align weekly and monthly launch progress with merchandising goals to share reports with management.\n3. Sample Room Operations & Inventory Control\nSample Intake & Labeling: Oversee the initial receiving, labeling, organization, and categorization of all seasonal and recutting samples.\nSystematic Inventory Categorization: Maintain the sample room inventory structure by grouping styles systematically by category (e.g., tops, dresses, bottoms) and specific launch periods.\nPurging & Maintenance: Routine auditing to identify and remove outdated, damaged, or duplicate samples to optimize space. \nPhoto Documentation: Provide weekly progress updates and clean sample room photo documentation weekly.\n4. Cross-Functional Coordination & Workflow Optimization\nCommunication Bridge: Act as a central point of contact across U.S. merchandising and other teams to keep data, measurements, and timelines aligned.\nRisk Mitigation: Track and report operational bottlenecks that may delay product launches or shoots, proactively proposing flexible corrective actions. \nDigital Archiving: Maintain impeccably organized shared folders and documentation for weekly and monthly launch history records.\nProcess Efficiency: Support continuous improvement by suggesting workflow efficiencies across launch operations and sample management.\nJob Requirements\n1-3+ years of experience in retail, merchandising, product development, or production support. (Open to high-potential, entry level candidates possessing a strong desire to learn from scratch).\nBachelor’s degree in Fashion Merchandising, Business, Creative Arts, or a related field is preferred, or equivalent experience.\nHighly proficient in Microsoft Excel, shared drive management, and basic product tracking systems.\nStrong foundational interest in fashion trends, commercial styling, and visual layout.\nExceptional attention to detail, rigorous organizational habits, and strong communication skills. o Ability to multitask, manage moving parts, and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.\nAbility to work collaboratively throughout the organization.\nAble to effectively communicate with all levels of staff and management.\nThrives in a fast-paced environment with short timelines and changing priorities.\nStrong sense of urgency balanced with a highly meticulous approach to data and deadlines.\nA positive, self-motivated \"go-getter\" who thrives on taking ownership and troubleshooting within a fast-paced environment. \nBenefits and Perks \nHealthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs) \nHealth Savings Account with Employer Funding \nFlexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare and Dependent care) \nCompany-Paid Basic Life/AD&D insurance \nCompany-Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability \nVoluntary Benefit Offerings (Voluntary Life/AD&D, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, and Accident) \nEmployee Assistance Program \nBusiness Travel Accident Insurance \n401(k) Savings Plan with discretionary company match and access to a financial advisor \nVacation, paid holidays, floating holiday and sick days \nEmployee discounts \nFree weekly catered lunch \nDog-friendly office (available at select locations) \nFree gym access (available at select locations) \nFree swag giveaways \nAnnual Holiday Party \nInvitations to pop-ups and other company events \nComplimentary daily office snacks and beverages\nPay Range\n$22.74—$37.35 USD","description_format":"text","description_chars":6331,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":1,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Company events"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Apparel & Fashion Brands"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-12T18:11:30Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-10-22T20:45:04Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":null,"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/shein-associate-buyer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/shein-associate-buyer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-23T14:04:19Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":21023,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-24T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":175313},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=175313"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fshein-associate-buyer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fshein-associate-buyer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fshein-associate-buyer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/shein-associate-buyer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fshein-associate-buyer"}]}