Buyers and Purchasing Agents

The best way to prepare would be to focus on three things. First, make sure you know and understand retail math extremely well. Ensure that you are comfortable calculating revenue, profit, cost, margin and turn and understand the concepts well enough that you could speak to them with concrete exa...

A day in the life of an Assistant Buyer is really doing whatever needs to be done to make your buyer and your team's life easier, and anticipating what other things could be done to help you department. Some day-to-day responsibilities would include reporting, order input, and following up with v...

Based on the interview I experienced, I would do your best to really look at the clothes in the store. If you want to do this early and research online, that's an option, but being at the store right before the interview and looking around (which first off, looks super involved to the manager) re...

Depending on when your shift starts and the day you work, you could be doing a few different things. Sunday mornings (at least for my store) was used for cleaning the store, such as vacuuming, dusting, disinfecting. We also used the mornings to run the money to the bank drop-off. Other than that,...

Internship pay rates at Textron Aviation vary by year and position. As a Sophomore you make roughly $17 per hour for the role, with $1 less for Freshmen, and $1 raise for each year of college completed.

For the Aftermarket Purchasing and Planning internship I would recommend highlighting your attention to detail, motivation, ability to learn software programs quickly, and organization skills. The role involves using SAP so any experience with the software is highly preferred. I was hired into th...

Every day is unique, which I loved! You are given a problem and some guidance as how to approach solving it. Depending on the space you are in, some problems can be more open ended than others. In the end, you spend your days meeting people both internally and externally, learning more about the ...

I loved being a Purchasing Intern! It wasn’t what I was expecting at all, there are many amazing people and the work is very strategic and exciting. You are part of a multi-functional team where your role is to bring the outside in, connecting P&G to the rest of the industry you are buying for. E...

Lots of spreadsheets & analytics whether you end up in buying or planning (if you go through college recruiting, you don't really have a choice but you can voice your preference). Buyer role is a bit more involved, and you work more with marketing / advertising / store visual execution (for store...

Understand the importance of customer service -- the customer is at the core of all your data driven decisions. Standard behavioral questions, no brain teasers, understand the company's current strategy (this is usually on their college recruiting site or they will present it at a career day). I ...

In an interview, a manager will want to know that you can work quickly, but also thoroughly, and that you can work within a team structure. Because Sales Associates play a large role in marketing the merchandise to customers, managers will also ask you about previous marketing experience, or any ...