The Associate Buyer also coordinates product launches and works cross-functionally with internal teams including Curatorial, Film Programming, Brand Creative, Marketing, E-Commerce, and Warehouse, as well as external partners such as studios, vendors, licensors, and artists, to ensure products are developed, approved, delivered, and launched successfully. Manage markdowns and promotions for assigned categories and collections, using sales performance, inventory levels, and business needs to identify opportunities, recommend timing and strategy to the Senior Buyer for approval, and execute approved changes.