Buyer Internship/ Volunteer

Summary

The Aparecio Foundation is a nonprofit organization that operates Luxe Media, LLC and Felix Magazine, focusing on luxury lifestyle content. They are seeking a Buyer intern for Hasana, Inc. to assist the sales and marketing team while gaining exposure to the fashion industry.

Responsibilities

• Assist Sales Director with mailings, organization of client books, prospecting
• Assist with showroom appointments and tradeshows
• Researching targeted retailers to carry our brands as well as working with existing clients to get reorders
• In-house Sales Associate
• Researching fashion trends through internet, magazine and other media outlets
• Filing, scanning, and organizing sales orders and receipts
• Sample pulls for press
• Assisting Sales Director in selling appointments
• Assisting Sales Director with researching new selling opportunities
• Assist with production and design related duties
• Pulls selling reports
• Keys in related selling and generates a related selling report
• General admin duties. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office and comfortable reaching out to clients by phone and email
• Handles other responsibilities and projects, as assigned

Skills

• A passion for women's economic opportunities
• Must be a full or part-time student and working toward a degree
• Must be eligible to receive school credit and commit to 2-3 days a week for 3 months or a bachelor's degree
• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to work autonomously
• Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and other groups as necessary both internally and externally
• Flexible; ability to adapt to changing priorities and multiple tasks
• Strong computer skills, PC with experience in Windows NT, Excel, PowerPoint and other applicable software
• Integrity, honesty, openness and a willingness to operate as a team player

Qualifications

Must Haves

• A passion for women's economic opportunities
• Must be a full or part-time student and working toward a degree
• Must be eligible to receive school credit and commit to 2-3 days a week for 3 months or a bachelor's degree
• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to work autonomously
• Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and other groups as necessary both internally and externally
• Flexible; ability to adapt to changing priorities and multiple tasks
• Strong computer skills, PC with experience in Windows NT, Excel, PowerPoint and other applicable software
• Integrity, honesty, openness and a willingness to operate as a team player

Benefits

• On the job training
• Mentorship
• Exposure to all aspects of the fashion industry
• Eligible to receive school credit