Thoughts on Zulily merchandising?

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PMurCODE

New Eng

 PMurCODE
Jun 16, 2021 17 Comments

My friend was offered an Assistant Buyer position at Zulily. Should they be concerned about the negative Glassdoor reviews? Quite a few of the posts here on Blind seem to be staying stay away.

For context it’s their first job in the fashion industry (recent graduate). Is this a good position to start their career or keep looking?

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  • Zulily
    fzit9172

    Go to company page Zulily

    fzit9172
    Highly depends on the Buyer/Senior Buyer and/or MM above them.

    Generally 14 hour days or more and some Sunday work. Some higher ups do protect Satudays but its a joke for the most part.

    Since this is your friend’s first job. Buckle up, learn, and move on after you’ve learned what you needed.

    Good luck to your friend!
    Jun 17, 2021 4
    • Zulily / Merch
      PittrPattr

      Go to company page Zulily Merch

       PittrPattr
      Setting boundaries everyday is a must in this role or people bulldoze through them. It depends on the category and the type of business you work with category wise.

      I still work 10 hours a day and it's usually a lot double booking within an hour for the tasks we do.
      Jun 18, 2021
    • Zulily
      fzit9172

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      fzit9172
      @OP feel free to PM me. I’ll literally leak everything to your friend.
      Jun 18, 2021
  • Zulily
    Nanashi

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    Nanashi
    Assistant Buyer is definitely a starter role. I would be wary of expectations of promoting up in 1 to 2 years. No matter how much they say it’s a developmental role. Lots of Assistant Buyer’s have stayed in that role for a long time. How the AB’s role is viewed is very dependent on the Buyers perception of the relationship, in Merchandising the Buyer is the Boss and the owner of their “business”. The Merchandising Managers are more concerned that their buyers are taken care of and producing. AB’s can be expendable. That said overall AB’s work well together, develop friendships and learn a lot. It is a great role for learning how to have a “real” job and it’s great for learning the ropes of corporate structure communication and relationships. They continually look for ambitious people which I think can shoot them in the foot sometimes. As other’s have noted AB’s can and will try to move around the company if they can, and this movement is generally due to being ambitious and fostering relationships. It’s not uncommon for AB’s to move to marketing, analyst, product quality or vendor operations. You really do learn a lot, the office location is beautiful and there’s a lot of places to go out for happy hours. The vast majority of people are great and will still be connections long after you leave. Truly ambitious AB’s usually jump over to Amazon as Vendor/Account Managers with at least a 40% salary increase in a couple years.
    Jun 17, 2021 0
  • Apple
    PDX_TPM20

    Go to company page Apple

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    Intel Corporation
     PDX_TPM20
    If you a recent college grad, now is the time to grind and work overtime. Don't be afraid of long hours when you young and haven't settled down yet.
    Jun 17, 2021 1
  • Zulily / Merch
    PittrPattr

    Go to company page Zulily Merch

     PittrPattr
    Attrition rate is at an all time high due to the pressure and unreasonable expectations passed onto the AB. Work flows downwards very sharply and with more then dozen plus merch roles open. Everyone has recently taken on more, and not just more AB tasks and responsibilities, but more project management, Buyer, Site Merchandising and data analyst tasks to help drive the business. It's quite possibly one of the most undervalued and underutilized roles at the company. And one of the most severely underpaid roles too that involves using dozens of soft skills to help achieve your daily and weekly tasks. There are tech skills you have to adapt as well.

    We manage the entire companies inventory in a day to day/week to week basis which is a lot of work too since it's entirely depending on your category and who your boss is.
    Jun 18, 2021 0
  • Zulily
    uevo66

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    uevo66
    They will def learn A LOT! A lot or work but great exposure and nice team!
    Jun 17, 2021 0