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Merchandise Associate roles can qualify for EB-3 green card sponsorship through the PERM labor certification process, which lets U.S. retailers permanently sponsor foreign workers. Employers file with DOL and USCIS to certify the position, leading to lawful permanent residency rather than a temporary work status.
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Dallas, Texas, 75201
CATEGORY
Merchandising
POSTED DATE
07/30/2026
SALARY RANGE
$54,000 - $72,000* Onsite
WHO WE ARE:
Saks Global is the largest multi-brand luxury retailer in the world, comprising Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and Saks OFF 5TH. Powered by our talented colleagues, we are redefining luxury shopping by offering each customer a personalized experience across our store network and e-commerce platforms. Through strong partnerships with the world’s most esteemed brands, cutting-edge technology and the industry’s most comprehensive luxury customer data, Saks Global is shaping the future of retail.
YOU WILL BE:
As the Assistant Buyer, you are a motivated individual who will participate in vendor selections and partnerships. The Assistant Buyer will assist in providing information for the monitoring of inventory productivity, and the analysis of vendor profitability, while providing data and analysis for price changes, and assist in entering price changes online.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
Order Management:
- Liaise with Buyers, Associate Buyers, and brand partners to gather and confirm order details (e.g., item details, shipping details, delivery schedules, order prioritization), manage updates to buy sheets, and resolve discrepancies
- Oversee offshore Merchandise Assistants’ creation and transmission of purchase orders to brand partners, ensuring timely delivery and accuracy of order details, overseeing communication between Merchandise Assistants and brand partners, and resolving or escalating any issues raised
- Provide allocation direction to the Planning Allocation team and help manage allocations for high-touch categories such as Designer
- Manage communication of receipt flow changes to the offshore team and ensure POs are maintained to ensure accurate view of ship windows, order quantities, and on-order
Market Preparation:
- Prepare Buyers for Market through working with Planners to provide comprehensive insights on historical performance (e.g., best and worst sellers by door), emerging trends, customer preferences, coordinating market appointments and periodically attending NY market
- Support Buyer in style-out sessions including coordinating logistics and preparing insights to support assortment presentation
- Initiate the development of strategic product assortments to drive sales and brand growth
Bottoms-Up In-Season Analysis:
- Act as primary point of contact on execution questions and feedback from brand partners, visual merchandising, site merchandising, stores, digital, marketing (incl. promos), planning (incl. pricing)
- Constantly review business performance in close collaboration with Assistant Planners, communicating bottoms-up style insights to Buyers, recommending in-season actions (e.g., ask the vendor for ATS on sold out item) and helping to prepare for monthly OTB
- Manage markdown cadence and oversee offshore execution of price changes (frequency varies by category), RTVs, etc. and resolve any escalated issues
- Collaborate with offshore reporting team to generate custom Buying reports, maintaining structural changes to views and ensuring timeline delivery by offshore teams on expected cadences
WHAT YOU WILL BRING:
Required Qualifications:
- Manages ambiguity well, self starter, and is able to thrive in a fast paced environment
- Strong accountability, and ability to multitask and prioritize independently
- Generates a variety of approaches to problem solving quickly including new and novel ideas.
- Strong interpersonal skills and can be both direct but diplomatic and gain trust from others quickly.
- You often go above and beyond your goals. You are a consistent performer with a proven track record in driving positive outcomes through objectives and measures within a large complex organization.
- Open to new perspectives and is willing to try new ways of working in our evolving business
- Strong knowledge of and ability to apply retail math concepts, including elements of markup, margin planning, open to buy, and inventory productivity measures (WOS, T/O, GMROI).
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Strong ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- Excellent computer skills including MS Word and Excel, Powerpoint, Google Sheets/Docs/Slides
- Proficiency in systems (RFS, AMS, PCW, NuOrder)
- 1 - 2 years' experience as an Assistant Buyer, preferably in a major department store
YOUR LIFE AND CAREER AT SAKS GLOBAL:
- Opportunity to work in a dynamic fast paced environment at a company experiencing growth and transformation
- Exposure to rewarding career advancement opportunities across the largest multi-brand luxury retailer from retail to distribution, to digital or corporate
- Comprehensive benefits package for all eligible full-time employees (including medical, vision and dental)
- An amazing employee discount
BENEFITS:
We offer the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, disability insurance, and a variety of additional voluntary benefits (such as critical illness, hospital and accident insurance).
Thank you for your interest with Saks Global. We look forward to reviewing your application.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Saks Global is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with Saks Global and would like to request special assistance or an accommodation, please contact candidatesupport@saks.com.
Compensation for this role varies by geographic location. The listed range reflects multiple markets, including higher-cost areas. Actual starting pay will be determined based on work location, experience, and other job-related factors.
LOCATION
Dallas, Texas, 75201
CATEGORY
Merchandising
POSTED DATE
07/30/2026
SALARY RANGE
$54,000 - $72,000* Onsite
WHO WE ARE:
Saks Global is the largest multi-brand luxury retailer in the world, comprising Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and Saks OFF 5TH. Powered by our talented colleagues, we are redefining luxury shopping by offering each customer a personalized experience across our store network and e-commerce platforms. Through strong partnerships with the world’s most esteemed brands, cutting-edge technology and the industry’s most comprehensive luxury customer data, Saks Global is shaping the future of retail.
YOU WILL BE:
As the Assistant Buyer, you are a motivated individual who will participate in vendor selections and partnerships. The Assistant Buyer will assist in providing information for the monitoring of inventory productivity, and the analysis of vendor profitability, while providing data and analysis for price changes, and assist in entering price changes online.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
Order Management:
- Liaise with Buyers, Associate Buyers, and brand partners to gather and confirm order details (e.g., item details, shipping details, delivery schedules, order prioritization), manage updates to buy sheets, and resolve discrepancies
- Oversee offshore Merchandise Assistants’ creation and transmission of purchase orders to brand partners, ensuring timely delivery and accuracy of order details, overseeing communication between Merchandise Assistants and brand partners, and resolving or escalating any issues raised
- Provide allocation direction to the Planning Allocation team and help manage allocations for high-touch categories such as Designer
- Manage communication of receipt flow changes to the offshore team and ensure POs are maintained to ensure accurate view of ship windows, order quantities, and on-order
Market Preparation:
- Prepare Buyers for Market through working with Planners to provide comprehensive insights on historical performance (e.g., best and worst sellers by door), emerging trends, customer preferences, coordinating market appointments and periodically attending NY market
- Support Buyer in style-out sessions including coordinating logistics and preparing insights to support assortment presentation
- Initiate the development of strategic product assortments to drive sales and brand growth
Bottoms-Up In-Season Analysis:
- Act as primary point of contact on execution questions and feedback from brand partners, visual merchandising, site merchandising, stores, digital, marketing (incl. promos), planning (incl. pricing)
- Constantly review business performance in close collaboration with Assistant Planners, communicating bottoms-up style insights to Buyers, recommending in-season actions (e.g., ask the vendor for ATS on sold out item) and helping to prepare for monthly OTB
- Manage markdown cadence and oversee offshore execution of price changes (frequency varies by category), RTVs, etc. and resolve any escalated issues
- Collaborate with offshore reporting team to generate custom Buying reports, maintaining structural changes to views and ensuring timeline delivery by offshore teams on expected cadences
WHAT YOU WILL BRING:
Required Qualifications:
- Manages ambiguity well, self starter, and is able to thrive in a fast paced environment
- Strong accountability, and ability to multitask and prioritize independently
- Generates a variety of approaches to problem solving quickly including new and novel ideas.
- Strong interpersonal skills and can be both direct but diplomatic and gain trust from others quickly.
- You often go above and beyond your goals. You are a consistent performer with a proven track record in driving positive outcomes through objectives and measures within a large complex organization.
- Open to new perspectives and is willing to try new ways of working in our evolving business
- Strong knowledge of and ability to apply retail math concepts, including elements of markup, margin planning, open to buy, and inventory productivity measures (WOS, T/O, GMROI).
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Strong ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- Excellent computer skills including MS Word and Excel, Powerpoint, Google Sheets/Docs/Slides
- Proficiency in systems (RFS, AMS, PCW, NuOrder)
- 1 - 2 years' experience as an Assistant Buyer, preferably in a major department store
YOUR LIFE AND CAREER AT SAKS GLOBAL:
- Opportunity to work in a dynamic fast paced environment at a company experiencing growth and transformation
- Exposure to rewarding career advancement opportunities across the largest multi-brand luxury retailer from retail to distribution, to digital or corporate
- Comprehensive benefits package for all eligible full-time employees (including medical, vision and dental)
- An amazing employee discount
BENEFITS:
We offer the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, disability insurance, and a variety of additional voluntary benefits (such as critical illness, hospital and accident insurance).
Thank you for your interest with Saks Global. We look forward to reviewing your application.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Saks Global is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with Saks Global and would like to request special assistance or an accommodation, please contact candidatesupport@saks.com.
Compensation for this role varies by geographic location. The listed range reflects multiple markets, including higher-cost areas. Actual starting pay will be determined based on work location, experience, and other job-related factors.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Merchandise Associate
Document your retail credentials before applying
Gather employment records, performance reviews, and training certificates that prove your Merchandise Associate experience. PERM requires employers to demonstrate your qualifications meet the job requirements, so having organized documentation speeds up the labor certification filing.
Target retailers with active PERM filing history
Large retail chains and department stores are far more likely to have established immigration programs than small boutiques. Search DOL PERM disclosure data to confirm which employers have sponsored Merchandise Associate or comparable retail roles before approaching them.
Use Migrate Mate to find sponsoring employers
Filter your job search by employers with green card sponsorship history for retail and merchandising roles. Migrate Mate surfaces this data so you can focus applications on companies already familiar with the PERM process, not those encountering it for the first time.
Clarify the EB-3 category fit early in interviews
Merchandise Associate positions typically fall under EB-3 skilled worker or unskilled worker classifications depending on duties and degree requirements. Ask the hiring manager whether their legal team has filed EB-3 petitions before so you can assess timeline expectations honestly.
Verify the employer's E-Verify enrollment status
Many retailers enrolled in E-Verify already have HR infrastructure to handle employment verification, which often signals broader readiness to support immigration filings. Confirming enrollment before accepting an offer helps you gauge how smoothly the PERM process will run.
Check prevailing wage requirements using OFLC Wage Search
PERM requires your offered wage to meet or exceed the DOL prevailing wage for your specific location and job duties. Look up the wage level for retail merchandising roles in your target city before negotiations so your offer satisfies USCIS requirements from the start.
Green Card Merchandise Associate: Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Merchandise Associate role qualify for an employment-based green card?
Yes. Merchandise Associate positions can qualify under the EB-3 category, which covers skilled workers and unskilled workers depending on the specific duties and degree requirements. The employer must complete PERM labor certification with DOL, file an I-140 petition with USCIS, and then sponsor you through adjustment of status or consular processing to obtain permanent residency.
How does EB-3 green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B visa requires the position to qualify as a specialty occupation, which most Merchandise Associate roles cannot satisfy. EB-3 has no such specialty occupation requirement and faces no annual lottery. The tradeoff is a longer overall timeline: PERM labor certification alone can take six to twelve months, and priority date backlogs vary by country of birth before the green card is issued.
Where can I find employers who have sponsored Merchandise Associate green cards?
Migrate Mate is the recommended starting point. It surfaces employers with verified green card sponsorship history for retail and merchandising roles, so you can target companies already familiar with the PERM process rather than educating a new employer on immigration requirements while also trying to land the job.
What does PERM labor certification require for a retail merchandising role?
Your employer must conduct a DOL-mandated recruitment process to demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers are available for the position. This includes posting the job with specific language that reflects your actual duties and minimum requirements. The offered wage must also meet the DOL prevailing wage level, which you can verify in advance using OFLC Wage Search for your target location.
Does my country of birth affect how long an EB-3 green card takes for this role?
Yes. Workers born in high-demand countries such as India, China, Mexico, and the Philippines face priority date backlogs that can extend the wait significantly beyond the PERM and I-140 stages. Workers born in most other countries often face shorter waits because EB-3 Rest of World dates move more quickly. Migrate Mate can help you identify sponsoring employers regardless of your birth country, but the final timeline depends on your priority date and the USCIS Visa Bulletin.