Job description
BuyerRole Overview:
Our client is seeking a Buyer for their North American Retail team. This role requires a seasoned business manager with experience running multiple departments in the apparel space. This buyer is a data driven merchant, customer centric and excellent with product. The buyer will be responsible for addressing and managing challenges and opportunities to execute strategic initiatives to while achieving sales and margin for both full price retail stores and outlets.
Buyer Roles and Responsibilities:
- Handle all aspects of buying for all classifications across Men’s and Women’s, ensuring that financial targets and plans are met for company owned stores, both full price retail and outlet Collaborate with global merchandising to create a balanced assortment
- providing analysis to recommend changes to reorders, pricing strategies and markdowns as well as partnering to accurately forecast sales and inventory needs
- ·Analyze daily, weekly and monthly performance identifying key styles and categories that drive sales, repeat purchases and buyer acquisition.
- Present weekly actionable insights and recommendations to optimize short and long-term performance.
- Develop a deep knowledge of previous sales history and seasons while also seizing on white space opportunities to meet or exceed top line goals
- Work closely with e-commerce team to align on key styles and categories that provide wins or challenges across omni channels, providing suggestions to further optimize or mitigate risk Develop long-range plans for assigned category based on sound knowledge of category, company growth expectations and strategic goals.
- Develop assortments and staying on top of current and emerging trends by performing market competitive analysis Participate in product lifecycle management process, held accountable to create cohesive assortment in stores that will deliver profitable revenue Participate in cross-functional Milestone meetings (Hindsight, Budget & Strategy, etc.), presenting in-depth analysis for retail stores
- Bachelor’s Degree Minimum of 3 - 5 years retail buying experience
- additional experience with outlet preferred
- Advanced level knowledge of Microsoft Excel (Vlookups / Pivots / ability to manage & efficiently analyze large data sets)
- Ability to analyze data and translate into actionable insights to drive results
- Comfortable in a fast paced, high energy environment, with proven success at multi-tasking and time management skills
- Possesses the ability to think outside of the box and innovate to solve complex problems.
- Excellent communication skills and attention to detail
- Must be self-motivated, excited to see individual actions contribute to team success
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