Job description
Leading surf / skate brand in OC is looking to bring a Buyer onto their women's young contemporary team!
Hybrid role – x2 a week onsite
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for meeting planned sales, margin and inventory turnover goals, and for their designated areas.
- Develop and instill focused merchandise assortment strategies and inventory management.
- Must have brand development and product development skillset
- Supervise, coach and develop Assistant Buyer, and Administrative Assistant (with a fully developed department).
- Partners with Allocation, Marketing, and Visual teams to ensure correct execution of assortments in store.
- Monitors performance versus plan to identify trend opportunities.
- Manages all aspects of the merchandise offering-selection, negotiation, promotion, and disposition.
- Develops customer driven assortments that support departmental goals and key item focus.
- Provides collaborative guidance, direction and support to the planning organization in the development of financial merchandise and key item plans.
- Ensures the merchandise selection matches customer needs.
- Ensures merchandise mix balances quantity, style, size and price consistent with the company and individual market requirements.
- Attend relevant trade shows, markets and events to observe market trends, gather product information, selects merchandise, and establishes business relationships with viable vendors.
- Visits stores to evaluate merchandise mix, observes competition, weighs individual store needs and translate findings into executable product plans.
- Develops and maintains relationships with vendors.
- Maintains company’s standards and code of ethics both inside the organization and when dealing with outside vendors
- Partners with the Planner to complete accurate forecasts by evaluating financial information, current trends and anticipated market changes that impact buy decisions and strategies.
- Ensures promotional execution accuracy (pricing, signage, etc.)
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
- Proficient in the use of Excel and MS Word.
- Strong merchandising, product, and analytical skills.
- Demonstrated leadership and decision making skills.
- Retail math literacy and application of concepts to daily operations.
- Detail oriented and organized.
- Must be able to communicate in a professional manner and respond with timeliness.
- Resourceful and able to research problems and recommend solutions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Trend and fashion awareness with ability to understand current trends, competition and market.
- Ability to reprioritize projects frequently.
- Independent, self-motivated, team player.
- Able to effectively communicate with all levels of staff and management.
- 1-2 years of experience in Product Development/ Private Label
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
- 2 years minimum of retail Buying experience in department store or specialty store chain required.
- 1-2 years of experience in Product Development/Private label.
- High School Diploma required.
- Bachelors Degree from a four year college or university preferred; or four years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
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