Job description
Job Opportunity: Director of Buying – NYC METRO BASED ONLY HYBRID ROLE
You must live in the NYC Metro Area – No Relocations – Excellent Comp + Bonus + Benefits
Our client is an American luxury brand known for beautiful, timeless pieces and rich storytelling that evokes optimism and joy. The collections include ready-to-wear, handbags, footwear, accessories, jewelry, home and beauty.
You are seeking a work environment where people are encouraged to dream, explore, discover and, as important, laugh together. If you’re prepared to work hard, create impact, and have fun while doing it, we would love to have you apply!
You will be joining a global, purpose-led company on an exciting growth journey with an amazing culture and great benefit.
This Role Is Tailor-Made For You Because:
You are excited to balance the art and science of the buy with an interest in being highly strategic with design-driven products and you’ll have team of three direct
reports. You’re also resourceful and collaborative with a strong editorial eye. A sense
of humor is a plus!
Our Buying team helps fuel the sustained growth of our business by selecting and managing the best product assortment for our North America boutiques and e- commerce sites. Operating as a central hub, we partner closely with the Design, Sourcing, Planning, Distribution, Visual and Marketing teams to develop and support our seasonal assortment. Our passion for our product fuels our mission: to drive sales and deliver on our inventory and profit objectives. Come join us
A Day In The Life:
The typical day is…atypical. You will be developing, executing, and communicating product strategies for Ready to Wear, Footwear, Swim, Soft Accessories, Home & Licensing for direct-to-consumer stores while building effective cross-functional partnerships with team members in Global Merchandising, Planning, Site Merchandising, Visual Merchandising, Marketing and Creative. You are analytical and enjoy hind sighting business weekly, monthly and quarterly to inform future buying decisions to keep in line with the financial plans. You lead your team to drive the business by curating seasonal buys in quarterly markets which align with the brand goals and key marketing messages with store specific needs to ensure success of the Full Price Store business. You will manage cross-functional team relationships on an ongoing basis by providing direction on vision, strategy, and meetings to unify the team toward a common goal.
To Land This Role:
· BA/BS Preferred
· 6+ years of relevant buying experience, preferably in dynamic, monobrand retail organizations
· Excellent leadership and communication skills; ability to motivate and inspire teams
· Strong collaboration and creative problem-solving skills
· Strong Analytical and business acumen skills for both pre and post, time of buy
· Travel required to the retail stores giving product knowledge to the field team and gaining understanding of the local market to support future product/tiering strategies or opportunities
· Advanced efficiency in PowerPoint and Excel
