Buyer, Accessories

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in South Carolina.

📋 Description

• Develop and implement a merchandising strategy and product direction for designated categories or departments.

• Curate unique, high-quality merchandise that aligns with customer needs and preferences.

• Utilize competitive intelligence, customer insights, and business analysis to create customer-focused assortments.

• Collaborate with Merchandise Planners to formulate and execute strategies that enhance business opportunities.

• Provide insights on category and pre-season planning strategies.

• Construct assortment frameworks and allocation strategies based on customer and trend insights.

• Establish product display and flow strategies, including launch dates, full-price selling periods, cross-sell opportunities, and collection considerations.

• Lead market preparation and attend market events to select products.

• Coordinate purchases with brand partners and collaborate on exclusive merchandise offerings.

• Manage communications regarding in-season brand performance, trending styles, chase opportunities, and order management issues.

• Review daily performance reports and gather insights on trending products, categories, and brands.

• Utilize in-season levers to optimize performance and prepare context for monthly OTB meetings.

• Negotiate with Brand Partners throughout the season to enhance performance through style swaps, capsules, RTVs, matrix expansion, and markdowns.

• Mentor and train Associate Buyers, Assistant Buyers, and Coordinators.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in retail.

• Over 5 years of experience in a buying office.

• Strong understanding of buying operations and retail strategy.

• Proficient financial, analytical, and strategic planning skills.

• Expertise in retail mathematics, including markup, margin planning, OTB, WOS, T/O, GMROI, and assortment planning.

• Proven leadership and team management abilities.

• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.

• Capability to build robust internal and vendor relationships.

• Strong customer focus and results-oriented mindset.

• Ability to navigate ambiguity effectively.

• Excellent organization, planning, prioritization, and conflict management skills.

• Strategic thinker with adaptability to evolving business needs.

• Willingness to travel, including international travel, as necessary.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package available for all eligible full-time employees, including medical, vision, and dental coverage.

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• 401(k) retirement plan.

• Basic life insurance.

• Supplemental life insurance.

• Disability insurance.

• Additional voluntary benefits, such as critical illness, hospital, and accident insurance.

• Employee discount.

• Opportunities for career advancement.

• International travel opportunities as required.