This role is responsible for overall department performance, sales forecasting, fulfilling buying receipts, inventory maintenance, vendor communication, shipment tracking, managing assortment and product life cycle.
Organizational Contribution & Influence
This role serves as a merchant contact in coordination with Planning, Sourcing and Marketing teams. They collaborate with Production and DC teams to ensure shipment delivery and maintain product quality.
Key Responsibilities
-Achieve global and regional category sales targets
-Achieve or exceed target gross margin for your categories
-Manage OTB and stock cover
-Manage markdowns for you category/department
-Protect inventory on Top Sellers at all times by working top down when selecting styles to forecast, taking into account seasonal builds and debuilds
-Negotiate discounts and best deliveries on reorders
-Enter purchase orders
-Review and report on selling
Skills & Experience
-3-4 years of experience as Associate Buyer level or above
-Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Shopify experience is a plus