Associate Buyer (Hybrid)
Belk is a retail company seeking an Associate Buyer to drive merchandise strategy and assortments. The role involves purchasing and negotiating merchandise, collaborating with planners, and analyzing business trends to maximize opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute merchandise strategies and assortment plans, based on customer feedback and preferences, to deliver financial goals and business objectives
- Collaborate with Buyer and Planner on development of merchandise financial plans and by-door plans by providing regular and timely input; assist in building clusters and determining assortment layers
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with vendors
- Select merchandise; negotiate best costs and delivery of product
- Identify business opportunities and risks in-season through analyzing sales performance and gathering marketplace information; implement strategies to ensure plans are achieved
- Analyze the business to identify trends and capitalize on opportunities
- Execute advertising strategies
- Build a high quality merchant team by developing partnerships, leading, coaching and providing constructive feedback
- Travels to all necessary markets and store trips
- Builds and maintains productive relationships with peers and members of the merchant team
- Analyzes business to the lowest level to identify opportunities in sales, inventory, and margin by store, department, and class
- Reacts to business trends in a timely and efficient manner
- Maintains professionalism in work relationships and habits
- Provides direction, counseling and coaching to staff
- Develops creative solutions to business issues
- Works effectively with staff and Divisional/BSS management to achieve sound financial and merchandising solutions based on analysis, input and experience
- Identifies emerging trends and shops competition and market regularly
- Communicates effectively with stores and vendors
- Requires designated hybrid in-office work schedule
Skills
- Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent years of experience
- 1-3 years of retail buying experience required
- Demonstrates strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Is highly organized and able to multitask
- Builds and maintains productive relationships with peers and members of the merchant team
- Demonstrates leadership and decision-making skills
- Demonstrates strong listening, written and oral communication skills
- Analyzes business to the lowest level to identify opportunities in sales, inventory, and margin by store, department, and class
- Reacts to business trends in a timely and efficient manner
- Adapts to shifting circumstances in a business environment
- Possesses strong merchandising, product and marketing skills
- Proficient in business-related computer software (Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, etc.)
Company Overview
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