About This Role
As a Buyer on the Men's team, you will play a key role in shaping the product assortment and staying ahead of emerging trends. You will work closely with the Division and Category Director to craft a compelling merchandise mix that aligns with the brand vision and resonates with customers. You will take ownership of your category, managing the product assortment and driving strategies to meet financial goals.
Responsibilities
- Drive assortment strategy: Develop and execute buying strategies to curate trend-driven product assortments that align with customer preferences and seasonal trends, while achieving optimal SKU count and balancing newness versus replenishment inventory
- Trend forecasting: Stay ahead of fashion trends by conducting market research, keeping a pulse on runway trends, and analyzing social media and competitors to ensure a competitive and forward-thinking product mix. Utilize research to work with the in-house production team and suppliers to drive on-trend newness
- Cost negotiation & margin optimization: Lead pricing negotiations with suppliers to secure the best cost structures while maintaining product quality, ensuring profitability, and maximizing margins in a highly competitive market
- Financial management: Manage weekly sales performance, open-to-buy budgets, pricing, margin targets, and inventory levels, ensuring alignment with sales goals and profit margins, while optimizing the balance of newness and replenished minimizing markdowns
- Cross-functional collaboration: Partner with production, replenishment, planning, and creative teams to ensure timely deliveries, fast replenishment of high-demand styles, successful promotions to maximize sales opportunities, and cohesive product launches
- Data-driven decisions: Utilize sales performance data, customer reviews, and market insights to continuously optimize product assortments and increase profitability
Requirements
- 5-7 years of experience in Buying for men's apparel, ideally within an eCommerce fashion brand
- Strong understanding of current and emerging fashion trends, with a deep passion for the fashion industry
- Experience working with vendors and negotiating product quality, costs, and delivery dates with vendors
- Excellent prioritization, project management, organization skills, and attention to detail, in addition to strong analytical skills to support data-driven decisions
- Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Workspace
- Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion, Production, Design or related field, or equivalent work experience
- English, additional language(s) an advantage
Benefits
- NEW state-of-the-art HQ upcoming in 2025!
- Formalized career paths for continued professional growth
- Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO)
