Variety Wholesalers, Inc. is looking for business-minded, self-motivated professionals with a passion for merchandising and an eye for trends. You’ll need strong negotiation and relationship-building skills, and the ability to balance product, trend, and fashion with our customer’s needs in mind.
Essential Job Functions:
· Manage opportunistic buying responsibility (based on vendors or classifications) and accountability for sales and margin performance
· Analyze reports and figures
· Control Open to Buy, Inventory Levels, and Monthly deliveries in order to meet the company’s financial goals
· Manage assortments by category, review for balance, manage all aspects of the buying process, and adhere to strategic objectives of the category
· Contribute to the development of merchandising strategies utilizing historical data, competition, vendors, and trends for each season. Partner with the Planners to develop open-to-buy within an assortment that supports the strategy of stock positioning for key categories and classifications
· Manage production calendar deadlines with internal and external partners to ensure the timely delivery of product.
· Travel to buying markets
· Shop all competing and Variety Wholesalers, Inc. stores to identify opportunities, trends, and labels
Education: Bachelor’s degree preferably in Fashion Merchandising, Marketing, or Business
Experience:
Minimum 4 years of experience with buying
Knowledge/Skills:
Strong market awareness and ability to assess customers and trends
Strong analytical, financial, and negotiation skills
Knowledge of retail planning and allocation
Ability to build and maintain strong cross-functional partnerships
Strong presentation and communication skills with the ability to interact at an executive level
Strong Excel, Microsoft Word, and PowerPoint skills
Benefits:
401(k) and 401(k) match
Dental Insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Purchasing and Sales
Industries
Retail
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