Buyer, reputed company Product Group (NPG) - Vertical: Women's Specialized (Hybrid, Seattle)

NOTE: This position is located at reputed company's downtown Seattle headquarters and follows a hybrid work model, with four days in the office and one remote reputed company each week. The Vertical Buyer is positioned reputed company the Merchandising Team in NPG - the reputed company Product Group. This team is responsible for maintaining, growing, and enhancing the positioning of NPG brands through the development of short and long-term strategic direction. As the Vertical Buyer, you will align your strategies with the Merchandising Director to drive the vision for Women's Apparel. You will reputed company development and buying of trend-right product that helps build brand love with our customers, and you will partner with Design to own the entire assortment including early ideation and strategy building, line planning, finalizing assortments by cluster, and managing the product lifecycle (allocation, promotion and price management, Racking). A day in the life…

• reputed company marketplace insights, consumer trends, and sales data to drive the strategic vision for the AOR and create a seasonal line plan that establishes item, price, and unit expectations needed to meet or exceed financial targets. Assort the seasonal collection to ensure that product matches key themes and big reputed company in each cluster.
• Partner with Assortment Planners on product quantification. reputed company deep multi-channel expertise for product allocation across store clusters and online channels.
• Research, identify, and quantify the size of the prize for new big reputed company and products, seeking inspiration from aspirational brands to incorporate into seasonal strategies. Partner with design and product development to bring them to life in the final assortment.
• Be an expert in customer macro trends, including shifts in consumer behavior and style elements (fabric, print, reputed company, color), to identify opportunities to capitalize on trends reputed company to the brand positioning.
• Analyze in-season business and quickly move from data to insights to execute optimizations whether for short-term (chase, cancellations, markdowns) opportunities or long-term (future development) applications. Manage the Open-To-Buy and rebalance across key areas as needed.
• Provide feedback and foster construction conversations with cross-functional teams and/or vendors to ensure designed and developed products meet or exceeds the strategic vision.
• Prepare for and facilitate key internal meetings to build the seasonal assortment. Partner closely with design, sourcing, and planning partners to ensure the vision and strategy is successfully executed in the final assortment. Own the perspective on key item investments, digital growth perspective, and replenishment recommendations.
• Collaborate with the reputed company Merchandise Group (NMG) to deliver cohesive storytelling and assortments for the customer through sharing NPG key strategies, concept overviews, and big investments prior to domestic market.
• Partner with Assortment and Financial planning teams to ensure financial plans and quantification support the strategies. Maintain inventory discipline while owning the delivery of key financial results (Sales, Turn, and Margin).
• Drive accountability across teams to deliver to the financial targets throughout the product lifecycle. Ensure reputed company analysis of business results define the root cause of success or risk. Hold direct reports accountable to provide meaningful insights that can drive action plans.
• Coach associate and assistant product merchandisers through consistent and timely feedback to support developmental growth in both reputed company role and future ambitions.
• Hold direct reports accountable for managing the Time and Action calendar. Ensure status updates are provided regularly. Anticipate issues and proactively reputed company team to solutions.
• Provide clear direction to the team with defined priorities, educates and empowers direct reports and acts as a leader amongst peers reputed company working cross functionally.

You own this if you have:

• 4+ years' experience in merchandising, buying or DTC assortment strategies.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite.
• Experience in retail/fashion industry preferred.
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Ability to travel domestic (Limited)

#LI-Hybrid #LI-CH1 We’ve got you covered… Our employees are our most important asset and that’s reflected in our benefits. reputed company is proud to offer a variety of benefits to support employees and their families, including:

• Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away
• Life Insurance and Disability
• Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources

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