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Senior Footwear Buyer (Work Boots)

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree with 5 years+ retail buying experience in either a specialty store or

department store

Excellent knowledge of Excel, Word and Power Point

Strong communication skills, providing direction to private label, design and

product development team and brands

Ability to work as a team member, multitask and give clear direction. Builds rapport

and relationships both internally and externally with Store Operations, Visuals,

Marketing, Design, Private Brand, Vendors

Must be task driven and pro-active when it comes to executing tasks

Thorough knowledge of retail math such as sales, gross margin, OTB calculations,

initial mark-up calculations turnover, etc

Effective oral presentations with well-prepared content and confident delivery

Strong negotiation skills

Experience meeting multiple deadlines


Competencies

Ensure Effective Communication - Listens carefully and attentively to others'

opinions and ideas. Communicates information clearly, concisely, and

professionally

Establish Trust - Follows through on commitments. Is honest and direct with others.

Promotes a culture of respect for, commitment to, and compliance with Company

values, beliefs, and standards. Ensures the protection of confidential information


Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Identify and manage emerging and declining trends in a timely manner

Build a well-balanced assortment for stores

Partner with cross-functional team members to develop division key concepts, key

items, promotional strategies and store assortments to ensure that product is

commercially viable and provides an exciting customer store experience

Successfully partner with private label programs and key branded vendors

Ensure purchase decisions, sales growth, inventory and gross margin management

align with company strategies

Develop a clear understanding of all merchandising systems to maximize analysis of

business strategies

Drive results with strong merchandise strategies and execution

Closely coordinates with vendors the timely execution of product manufacturing

and delivery

Develops class assortment plans that quantify the seasonal buys correctly by store

volume group, and address regional and lifestyle differences of our customers

Selects product that is assorted by price point, function and fashion that promotes

multiple items in each purchase

Develops the floor set with the visual team to create the strongest impact and

engage our customers to drive sales

Responds to timely to selling and marketing opportunities to ensure the continued

growth of the organization

Provide supervisors with comprehensive vendor market reports after competitive

shopping

Develop, train, and mentor associate/assistant buyers with the skills needed to

advance to the next level

Demonstrates high level of quality work, attendance and appearance

Demonstrates high degree of professionalism in communication, attitude and

teamwork with customers, peers and management

Adhere to all local, federal and state laws in addition to Company policies,

procedures, and practices

Performs any other duties that may be assigned by management


$130,000 - $150,000 a year

Average salary estimate

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$130000K
$150000K

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January 11, 2025

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