BUYER
Job Purpose:
Provides merchandise for customers by purchasing, delivering, and pricing goods; training sales staff.
Duties:
* Purchases merchandise by studying needs, preferences, and buying patterns of customers.
* Delivers merchandise to locations by scheduling shipments.
* Approves merchandise delivery by authorizing payment; directing returns.
* Resolves discrepancies by collecting and analyzing vendor or merchandise information.
* Supervises merchandise pricing and identification by determining markups; identifying manufacturer style numbers and seasonal codes.
* Provides merchandise information by answering questions and requests.
* Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies. Visits wholesale showrooms and attends trade shows to keep abreast of trends.
*Shops competition locations for pricing, and product trends.
* Identifies current and future customer requirements by establishing rapport with potential and actual customers and other persons in a position to understand merchandise requirements.
* Prepares special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
* Visits company locations and prepares sales staff by developing and conducting merchandise- specific, in-service training programs.
* Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Skills/Qualifications:
Retail Math Skills, Proficient in Excell, Selling to Customer Needs, Market Knowledge, Scheduling, Customer Focus, Attention to Detail, Client Relationships, Analyzing Information , Supervision, Understanding the Customer, Job Knowledge
Requirements:
- 5+ years of Retail Merchandise Buying experience.
- Demonstrated logical analysis and problem solving skills
- Thorough understanding of retail math
- Flexible and adaptive to changing priorities; ability to organize and prioritize workload to meet deadlines
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability or aptitude to learn technical applications quickly; must be proficient with Microsoft Excel
Pay: $120,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Brooklyn, NY 11219
