Top 44 Buyer/planner Jobs in Fountain Valley, Ca

Buyer / Planner / Analyst
Alternative Retail | Tustin, CA —Santa Ana, CA
- $80,000 - $100,000 a year
- Full-time
- Background check
- Microsoft Excel
- 5 years
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
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Buyer/Planner
Design West Technologies —Tustin, CA
- $75,000 - $95,000 a year
- Full-time
- ERP systems
- Mid-level
- 3 years
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Buyer Expeditor Aerospace Manufacturer
Jaco Engineering —Anaheim, CA
- From $30 an hour
- 8 hour shift
- Marketing
- Research
- Mid-level
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
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13d
Account Manager
Orange Circle Studio —Irvine, CA
- From $70,304 a year
- Full-time
- Merchandising
- Mid-level
- Office
- Health savings account
- Paid holidays
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1d
Supply Chain Director
Golden State Foods —City of Industry, CA
- $185,000 - $200,000 a year
- Online Application
- Customer service
- Writing skills
- Sanitation
- AD&D insurance
- Paid holidays
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Supply Chain Planner and Buyer
DiaSorin —Cypress, CA
- $85,000 - $92,000 a year
- Full-time
- Background check
- Microsoft Excel
- Oracle
Sourcing Specialist II
Rocket Lab Corporation —Long Beach, CA
- $72,000 - $90,000 a year
- ERP systems
- Mid-level
- Office
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Buyer I - Defense Systems Division
Parker Hannifin Corporation —Irvine, CA
- $69,500 - $115,000 a year
- Full-time
- Bachelor of Science
- Office
- 1 year
- Paid parental leave
- Paid holidays
Buyer- Men's Screens
Tillys —Irvine, CA
- $100,000 - $115,000 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Microsoft Word
- 5 years
- Merchandising
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
Senior Buyer (West Coast Operations)
Collectors —Santa Ana, CA
- $85,000 - $110,000 a year
- Email
- 6 years
- Office
- Math
- Commuter assistance
- Paid holidays
Buyer/Planner, Sr. (Temp)
MicroVention, Inc. —Aliso Viejo, CA
- $36 - $40 an hour
- Temporary
- Microsoft Outlook
- 5 years
- Analysis skills
Director - Supply Chain Management
ZO Skin Health, Inc —Irvine, CA
- Hybrid work
- Oracle
- Office
- 8 years
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Construction Buyer
Zero Impact Solutions —Santa Ana, CA
- $27 - $30 an hour
- Full-time
- 5 years
- Mid-level
- Bachelor's degree
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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Tooling Planner/Buyer
Howmet Aerospace —Brea, CA
- $60,000 - $85,000 a year
- Full-time
- Oracle
- Basic math
- Mid-level
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Lead Material Planner
Stellant Systems —Torrance, CA
- $95,000 - $133,000 a year
- Full-time
- Oracle
- Mid-level
- 3 years
Production Planner
Winchester Interconnect —Garden Grove, CA
- $75,000 - $90,000 a year
- Google Workspace
- Oracle
- Salesforce
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4d
Supply Chain Manager
Allfast Fastening Systems LLC —City of Industry, CA
- $120,000 - $150,000 a year
- Full-time
- 5 years
- Contracts
- Senior level
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
Material Planner - Torrance
PolyPeptide US —Torrance, CA
- $85,000 - $100,000 a year
- Full-time
- 5 years
- ERP systems
- English
14d
Merchandise Allocator
Boot Barn —Irvine, CA
- $70,500 - $80,000 a year
- Microsoft Outlook
- Heavy lifting
- Customer service
- Store discount
- Health insurance
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Sr Strategic Sourcing Manager, Mechanical
Masimo —Irvine, CA
- $130,000 - $160,000 a year
- Full-time
- Spanish
- Microsoft Access
- Computer literacy
- Paid parental leave
- AD&D insurance

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Buyer / Planner / Analyst

Alternative Retail | Tustin, CA
Santa Ana, CA

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Job Details

Full-time
$80,000 - $100,000 a year
9 days ago

Benefits

401(k)
Paid time off

Qualifications

Data quality checks
Data preprocessing
Microsoft Excel
Machine learning/AI-based analysis
Business intelligence
Interpersonal skills
Spreadsheets
Merchandising
AI tools proficiency
Retail buying
Retail math
Technical Proficiency

Full Job Description

$80,000–$100,000

Candidate will own the buying for a portfolio of 200+ lifestyle and fashion apparel brands, using historical sell-through data and AI-assisted analysis to curate purchase orders that maximize sell-through at our required margins.

About Alternative Retail

Alternative Retail is a Southern California company that operates warehouse sales and sample sales for more than 200 lifestyle, fashion, and apparel brands. Our model is different from traditional retailers: inventory sells in short, high-intensity event windows rather than sitting on a floor year-round. That makes buying decisions — what to acquire opportunistically, at what depth, and at what price — the single biggest driver of our business.

About the Role

Reporting directly to a co-founder, you'll be the analytical engine behind our purchasing. Twelve months in, success looks like this: you've built a repeatable, data-driven buying process; our purchase orders consistently hit sell-through and margin targets; slow-moving inventory is shrinking; and the founders trust your recommendations enough that reviewing an order takes minutes, not hours. This is a planning and analysis role — you will not be working the sale floor at events.

What You'll Do

Own the analysis of historical shipped and sold data across 200+ brands — normalizing messy, inconsistent vendor files into clean, decision-ready datasets
Evaluate opportunistic available-goods lists from vendors and curate recommended purchase orders — quantity by style, broken down by size curve and color performance
Compute event-based sell-through metrics
Manage inventory position targets — balancing on-hand stock against expected demand so we buy deep on proven performers without overbuying unproven items
Use Claude / Gemini daily as a core analysis partner — building and refining structured buying logic, reviewing opportunities, and generating draft orders for review by the team.
Present recommendations to the founders with clear rationale, confidence levels, and flagged risks — and defend or revise them under questioning

What We're Looking ForRequired

5+ years of experience in buying, merchandise planning, allocation, or inventory analysis for apparel, footwear, or accessories
Highly technical: advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency (pivot tables, lookups, data cleaning, navigating large datasets) is non-negotiable
Experience using AI tools for analysis — or demonstrated aptitude and genuine enthusiasm to make AI a core part of your workflow
Strong retail math: sell-through, turn, margin, size curves, open-to-buy concepts
Comfort with ambiguity — vendor data arrives in inconsistent formats, and you'll need judgment where the data is incomplete.
Be a team player — stepping in to assist the inventory team with reconciling orders or chasing down missing data from vendors when needed

Preferred

Off-price, closeout, or liquidation apparel experience — you understand opportunistic buying, where hesitation means the goods are gone
Exposure to event-based or pop-up retail (warehouse sales, sample sales, outlet)
Experience with BI tools alongside Excel.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $80,000–$100,000, depending on experience
Performance bonuses tied to event outcomes
401(k) eligibility
Paid vacation and sick leave
Santa Ana, CA based — with remote flexibility available for the right fit

Pay: $80,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k)
Paid time off

Experience:

Microsoft Excel: 5 years (Required)
Clothing/Shoes purchasing/analyzing: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

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