Top 247 Buyer Jobs in Irvine 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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Supply Chain Junior Buyer
GuruNanda LLC —Buena Park, CA
- From $32 an hour
- Full-time
- Bilingual
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP systems
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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Buyer Trainee
Express Manufacturing, Inc. —Santa Ana, CA
- $18 - $20 an hour
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP systems
- Office
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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Purchasing Specialist
JMU DENTAL INC —Fullerton, CA
- $5,000 - $10,000 a month
- Full-time
- Bilingual
- Mid-level
- Bachelor's degree
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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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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Procurement Analyst
University of California, Irvine —Orange, CA
- $29.74 - $51.29 an hour
- Overtime
- Background check
- Oracle
- Writing skills
- Health insurance
- Retirement plan
Buyer - I
Express Manufacturing, Inc. —Santa Ana, CA
- $20 - $30 an hour
- Full-time
- Basic math
- ERP systems
- Experience equivalent to degree accepted
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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Buyer - Associate
KORE1 Technologies —Irvine, CA
- $30 - $35 an hour
- Urgently hiring
- Mid-level
- Office
- 3 years
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Supply Chain Buyer Level 1
Bisco Industries —Anaheim, CA
- $20.38 - $30.57 an hour
- Monday to Friday
- Background check
- Microsoft Excel
- Math
- Wellness program
- Paid holidays
Buyer III
Novanta —Irvine, CA
- $81,510 - $121,800 a year
- Full-time
- Mentoring
- Contracts
- Senior level
Purchasing Coordinator
Irvine Ranch Water District —Irvine, CA
- $37.37 - $51.14 an hour
- Online Application
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Writing skills
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
1d
Buyer
AHMC Healthcare —Anaheim, CA
- From $30 an hour
- 1 year
- Entry level
Buyer II [C]
Novanta —Irvine, CA
- $32.79 - $42.62 an hour
- Full-time
- ERP systems
- Mid-level
- Office
Entry-Level Buyer – Orange County (Fullerton)
Buffalo Exchange —Orange County, CA
- $17 an hour
- Part-time
- Merchandising
- No experience needed
- Entry level
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off
Buyer
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. —Newport Beach, CA
- $72,000 - $117,000 a year
- Mid-level
- Microsoft Office
- Bachelor's degree
Buyer
Fry Steel Company —Santa Fe Springs, CA
- $33 - $38 an hour
- Full-time
- Computer literacy
- Basic math
- Office
Buyer
Diality —Irvine, CA
- $91,000 - $110,000 a year
- Full-time
- Inventory management
- ERP systems
- Mid-level
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Entry-Level Buyer – Orange County (Costa Mesa)
Buffalo Exchange —Orange County, CA
- $17 an hour
- Part-time
- Merchandising
- No experience needed
- Entry level
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off
Buyer
AMETEK, Inc. —Irvine, CA
- $85,000 - $105,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- Oracle
- Mid-level
- Health savings account
- Paid holidays
Purchaser
M K PRODUCTS INC —Irvine, CA
- $70,000 - $90,000 a year
- Full-time
- Customer service
- ERP systems
- Mid-level
- Paid holidays
- Health 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

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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