Buyer 4
Westwood, MA, US, 02090
Overview
This position is responsible for forecasting, planning, and implementing strategies in order to achieve or exceed sales goals and profit margins for a department or classification. In addition, you will be responsible for purchasing a balanced product assortment to help showcase the brand direction. Develop, implement, and track promotional strategies in an effort to generate additional sales, move slow selling goods and maintain healthy inventory levels. The Buyer will report directly to the Merchandising Manager.
What You'll Do
- Partner with leadership to gain alignment with Brand Product and Planning teams on long range planning and implement strategies to support. Align product briefs to range plans and MFP plans.
- Drive a deep understanding of the retail customer. Apply insights to product assortments and Go to Market strategies.
- Responsible for financial results for a product category (12-18 months)
- Shape line to help deliver needs for the consumer – working pre-season & long range (18-24 months)
- Select from the line the product that will drive sales – understanding key item needs and #s to drive sales
- Develops gender, channel, silhouette buy plans and manages the open to buy
- Create assortment plans for stores that achieve style-color count targets and productivity targets while creating a customer experience that is cohesive with the brand and channel initiatives. Incorporate field feedback and identify revenue-driving opportunities that evolve store assortments over time
- Ensure cohesion across storytelling and cross category
- Develop the pricing & promotion strategy
- Review, monitor and react to in season buying plans, sales reports, forecasts inventory levels, weeks of supply, gross margin, inventory turn, and markdown management
- Shop company excess each week and identify excess opportunities to achieve updated forecasts
- Prepare and present quarterly product line plans and GTM strategy to senior leadership prior to placing buys
- Collaborate on visual merchandising and store layout to support merchandise assortments
- Work with cross functional teams within Americas Retail to distribute monthly GTM content for our field team
- Owns pricing and promotions for the Americas region
- Align with marketing on needs for season
- Travel to the Retail stores each season to ensure proper merchandising standards, review inventory levels and sales.
Will influence:
- Financial targets
- Monthly GTM Strategies
- Global Product assortment
- Visual and marketing presentation
- Allocation Strategies
What You'll Bring to the Table
- BS or BA in business, business, marketing or related field – or equivalent years of relevant and related experience
- Ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience with at least 2 coming from the footwear or apparel industry
- Strong knowledge of assortments and shopper patterns
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Ability to effectively communicate and share information
- Ability to demonstrate leadership in the Americas team, and collaborate well with both partners, and team members to develop regional strategies.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to prioritize, manage and meet deadlines
- Effectively manage time and operate with sense of urgency
- Adjusts quickly to changing priorities and conditions
- Copes effectively with complexity, change and effectively work with ambiguity
The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. We accept applications on an ongoing basis.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability, or any other classification protected by law.
Title: Buyer 4 
Salary or Pay Range: $95,000 - $105,000
Pay offered will vary based on job-related factors such as location, experience, training, skills, and abilities.
At Crocs, Inc. we believe in the power of a blend of in-person and virtual collaboration to drive creativity and strengthen relationships. Your participation in this flexible schedule plays a key role in building a connected and successful team. In-office requirements vary by our work personas: Resident (5 days), Collaborator (4 days), Connector (2-3 days), Explorer (fully remote). This role has been aligned to the Collaborator persona.
This position is eligible to participate in a company incentive program.
This position is eligible for company benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits.
The application window is 45 days, but applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible after the posting date in order to ensure optimal consideration. The posting will be removed if the job is filled before the application window deadline.
Job Category: Corporate
Nearest Major Market: Boston
