Merchandise Buyer
8 months ago
New York
Job Description Come join our VW Merchandising team! Variety Wholesalers, Inc. is looking for business-minded, self-motivated professionals with a passion for merchandising and an eye for trends. You’ll need strong negotiation and relationship-building skills, and the ability to balance product, trend, and fashion with our customer’s needs in mind. Essential Job Functions: · Manage opportunistic buying responsibility (based on vendors or classifications) and accountability for sales and margin performance · Analyze reports and figures · Control Open to Buy, Inventory Levels, and Monthly deliveries in order to meet the company’s financial goals · Manage assortments by category, review for balance, manage all aspects of the buying process, and adhere to strategic objectives of the category · Contribute to the development of merchandising strategies utilizing historical data, competition, vendors, and trends for each season. Partner with the Planners to develop open-to-buy within an assortment that supports the strategy of stock positioning for key categories and classifications · Manage production calendar deadlines with internal and external partners to ensure the timely delivery of product. · Travel to buying markets · Shop all competing and Variety Wholesalers, Inc. stores to identify opportunities, trends, and labels Education: Bachelor’s degree preferably in Fashion Merchandising, Marketing, or Business Experience: • Strong market awareness and ability to assess customers and trends, • Strong analytical, financial, and negotiation skills, • Knowledge of retail planning and allocation, • Ability to build and maintain strong cross-functional partnerships, • Strong presentation and communication skills with the ability to interact at an executive level, • 401(k) and 401(k) match, • Dental Insurance, • Health insurance, • Life insurance, • Paid time off, • Vision insurance