Bloomingdale's
Buyer - New View and Designer
Bloomingdale's, Long Island City, New York, United States, 11101
Job Description
About:
Bloomingdale's makes fashion personal and fun, aspirational yet approachable. Our mission is to guide and inspire our customers to make style a source of creative energy in their lives. We will always strive to make Bloomingdale's like no other store in the world. Everyone plays a critical role to bring our mission to life. Regardless of position, we believe all colleagues have a voice and access to share their thoughts with every level of leadership. Our colleagues are passionate, driven, entrepreneurial and collaborative. We welcome and embrace diversity of background, thought and opinion while having a lot of fun along the way.
Job Overview:
As a Buyer, you will elevate Bloomingdale's competitive position by buying merchandise to drive sales and profitability across store and online for an assigned area of business. You will work closely with existing vendors to curate a distinguished Bloomingdale's assortment, as well as seek out new and differentiating vendors to satisfy our customer demand. The Buyer will focus on achieving sales, gross margin, and turn over objectives in your assigned area of the business. You will develop and implement strategies by vendor, collaborating with Planning to analyze and respond to sales trends. As a People Leader, you will inspire your team by fostering a culture of agility, and continuous learning.
Essential Functions:Set the vision for product category and determine in-season reaction to product performance; leverage analysis to determine quantity, styles, and reorderStrategically plan, manage, and control inventory inclusive of the Rolling Operating Forecast (ROF) to maximize profits, optimize sales and marginRecommend major brand and classification strategies, prepare and present style-out to DMMNegotiate with vendors for collection of Return to Vendor (RTV) and Mark Down Dollar Allowance (MDA) moneyReconcile projected Point of Sale (POS) and hardmarksQualifications and Competencies:
We encourage candidates with either a bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in a related field to applyPractices open and continuous communication, values keeping others informed, effectively presenting information in a clear, concise mannerExcellent leadership, facilitation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work across functional lines and at many levelsAbility to think creatively, strategically and technicallyAbility to work a flexible schedule based on department and Company needsKnowledge of MS Office computer programs are required
MERCH00
About:
Bloomingdale's makes fashion personal and fun, aspirational yet approachable. Our mission is to guide and inspire our customers to make style a source of creative energy in their lives. We will always strive to make Bloomingdale's like no other store in the world. Everyone plays a critical role to bring our mission to life. Regardless of position, we believe all colleagues have a voice and access to share their thoughts with every level of leadership. Our colleagues are passionate, driven, entrepreneurial and collaborative. We welcome and embrace diversity of background, thought and opinion while having a lot of fun along the way.
Job Overview:
As a Buyer, you will elevate Bloomingdale's competitive position by buying merchandise to drive sales and profitability across store and online for an assigned area of business. You will work closely with existing vendors to curate a distinguished Bloomingdale's assortment, as well as seek out new and differentiating vendors to satisfy our customer demand. The Buyer will focus on achieving sales, gross margin, and turn over objectives in your assigned area of the business. You will develop and implement strategies by vendor, collaborating with Planning to analyze and respond to sales trends. As a People Leader, you will inspire your team by fostering a culture of agility, and continuous learning.
Essential Functions:Set the vision for product category and determine in-season reaction to product performance; leverage analysis to determine quantity, styles, and reorderStrategically plan, manage, and control inventory inclusive of the Rolling Operating Forecast (ROF) to maximize profits, optimize sales and marginRecommend major brand and classification strategies, prepare and present style-out to DMMNegotiate with vendors for collection of Return to Vendor (RTV) and Mark Down Dollar Allowance (MDA) moneyReconcile projected Point of Sale (POS) and hardmarksQualifications and Competencies:
We encourage candidates with either a bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in a related field to applyPractices open and continuous communication, values keeping others informed, effectively presenting information in a clear, concise mannerExcellent leadership, facilitation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work across functional lines and at many levelsAbility to think creatively, strategically and technicallyAbility to work a flexible schedule based on department and Company needsKnowledge of MS Office computer programs are required
MERCH00