SummaryAs a Buyer for Women's Modern Classic at Nordstrom, you will direct the content strategy, product selection, and utilize customer and trend information to support the merchandise strategies of the division. You will partner with the assortment planner to achieve financial objectives and exceed departmental sales volume, gross margin, and GMROI targets.
Responsibilities- Develop product plans to support seasonal department merchandise strategies based on customer expectations and fashion trends.
- Develop deep multi-channel expertise, including presentation knowledge, customer behavior, and competition for both FLS and Online channels.
- Negotiate exclusive offerings, terms, pricing, vendor-funded markdowns, return-to-vendor agreements, drop-ship programs, co-op, etc.
- Manage and direct inventory management in season, ensuring effective analysis and decision making regarding markdowns, claims, re-orders, etc.
- Partner with buy planner and financial planner on business reviews, open-to-buy management, and plan revisions to achieve financial goals and strategic objectives.
- Teach, coach, and motivate assistant buyers to drive in-season performance management and become exceptional pickers of product, editors of assortments, and business managers.
Requirements- 4+ years of experience as a multichannel/omni-channel retail Buyer or equivalent.
- Strong negotiation skills and experience maintaining vendor relationships.
- Demonstrated understanding of Nordstrom’s retail and service environment.
- Proficiency in MS Office suite.
- Bachelor's degree in Merchandising or related field (preferred).
- Experience managing and supporting a high sales volume category (high SKU count, heavy seasonality, high revenue ($150M+)) (preferred).
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