Vertical Buyer - Made Jewelry

Summary

The Vertical Buyer for Made Jewelry leads product selection, content strategy, and assortment planning to support the division s merchandise strategies across channels. This role partners with planning and finance teams to meet sales, margin, and GMROI targets while coaching assistant buyers and managing in-season decisions. The position requires strong vendor negotiation and multi-channel retail expertise.

Responsibilities

• Develop product plans to support seasonal department merchandise strategies based on customer expectations and trends
• Build multi-channel expertise for presentation, customer behavior, and competitive landscape for both full-line stores and online
• Negotiate exclusive offerings, pricing, vendor-funded markdowns, return-to-vendor agreements, drop-ship programs, and co-op
• Manage in-season inventory decisions including markdowns, claims, and re-orders
• Partner with buy planner and financial planner on business reviews, open-to-buy management, and plan revisions
• Teach, coach, and motivate assistant buyer(s) to drive in-season performance and assortment curation

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 retail and service environments
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Bachelor s degree in Merchandising or related field preferred
• Experience managing a high sales volume category (high SKU count, heavy seasonality, high revenue) preferred