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Nordstrom

Assistant Buyer – Fine Jewelry

Nordstrom

. Develop an understanding of customer needs, wants and expectations .

Posted 10/8/2026full-timeSeattle • Washington • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $80,000 - $132,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in retail merchandising and planning, with a strong focus on inventory management, market analysis, and effective communication. Proven ability to drive department performance and collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet customer needs.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Retail Merchandising ExperienceInventory ManagementMarket AnalysisEffective CommunicationBachelor's Degree in Merchandising

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Hard Skills
Retail MerchandisingPlanningAnalysisNegotiationMarkdown StrategyVendor ManagementSales Volume SupportCategory ManagementPerformance Improvement
Soft Skills
Interpersonal SkillsWritten CommunicationVerbal Communication
Tools & Technologies
MS Office Suite
Industry Keywords
High SKU CountSeasonalityNordstrom Service EnvironmentExclusive OfferingsReturn-to-Vendor Agreements

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Develop an understanding of customer needs, wants and expectations
  • Build an understanding of the market and competitors in the category
  • Establish understanding of the seasonal department merchandise strategy
  • Partner with assistant buy planner on market preparation
  • Contribute to negotiations of exclusive offerings, terms, pricing, vendor funded markdowns, return-to-vendor agreements, drop-ship programs, co-op, etc.
  • Function as liaison to online and/or stores as assigned, including communicating the selling agenda
  • Contribute to in-season inventory management, including driving markdowns and exit strategy
  • Analyze and make decisions to improve department performance
  • Collaborate with regional merchandisers regarding customer needs
  • Partner with assistant buy planner to improve location-level inventory content
  • Participate in business reviews to understand how actions impact department results

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor's degree in Merchandising or equivalent work experience
  • Experience in retail merchandising, planning or analysis required
  • Experience supporting a high sales volume category (high SKU count, heavy seasonality, high revenue ($20M+) preferred
  • Experience in a relevant merchandise category preferred
  • Demonstrated understanding of retail and the service environment of Nordstrom required
  • Proficiency in MS Office suite required
  • Clear and effective written and verbal communication and strong interpersonal skills required

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away
  • Life Insurance and Disability
  • Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources
  • Performance-based incentives/bonuses may be eligible
  • 401k
  • PTO accruals
  • Holidays