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Posted: 10/20/2026Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in buying operations, vendor negotiation, and financial planning, with a strong focus on achieving sales and profit goals. Proven ability to lead teams, develop assortment strategies, and build cross-functional relationships to drive brand growth.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Vendor NegotiationFinancial PlanningBuying OperationsLeadership SkillsRetail Math Concepts
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Support the Buying team with vendor selection and partnership development
- Ensure assortments reflect company standards and customer needs
- Conduct inventory productivity analysis, vendor profitability reviews, and pricing strategy analysis
- Support sales growth and financial performance
- Lead and mentor Assistant Buyers when needed
- Lead market cycle, manage orders, and collaborate with Brand Partnerships and Buying Lead
- Oversee checkbook management and support brand growth strategies
- Analyze product selection, pricing, and vendor negotiations
- Manage portfolio, in-season product, markdowns, and RTVs
- Track receipts and ensure inventory targets are met
- Develop assortment strategies aligned with financial goals and KPIs
- Negotiate with partners and review financial plans
- Manage OTB, markdown projections, and RTV negotiations
- Build cross-functional relationships and manage vendor communication
- Collaborate with marketing, Store Planning, and the Bangalore team
- Mentor and guide participants in the ECDP program
- Execute assorting strategies and financial planning
- Develop promotions with sales support teams
- Meet sales and profit goals and manage buying office operations
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent retail experience
- 3+ years of experience in a buying office with a strong understanding of buying operations and retail strategy
- Self-starter with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Strong communicator with executive presence, able to lead meetings and build trust with stakeholders
- Proven track record of consistently exceeding goals and driving positive outcomes in complex organizations
- Excellent problem-solving skills with a creative approach to new challenges
- Ability to apply retail math concepts, including markup, margin planning, OTB, WOS, T/O, and GMROI
- Strong proficiency in MS Office, Google Sheets/Docs, and PowerPoint
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
- Strong leadership, management, and organizational skills
- Strong interpersonal, customer focus, conflict management, and negotiation skills
- Flexible, adaptable, and able to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
Benefits
Comp & perks- Opportunity to work in a dynamic fast paced environment at a company experiencing growth and transformation
- Exposure to rewarding career advancement opportunities across the largest multi-brand luxury retailer from retail to distribution, to digital or corporate
- Comprehensive benefits package for all eligible full-time employees, including medical, vision and dental
- Amazing employee discount
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Basic life insurance
- Supplemental life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Additional voluntary benefits, such as critical illness, hospital and accident insurance
- Reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
Buying OperationsFinancial PlanningVendor NegotiationInventory AnalysisAssortment Strategy DevelopmentMarkdown ManagementOTB ManagementRetail MathSales Growth StrategiesPricing Strategy Analysis
Soft Skills
Strong CommunicationLeadershipProblem-SolvingInterpersonal SkillsAdaptability
Tools & Technologies
MS OfficeGoogle SheetsGoogle DocsPowerPoint
Industry Keywords
Retail StrategyVendor SelectionMarket Cycle ManagementCross-Functional CollaborationCustomer Focus