Buyer II

Signet Jewelers

. Develop merchandise assortments and strategies to drive profitable category sales and productivity while ensuring product value, quality, and styling .

Posted 11/2/2026full-timeAkron • Ohio • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in developing and managing merchandise assortments and strategies to drive sales while ensuring product quality and value. Proficient in vendor negotiation, lifecycle management, and collaboration across multiple teams to optimize product offerings and marketing efforts.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Merchandise Assortment DevelopmentVendor Relationship ManagementE-Commerce MerchandisingProduct Lifecycle ManagementMarket Trend Analysis

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Hard Skills

Product Cost Structure UnderstandingNegotiation of Purchasing AgreementsQuality Merchandise AcquisitionNew Product Concept DevelopmentInventory Management

Soft Skills

LeadershipAdaptabilityCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

E-Commerce PlatformsMarketing ChannelsVisual Merchandising Tools

Industry Keywords

Jewelry Market TrendsCategory ManagementFinancial PlanningAdvertising/Marketing Plan Development

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About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop merchandise assortments and strategies to drive profitable category sales and productivity while ensuring product value, quality, and styling
Hold a leadership role within the category management team
Set the strategic vision for assigned categories with the category leader
Analyze and react to business on a weekly basis
Participate in financial and advertising/marketing plan development
Assist with business reviews for designated product categories and leadership
Oversee training and career development for direct reports/team
Develop, select, test, price, and acquire merchandise
Develop new product concepts/brands for test markets and potential store rollout
Manage product lifecycle from idea inception through clearance and end of life
Manage vendor relationships and negotiate purchasing agreements
Co-manage e-commerce merchandising assortments
Work with inventory analysts to maintain proper in-stock levels
Coordinate marketing, visual display, and advertising efforts for key items, programs, brands, and categories
Merchandise marketing-channel items and present/justify catalog and promotional items to merchandise directors and vice presidents
Partner with sourcing on factory selection and cost negotiation
Partner with Financial Planning on open-to-buy for assigned categories
Coordinate with accounting to ensure credits and aging are applied correctly
Assist with vendor performance issues, including late orders and quality control
Proof advertising materials including catalogs, emails, websites, customer mailings, and in-store signage
Work with Visual Merchandising on in-store presentations and planograms
Collaborate with Store Operations, Visual Merchandising, Distribution Center, and Planning teams on tests, expansions, and recalls

Requirements

What you’ll need

Up-to-date knowledge of jewelry market trends and competitive strategies
Understanding of product cost structure
Ability to adjust quickly to changing market trends, conditions, priorities, and corporate strategies
Ability to develop, select, test, price, and acquire quality merchandise consistent with consumer demand
Ability to develop new product concepts/brands for test markets
Ability to manage the lifecycle management process from idea inception through clearance and end of life
Ability to find and develop strong vendor partners
Ability to co-manage and plan merchandising assortments for e-commerce websites
Ability to ensure proper in-stock levels
Ability to negotiate vendor purchasing agreements and product returns
Ability to coordinate with marketing, visual display, advertising, sourcing, financial planning, accounting, store operations, distribution center, visual merchandising, and planning teams