Buyer

• Own assortment strategy, vendor negotiations, and inventory for Bike Hard Goods across Bike Tires Direct, Backcountry, and Competitive Cyclist
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies for complete bikes, frames, and components
• Source and assess merchandise using market trends, cross-component compatibility, and selling history
• Build and maintain relationships with bike brands and component manufacturers
• Negotiate discounts, terms, promotional windows, pricing, and volume discounts
• Identify and evaluate potential new vendors
• Create SKU/PO worksheets and build purchase orders with quantity, dollar, style, size, and color allocations
• Apply technical knowledge to ensure assortment compatibility and specification accuracy
• Answer technical questions from vendors, planning, and customer-facing teams
• Review SKU, brand, and category performance to identify future opportunities
• Establish receipt flow and sell-through targets
• Manage inventory through re-orders and order reductions
• Partner with Planning on exit strategies for slow-moving products
• Partner with Marketing on selling strategy, promotions, promotional calendars, boosting/sort order reviews, and visual merchandising
• Use sales data, market trends, and customer insights to forecast demand and develop procurement plans
• Monitor KPIs, analyze buying trends, evaluate vendor performance, and propose improvement strategies
• Partner with the Senior Buyer and Planning partner on departmental initiatives and goals
• Report to the VP, Merchandising

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