Senior Buyer - Kids
About Us
At Fashion Nova, we are dedicated to bringing the customer the latest trends to make them look and feel their best without the high price point. We deliver the hottest styles at lightning-fast speed, ensuring that all are included with FashionNovaCURVE and NovaMEN. Wherever our customer is, we are committed to bringing them the trends they love at the prices they love.
About the Role
Join our remarkable Buying Team. Under the guidance of the Category Director, the Senior Buyer will work to create the appropriate merchandise mix based on emerging trends and execute the assortment strategies established by management. The Senior Buyer is also responsible for managing their product assortment and delivering on financial targets.
Responsibilities
- Create and execute a merchandise assortment based on selling/trends that will achieve financial plans
- Participate in weekly OTB meetings with planning to ensure the department achieves financial targets for sales, profitability and inventory turns
- Research the competition, all social media platforms and markets to identify emerging trends, categories and promotional campaigns.
- Drive growth by developing assortment strategies with SKU count, breadth vs depth, newness, and pricing/margin
- Analyze sales in-season and post-season (hindsight) to identify hits and misses
- Develop with replenishment buyers and planners a preseason plan and assortment
- Utilize learnings to revise in-season and future season actions, strategies, and assortments
- Grow and maintain strong relationships with vendor partners
- Strategically scout new vendors to support business needs
- Negotiate product quality, costs, and delivery with vendors
- Conduct the initial garment selection of colors, trims, and fabrics that work best for the styles
- Review weekly sales performance to identify potential reorders and recommend styles for markdowns
Required Skills
- BA or BS preferred
- 6+ years of experience already at a Buyer level buying kids apparel
- Fashion Savvy/Trendsetter
- Outstanding writing, communication, and presentation skills
- A creative, self-starter who possesses excellent prioritization and project management skills with a strong sense of organization and meticulous attention to detail
- A positive go-getter and team player, who can work independently with the ability to troubleshoot within a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment
- High proficiency in MS Office Suite – Excel and Power Point
- Employee Discount
- Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
- 401k Match
- Kitchen stocked with snacks and drinks
- Weekly catered food, fun events, raffles and free FN swag
- Summer Fridays at HQ
- Company Sponsored Parties
- Team bonding events and programs to strengthen relationships with co-workers
Fashion Nova, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workplace environment.
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