Associate Buyer - Gift
About The Position
Barnes & Noble is hiring an Associate Buyer for its gift category. The position overview describes an Associate Merchant who owns categories while supporting a managing merchant. The role develops and executes category strategy, manages assortments, understands business needs across Barnes & Noble and Paper Source, and identifies vendor partners to build assortments aligned with company and category strategy while supporting profitability. The Associate Merchant fosters productive collaboration with the Specialty Inventory Manager and Visual Team to align strategy and execution.
Requirements
- Ability to identify assortment opportunities and work with internal partners to execute them.
- Communication skills adaptable to vendors, internal partners, management, and other audiences.
- Thoughtful and diplomatic approach, with the ability to prioritize.
- Creative, solution-oriented approach to problem solving.
- Ability to use industry and competition knowledge to support company goals.
- Ability to make decisions, assess situations accurately, and use feedback and experience to tailor solutions and achieve results.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Ability to work under deadlines; self-starter, innovative, team-oriented, and customer-focused.
- Ability to cope effectively with change, shift focus and priorities, and handle unexpected situations.
- Ability to anticipate issues, use resources effectively, and create realistic plans to accomplish objectives.
- Ability to build collaborative relationships through open dialogue and listening.
Responsibilities
- Own the category and its assortments.
- Establish a regular core review cadence.
- Collaborate with the design team, visual merchandising, and store operations to create distinctive, upscale assortments and support strong store execution.
- Conduct regular market analysis to identify opportunities, stay current with market trends, and advance trend representation in stores.
- Communicate strategy and intent in presentations to management, the SIM team, and commercial strategy partners.
- Build partnerships with vendors aligned with the company's direction.
- Negotiate terms with vendors.
Benefits
- Employee discount
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Sick pay
- Paid time off, including paid maternity and parental leave, for employees scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week
- Company-paid holidays for employees scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week
- 401(k) with company match for employees scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week
- Transit benefits for employees scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week
- Healthcare and dependent care spending accounts for employees scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week
- Disability benefits for employees scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week
- Life insurance for employees scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week
- Tuition reimbursement for employees scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
