Buyer, Girls - (Hybrid, Seattle)

Nordstrom•Seattle, WA

14d•Hybrid

About The Position

NOTE: This position is located at Nordstrom's downtown Seattle headquarters and follows a hybrid work model, with four days in the office and one remote workday each week. Nordstrom is a leading fashion retailer built on a simple but powerful idea: providing great service for our customers. Since 1901, we’ve combined an eye for what’s next in fashion with an unwavering commitment to exceptional service and helping customers feel good and look their best across both store and digital experiences. Our culture is welcoming, inclusive, and people ‑ first—where individuality is celebrated, ideas are encouraged, and leaders actively support growth and development. Come join our team as a Buyer. The Nordstrom Buyer directs the content strategy, product selection, and use of customer and trend information to support the merchandise strategies of the division. The Buyer partners with the Assortment Planner to achieve financial objectives. Specifically, the Buyer and the Assortment Planner are jointly accountable to meet and exceed departmental sales volume, merch ‑ margin ‑ return ‑ on ‑ investment (MMROI), and deliver against EBIT company targets.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Merchandising or a related field (preferred)
4+ years of experience as a multichannel/omnichannel retail Buyer or equivalent
Strong negotiation skills and experience maintaining vendor relationships
Demonstrated understanding of Nordstrom’s retail and service environment
Proficiency in the MS Office suite
Out ‑ of ‑ state travel will be required once a quarter

Nice To Haves

Experience managing and supporting a high ‑ sales ‑ volume category (high SKU count, heavy seasonality, high revenue [$100M+]) (preferred)

Responsibilities

Develop product plans to support seasonal department merchandise strategies based on customers’ expectations and fashion trends
Develop deep multi ‑ channel expertise, including presentation knowledge, customer behavior, and competition for both FLS and Online channels
Negotiate terms, pricing, vendor ‑ funded markdowns, return ‑ to ‑ vendor agreements, drop ‑ ship programs, NMN (Nordstrom Media Network), etc.
Manage and direct inventory management in season, ensuring effective analysis and decision ‑ making regarding markdowns, claims, reorders, etc.
Partner with assortment planners and financial planners on business reviews, open ‑ to ‑ buy management, and plan revisions to achieve financial goals and strategic objectives
Teach, coach, and motivate assistant buyer(s) and associate buyer(s) to drive in ‑ season performance management and become exceptional product pickers, assortment editors, and business managers