Buyer, Women’s Footwear - Outlet

Cole Haan•New York, NY

4d•$115,000 - $130,000

About The Position

The Buyer, Women’s Footwear - Outlet will be responsible for managing all assortment aspects of men’s footwear across Cole Haan Direct-To-Consumer outlet channel by creating smart assortments, influencing product creation, maximizing in season business, managing product storytelling and driving topline sales and profitability.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required
Minimum of 5 years previous experience in retail buying for a vertical retailer
Previous experience in Outlet buying is highly preferred
Strong knowledge/experience with retail buying and financial management
Must be highly organized and have strong analytical, communication and collaboration skills
Microsoft Office; advanced excel skills

Responsibilities

Build the buy strategies during market; product selection and assortment, while managing the sku plan and meeting financial goals.
Develop and present the seasonal and monthly newness assortment strategy for outlet stores; participate in pre-season assortment planning to deliver on and exceed financial goals.
Manage, maintain, and coordinate in-season execution of product assortment through in store promotions, markdowns, and visual execution.
Hindsight business performance and create recaps that showcase category buying strategies and business results that can be shared with leadership and cross functional teams.
Partner with merchandising and design to clearly express business needs, opportunities, and strategies to ensure the best assortment possible.
Partner with planning regarding overall buy strategy to ensure financial viability and excellence in execution with a focus on allocation and operations.
Assist in the execution of product priorities and launches across departments including product merchandising, planning, brand marketing, visual and field teams by balancing priorities, inventory levels, margin preservation with top line sales.
Strategize on future business opportunities by identifying market trends, developing assortment opportunities, and understanding the customer while partnering with product merchandising on development.
Present seasonal buy strategies to field teams quarterly, create visual presentations to aid in product training.
Develop methods for analyzing the business and results of previous buying strategies and make tactical adjustments to leverage opportunities for increased profitability.
Special projects as assigned.