Buyer

EMINENT, INC.•Los Angeles, CA

113d

About The Position

This is a full time role for a candidate who will lead and motivate the team responsible for bridging the gap between business and creative, architecting our collections to meet customer demand. You will play a pivotal role in architecting our seasonal assortment by balancing your business mind with your creative eye.

Requirements

Ability to balance multiple brands and initiatives.
Ability to effectively negotiate with vendors on RA’s, sell through guarantees and trade discounts.
Ability to demonstrate critical thinking.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Strong analytical skills, good judgement, creativity and organization.
Able to develop strong, synergistic relationships with a range of teams and personnel.
Strong understanding and interest of industry trends.
Bachelor’s degree in Fashion or Business preferred.
3-5 years of women’s Buying experience, preferably within the contemporary space.
Work experience as a Buyer is required.
Strong knowledge of and the ability to apply retail math concepts, including markup, margin planning, open to buy, and inventory productivity measures.
Proficient in Email (preferably Gmail), Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

Assist in Target Customer Strategy
Product strategy ; connect the customer to the opportunity to the collection
Evaluate internal opportunities
Product Elements – Lead internal research to identify opportunities within REVOLVE / FWRD
identify what our competitors are doing
Competitor Trends - Lead research on trends our competitors are bringing forward
To ensure top priority trends and elements are optimally represented in the collections
Support the identification and tiering of key programs that REVOLVE / FWRD is getting behind to position ourselves as the marketplace destination, including item, style, fabric, department and brand features
Support the coverage across brands to ensure representation of all product options across product elements, departments, and seasonality required to meet customer demand
Balance – Ensure balance across all brands to enable an appropriate distribution of the right product elements, departments and seasonality required to meet customer demand
Style Coding – Support the prioritization of all styles developed across brands as input into buying strategy
Function Management – Manage the Function Plan to ensure development stays on target but capitalizes on opportunities as needed
To maximize on business opportunities to make each style saleable (Design, Technical, Buying, Seasonality, Pricing, Colour Opportunity – Lead the maximization of opportunities to commercialize on successful product elements and provide the right product to customers
Assist in merchandising, developing, purchasing and managing a variety of products and brands for the Owned Brands segment with minimal direction.
Knowledgeable in women’s contemporary brands, as well as current trends.
Responsible for assortment selection consisting of planning, customer needs, trends,competitors and merchandising with minimal supervision
Understand/study sales history and inventory levels to evaluate what product is needed
Oversee all aspects of re-cuts, re-orders, and re-colors.
Ability to follow calendar and key deadlines with minimal supervision
Partner with cross functional teams to set retails in order to hit margin goals.
Oversee & approve post-po, fit issues, costing changes and delays with minimal supervision.
Manage brand budget and category/skus with minimal supervision (with Macro budget in mind).
Identify opportunities and risk in-season through analyzing sales performance.
Work closely with internal Design and Product Development teams to ensure proper product mix being put into development as well as ability to provide feedback on construction, fabrication and fit.
Train and support Assistant and Admin Buyers. This includes providing guidance to junior members on how to solve discrepancies & troubleshoot issues.
Ability to balance multiple brands while thinking strategically with strong attention to details.
Responsible for calculating and managing gross margin, turnover, and OTB.
Reviews sales results to strategize timely mark-downs and manages old age inventories through strategic liquidation.
Oversee and execute development and buying process.
Manage buys, POs and order approvals in collaboration with upper management and analysts.