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About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree plus 5+ years of related Buying experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated command of assortment planning, product development and open-to-buy management; multi-channel or omnichannel merchandising experience strongly preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint) and adept at leveraging AI tools to drive efficiency, accelerate analysis and elevate decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Own category vision. Develop the category business strategy and goals in partnership with the Senior Director, identifying growth opportunities and building actionable plans to meet or exceed targets.
• Define and execute strategy across all six channels, aligning product, price and presentation to each channel's role and margin structure.
• Translate market, competitive and trend intelligence into a clear, well-reasoned point of view; present data-driven recommendations in buying and cross-functional forums.
• Partner with Marketing and Social Media on campaign messaging, launch timing and hero-style selection to drive demand and full-price sell-through.
• Design assortment plans with a clear, intentional price-point architecture (opening / core / aspirational) that maximizes coverage, coordinates across merchandise types and eliminates redundancy.
• Select and build assortments that hit the target mix of fashion, quality and price, coordinate across categories, and meet the varying needs and preferences of the David's Bridal customer.
• Partner with Product Development and Design on relevant, on-trend seasonal concepts; review and curate design sketches with an eye to key trends, assortment gaps and volume-driving styles; negotiate cost with source suppliers.
• Tailor assortment depth, breadth and exclusives to each channel — including channel-specific and capsule offers for Marketplace, Wholesale and Shop-in-Shop partners.
• Co-own financial goals with Planning — including open-to-buy, SKU rationalization, life-cycle management and promotional strategy — and co-lead monthly projection reviews to manage OTB and reforecast.
• Analyze the business to drive sales and margin, including monthly Pareto and sell-through analysis, and act on the findings to optimize wins and minimize risks.
• Partner with Planning and Demand Planning to drive turn and GMROI$ to benchmark, using disciplined Pareto analysis, demand-driven inventory flow, in-stock optimization, and proactive life-cycle and liquidation management across all six channels.
• Build and present clear, data-backed viewpoints and financial recommendations to leadership in buying and cross-functional meetings.