Senior Buyer chez Zumiez

Position Purpose:

The buyer is responsible for independently buying and allocating a defined number of categories/vendors. They are responsible for translating their open to buy to a buying plan and maximizing sales by incorporating business trend and influencing financial plan changes.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Independently manage significant buying categories/vendors
• Formulate and execute product placement strategies with visual merchandising team
• Drive plan changes to react to current business trends with Planner and leadership
• Manage stock levels to seasonal targets
• Own assortment planning for your categories/vendor sightline
• Find and grow new category/vendor opportunities
• Identify and implement improvements to buying process with leadership approval
• Successfully present buying strategy cross departmentally
• Own MDs and consolidation strategy for categories of responsibility
• Maximize sales and margin opportunities
• Project management for team projects
• May participate in training and developing other team members
• May manage a small team

Job Requirements and Qualifications:

• 3-5 years previous buying experience with some experience in large scale/multi door buying
• Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of work and education
• Excellent understanding of "retail math" and business analysis
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Ability to think critically and solve problems
• Ability to work in a diverse environment
• High attention to detail
• Exceptional written/verbal/presentation communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to express creativity and innovative ideas
• Thorough understanding of the Zumiez, customer, market, and industry trends and ways to capitalize
• Ability and willingness to work hard in a fast-paced, multi-tasking, team-oriented environment
• Proficiency in computer programs including Microsoft Office and internal buying systems
• Travel to domestic markets and national events required
• Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have a documented need for an accommodation certified by a medical professional, or properly documented need for a religious accommodation

Physical Demands of Work Environment:

• Ability to sit in a stationary position in an office environment for extended periods of time and work on a PC without limitations
• Must be able to distinguish and inspect materials on product
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery

This Full-Time role is Benefit eligible and offers:

• Health, Vision, and Dental insurance
  • Following an initial wait period
• Basic life insurance and supplemental voluntary life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Sick Leave
  • Following an initial wait period
• Paid Vacation
  • Following an initial wait period
• Employee Assistance Program
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Zumiez merchandise discount
• 401(k) Plan after meeting requirements-
  • 21 years of age
  • 6 months of service
  • 1,000 hours of service
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) after meeting requirements-
  • 21 years of age
  • 6 months of service
  • Weekly average of 20 hours

Compensation for Role in Addition to Base Salary

• Bonus eligible
• Equity eligibility
• Stock grant eligible