Associate Buyer

Essential Function: This position will have direct responsibility for a portion of the aggregate category as designated by the Buyer. Responsible for the day to day management and of business processes to maximize sales and gross margin objectives while managing inventory objectives for specific categories. Works actively with the Buyer and cross functional team in developing strategic objectives to ensure long term sustained growth. This position is a hybrid role reporting into the office on Tuesdays and Weds of each work week. Other additional days might be needed due to business needs.

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Primary Duties:

• Develops the assortment strategy for a portion of the aggregate category. Works collaboratively with vendor and cross functional teams to maximize first to market approach of on trend products and promotional and pricing strategy for the assigned category.
• Supports category management process by researching analyzing and drawing conclusions from customers data vendors needs and task analyses to provide a concise logical merchandising focus. Identifies and promotes new products and trends in a timely manner to maximize sales potential.
• Collaboratively builds and executes strategic business plans to ensure overall success of the category to achieve company objectives.
• Contributes to and supports the category management process to achieve sales and management objectives.
• Partners appropriately to manage the flyer building and buying process ensuring that all deadlines are adhered to. Measures the effectiveness of the advertising Works independently and/or supports category team in the negotiation with vendors to reduce costs and increase margins
• Negotiate Identifies and devises profitable exit strategies including vendor participation of slow selling items discontinued items package changes and poor promotional sell through.
• Attends vendor meetings and tradeshow presentations to identify sales opportunities through new products trends and competitive strategies.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Bachelors degree. Degree in Business/ Purchasing preferred or equivalent work experience
• 24 years Merchandising or Planning and Allocation experience in related field. Consumer goods and services preferred.
• Profiicient in Excel
• Computer skills including AS 400 Operating system Microsoft Word and Outlook email.
• JDA experience would be a plus.
• Understanding of merchandising financials

Competencies / Attributes:

• Strong analytical and organizational skills combined with high creative potential.
• Ability to multi task with accuracy.
• Self Starter
• Leadership qualities and work ethics that dictate the standards for the department.
• Ability to communicate with and influence all levels of staff.

Working Conditions /Physical Requirements

• The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices meeting and training rooms retail stores and residences or commercial vehicles e.g. use of safe work practices with office equipment avoidance of trips and falls observance of fire regulations and traffic signals etc. The work area is adequately lighted heated and ventilated.
• The work is sedentary. Typically the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. However there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items such as papers files books small parts; using a keyboard driving an automobile etc. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.

We offer a competitive salary and outstanding benefits package that includes medical dental vision life Insurance paid vacation and sick days paid holidays tuition reimbursement and 401(k) with company match. In addition associates of SBH may take advantage of ourin house salon with complementary services and a varied selection of food options at our corporate campus. Also featured at our corporate campus is both a Sally Beauty and CosmoProf Professional onsite store where associates enjoy a great merchandise discount!

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