Associate Buyer / Inventory Analyst
Associate Buyer / Inventory Analyst
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Job Description
Associate Buyer/Inventory Analyst
14Month Maternity Leave Contract (Target Start Date: July 1 2025)
Location: Vancouver BC
Work Location:
Native Shoes is a hybrid organization based in Vancouver BC. Employees located in the Greater Vancouver Area are expected to be in the office a minimum of 2
days per week with some flexibility when situations arise.
Why Native Shoes
Were here for curious explorers who embrace the present while caring for our shared future. At Native Shoes we design footwear to stand the test of time and be gentle on the planetso that everyone can live lightly.
Our team brings our values to life every day by:
- Team: We all contribute to an environment of inclusion and connectedness. Individually we are great and together we are unstoppable.
- Ownership: We act like owners recognizing our agency to bring the change we want to see at work and in life.
- Curiosity: We ask more what ifs and choose to be courageous in the pursuit of greatness.
- Belief: We believe in the possibility of greatness in our team and ourselves.
At Native Shoes we bring these values to life in everything we do. Our fastpaced everevolving work environment is built for big ideas and fresh thinkingwhere honesty and challenges are encouraged in a supportive space.
Who is Native Shoes looking for
Reporting to our Senior Manager Planning & Sales Operations were looking for an
Associate Buyer/Inventory Analyst to play an integral role as we grow our eCommerce & Wholesale business. You will be responsible for supporting in season sell through and inventory metrics while building your skills in sales analysis and SKU buy planning. In doing so you will support crossfunctional teams with timely and accurate information to drive tactics to have the right product at the right place at the right time at the right price. You will also support
daytoday merchandising & inventory responsibilities including reporting discontinuations price management and inventory analysis.
This is an exciting opportunity for a curious crossfunctional partner who is passionate about Native Shoes growth and looking to have autonomy to build out the necessary tools and processes. If youre looking to make a big impact in a key area of our business we want to hear from you!
What would I be responsible for
- Support Planning and Sales teams in achieving sales margin and inventory goals through merchandise planning inventory planning allocation and reporting.
- Extract and analyze large sets of sales & inventory data across eCommerce & Wholesale channels to drive decision making and opportunity identification.
- Recommend inventory movements to maximize fullprice sales.
- Analyze current and historical sales and inventory data from eCommerce and Wholesale
to support seasonal plans/estimates including analysis of sellthrough inventory health discounts and analytically surface patterns as future performance indicators.
- Analyze size curves across the business to bubble up trends that would impact future inventory position and buy plans.
- Manage daily merchandising tasks including item setups discontinuations product launches and issue resolution.
- Collaborate on the exit strategy for discontinued items to minimize excess and ensure smooth transitions every month.
- Contribute to seasonal postmortems with crossfunctional teams to continuously improve and refine seasonal buy strategies and processes.
- Alongside the Senior Manager of Planning & Sales Operations you will create and execute the seasonal demand planning process to forecast accurate seasonal demand plan for eCommerce channel.
- Create and maintain
accurate demand plans at the SKU level for approval from the Planning Lead.
- Set up seasonal reports and tools for Planning and XF partners to support season launch and in season execution.
- Act as the Subject Matter Expert for all inventory tools
Required Experience
- 3 years experience in merchandise planning and/or inventory analysis preferably within a Footwear or Apparel environment
- Previous experience with sales and product forecasting in a seasonal business
- Strong grasp of retail metrics (ex. sellthrough turns margin etc.)
- Strong Excel skills with demonstrated ability to analyze complex data and present findings in an understandable way
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and multitask in a fastpaced environment
- Proactive and solutionsoriented selfstarter able to work independently and in team settings
- Good communication skills both oral and written
- Highly organized accurate and detail oriented but able to see and work the big picture
Compensation
The role is expected to be compensated between $60000 $70000 base salary depending on experience and jobrelated qualifications.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
