Associate Buyer - Sporting Goods Outdoor Lifestyle (Sidelines, Beverage, Fitness)
Target is an iconic brand and a leading retailer in America. As an Associate Buyer, you will work with diverse vendors to choose the best product mix and execute advertising strategies for your category, while collaborating with cross-functional partners to maximize sales and profit.
Responsibilities
- Execute advertising plans and strategies for your category via ad item selection, space allocation planning, pricing, ad volume forecasting and productivity analysis
- Watch market trends, evaluate competitors, plan assortments and coordinate end-to-end promotional activities for the Buyer to review
- Help Buyers with system input of item descriptions and markdown updates, and generate reports to analyze weekly and monthly category metrics
- Support the Buyer in guiding product development and executing the financial plan for your categories in partnership with product design and sourcing
- Manage communication with vendors to maximize sales and profit
- Provide a unique strategic perspective integral to Buyers selecting items and assortments
Skills
- A four-year degree or equivalent experience
- Strong financial, strategic and planning skills
- Entrepreneurial spirit with strong analytical, decision-making, and organization skills
- A performance-driven individual who demonstrates strong initiative and has superior leadership skills
- Flexibility and resiliency; comfortable working in 'grey areas' that are constantly changing
- Comfortable taking risks, working through change and supporting creative chances
- 1+ years merchandising experience preferred
Benefits
- Comprehensive health benefits and programs
- Medical
- Vision
- Dental
- Life insurance
- 401(k)
- Employee discount
- Short term disability
- Long term disability
- Paid sick leave
- Paid national holidays
- Paid vacation
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