Associate Buyer

TPS Group Holdings, a family of brands including The Paper Store and Uncharted, is all about transforming daily routines into joyful escapes that inspire and surprise. Our mission is to connect with every customer through carefully chosen products, immersive shopping experiences, and service that goes the extra mile, creating a space that sparks joy with every visit.

Position Overview:

As an Associate Buyer, Fashion & Accessories, you will manage an assigned portion of the business and play an active role in developing and executing category strategies that drive sales, margin, and profitability. You’ll partner with the Buyer and cross-functional teams to build compelling assortments, analyze performance, identify trends and opportunities, negotiate with vendors, and make recommendations that move the business forward.

We’re looking for someone with strong retail buying experience in Fashion, Accessories, Apparel, Handbags, or related categories, ideally within a fast-paced, high-SKU retail environment. You have a strong eye for product, understand the customer and competitive landscape, and know how to use sales, margin, inventory, and trend information to make sound business decisions.

What You’ll DoDrive Category & Assortment Strategy Manage an assigned subset of the Fashion & Accessories business and support overall category strategy

Participate in assortment planning, pricing, promotional strategies, and product selection

Identify opportunities to drive sales, margin, and category performance

Conduct competitive shopping to understand emerging trends, pricing, promotions, brands, and whitespace opportunities

Partner with the Buyer to evaluate current performance and influence future assortments

Analyze the Business & Drive Results Analyze sales, sell-through, turn, gross margin, markdowns, and inventory on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and seasonal basis

Use performance data to identify opportunities, risks, and recommended actions

Monitor product performance and make recommendations on inventory, pricing, promotions, and future product

Apply retail math and financial analysis to support category decisions

Provide reporting and insights that help guide business strategy

Manage Vendors & Product Development Build and maintain strong vendor relationships

Negotiate pricing, terms, and agreements to support sales and profitability goals

Partner with vendors to identify new products and develop opportunities for the assortment

Attend trade shows, market appointments, and vendor meetings to identify trends and newness

Partner with Design and cross-functional teams on product development, patterns, samples, and product execution

Own Buying Operations & Product Flow Manage purchase orders, SKU setup, pricing, vendor changes, cancellations, and open-order maintenance

Monitor product availability, shipping, backorders, and delivery status

Execute allocations and replenishment and support the flow of inventory to stores

Manage transfers, consolidations, recalls, and inventory-related issues

Maintain accurate product, vendor, and purchase-order information in internal systems

Ensure samples, product information, and seasonal materials are accurate and organized

Partner Cross-Functionally Work closely with Planning, Allocation, Design, Marketing, E-Commerce, Distribution Center, and store teams

Partner with E-Commerce and Marketing to ensure products are accurately represented online

Support merchandise directives, seasonal launches, promotional events, and key initiatives

Communicate product changes, inventory issues, and business opportunities to appropriate partners

Develop a strong understanding of the customer through store visits, competitive research, and business analysis

Who You Are 3-5 years of progressive…