Buyer, Retail

A Line Boutique is changing the traditional face of retail by focusing on providing solution-based styling services and a rich community of events inside and out of the store. The driving cause behind A Line is transparency and authenticity. We want all women to simply try less and embrace their inherent beauty through the vehicle of fashion. It's not just about beautiful clothes' but the power of transformation and empowerment offered in well-styled and well-tailored garments.

It's about self-expression and creating a community of support and celebration for women, their lives and how they evolve.

Job Description:

The Buyer at A Line Boutique is the eye behind every collection we bring to our clients. This individual is a trendsetter and tastemaker, someone with deep designer knowledge, a sharp point of view, and the instinct to spot what's next before it hits the mainstream. Splitting time between market and the sales floor, this role blends the vision of a curator with the presence of a leader.

This position involves traveling to LA, NY and Paris market to build relationships with designers and curate collections and individual pieces that reflect A Line's aesthetic and our clients' evolving needs. When not at market, this individual is in our stores, working directly alongside our clients and stylists selling the very pieces they helped select. Store travel varies based on where this person is based: for someone based in Denver, that's roughly 50% travel per month to our Salt Lake City and California locations;

for someone based in Salt Lake City or California, that's roughly 75% travel per month between locations. This is not a traditional buyer who disappears into a back office, this is someone who can walk onto the floor, energize a team, and sell what they bought.

This individual must have a genuine eye for merchandising, understanding not just what to buy, but how it should live in the store. They will bring a clear vision and a plan for how each collection is presented, ensuring every piece is set up to sell.

Responsibilities of this role fall into three core areas:

• Curating & Buying
  - Market Travel, Designer Relationships, Trend Forecasting, Collection
• Development, Assortment Planning
• Selling & Coaching
  - Client Styling, Team Motivation, Product Knowledge Transfer, Floor Presence, Sell-Through Ownership
• Merchandising & Vision
  - Store Layout, Visual Presentation, Seasonal Planning, Cross-Store Consistency
• This role runs closer to 65% travel overall, market travel to LA, NY and Paris on top of regular travel to our store locations, rotating between Cherry Creek, Belleview Station (both CO), Salt Lake City, UT, and California.

Job Responsibilities:

• Travel to LA, NY and Paris market to curate collections and individual pieces across all A Line designers
• Build and maintain strong relationships with designers and showrooms to secure the best product and access
• Identify emerging trends and translate them into a cohesive, on-brand assortment for A Line's clients
• Work the sales floor between market trips, styling clients and selling the pieces personally selected at market, no assigned book of business
• Bring an energizing, motivating presence in-store that gets stylists excited and confident selling the new assortment
• Educate the stylist team on new collections, designer stories, and product knowledge to drive
• Develop a merchandising vision and plan for each store, how collections should be presented, arranged, and updated to maximize sell-through
• Partner with store teams to ensure merchandising consistency and visual standards across all locations
• Analyze sell-through and gross margin by designer, by style, and by store to continually refine future buys
• Use real-time client feedback and in-store selling patterns to inform future purchasing decisions

Compensation and Benefits:

• Performance-based compensation tied to sell-through and gross margin
• Annual bonus based on the achievement of KPIs and company goals
• PTO (10 days) plus company holiday schedule, with an additional 10 hours added at each work anniversary
• 401K eligibility after 1 year of employment
• Ability to purchase clothing at 50% discount
• $1,000 store credit bonus on each work anniversary, up to a maximum of $5,000 store credit
• bonus from 5 years of service forward