Buyer III

• Develop merchandise assortments and strategies to drive profitable category sales and productivity while ensuring product value, quality, and styling
• Set and adjust the strategic vision for designated categories based on market trends, business reviews, priorities, and corporate strategies
• Participate in financial planning and advertising/marketing plans
• Present business reviews to leadership
• Manage vendor relationships and develop strong vendor partnerships
• Oversee training and career development for direct reports and contribute to broader team development
• Develop, select, test, price, and acquire merchandise
• Develop new product concepts and brands for test markets and potential store rollout
• Drive lifecycle management from idea inception through clearance and end of life
• Coordinate with Inventory Analysts to maintain proper in-stock levels
• Co-manage merchandising assortments for e-commerce websites
• Negotiate product returns, annual purchasing agreements, and vendor contracts
• Coordinate with marketing, visual display, and advertising departments
• Merchandise marketing-channel items and present promotional items to merchandise directors and vice presidents
• Partner with Sourcing on factory selection and cost negotiation
• Partner with Financial Planning on open-to-buy planning
• Assist with vendor performance, late-order, and quality-control issues

• Up-to-date knowledge of jewelry market trends and competitive strategies
• Ability to adjust quickly to changing market trends, conditions, priorities, and corporate strategies
• Ability to develop, select, test, price, and acquire quality merchandise
• Ability to develop and manage product concepts, brands, assortments, and lifecycle strategies
• Ability to negotiate with vendors on purchasing agreements, product returns, contracts, factory selection, and costs
• Ability to collaborate with marketing, visual display, advertising, sourcing, inventory, and financial planning teams
• Ability to present and justify category, catalog, and promotional plans to senior leadership
• Ability to oversee training and career development for direct reports

Demonstrates expertise in developing and managing merchandise assortments, product concepts, and lifecycle strategies while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams. Proven ability to negotiate vendor agreements and present strategic plans to senior leadership.

• Merchandise Assortment Development
• Vendor Negotiation
• Market Trend Analysis
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Product Development
• Financial Planning
• Quality Control
• Pricing Strategy
• Inventory Management

• Leadership
• Communication
• Adaptability
• Training and Development

• Jewelry Market Trends
• Vendor Relationships
• E-Commerce Merchandising
• Promotional Planning
• Sourcing and Cost Negotiation