Buyer - Category Sales

Job Title

Buyer - Category Sales

Location

Support Center - Las Vegas, NV 89119 US (Primary)

Job Type

Full-time

Category

Buying / Merchandising

Education

Job Description

Join our Support Center and be a pivotal resource to our field and distribution teams -where innovation, cross-functional collaboration, and career growth come together in an exciting environment!

Location: Support Center, 6600 S Bermuda Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89119

Schedule: Monday - Friday, Weekends as needed, 40 - 50 hours per week

Pay: Up to $80,000 - $95,000 annually

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits

• Employee Discount
• Employer-Paid Life Insurance
• Flex Time Off
• Disability Insurance
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) with company match

Job Summary:

As the Buyer/Category Sales Manager you will be responsible for procuring, developing, and managing effective merchandise assortments to achieve the sales, margin, and turnover targets for his/her respective buying areas. In partnership with their Senior Buyer and respective Planner, the Buyer will create the appropriate merchandise mix and develop category and supplier strategies based on emerging market trends, seasonality, and customer demographics.

What You'll Do:

• Lead and execute merchandise assortment and product strategies to achieve financial and margin objectives.
• Partner closely with Planning to manage OTB , forecasting, allocation, reorders, promotions, markdowns, transfers, and RTVs across the product lifecycle.
• Own vendor relationships, including sourcing, negotiations, pricing, terms, compliance resolution, and trend identification.
• Analyze performance across divisions, departments, classes, and stores to drive assortment, inventory, and pricing decisions.
• Support new store and new concept initiatives, including market research, assortment development, and planogram collaboration.
• Present business results and seasonal strategies in regular merchandising and performance meetings.
• Conduct store and competitive visits to evaluate assortments, pricing, presentation, and customer trends.
• Attend industry tradeshows to identify new vendors and emerging trends.
• Lead and develop the team through hiring, coaching, and performance management.

Job Requirements

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience of Buying or Category Sales experience with a multi-unit retail organization.
• Product development and assortment planning experience required.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Strong command of merchandising and retail math, including Open-to-Buy (OTB) management.
• Ability to adapt, multi-task and problem solve in a fast-paced and changing environment.

Additional Requirements

• Frequent sitting
• Limited standing, walking, climbing, crouching, bending, pushing, or pulling
• Limited travel or overnight
• Occasional travel or overnight
• Frequent travel or overnight; including international
• Normal or corrected vision and hearing
• Can distinguish varying or specific colors, patterns, or materials
• Fluency in English is required for training, customer interactions, and ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures
• Typically, indoors
• Typically, at a consistent temperature
• Lift 0-25 lbs.
• Use of fine motor hand functions

We can't wait to meet you so apply today!

About Us

WHSmith is a leading global travel retailer with over 1,700 stores across 30 countries worldwide. WHSmith North America, incorporating Marshall Retail Group (MRG) and InMotion, represents over half of the Company's international store estate, with a collection of attractive, successful specialty retail stores located in airports and resorts across North America.

WH Smith prides itself on creating unique experiences for customers by developing distinctive retail store concepts that feature and highlight the local culture, community, and lifestyle of the cities in which they are located.


EEO/ADA/DFWP

WH Smith is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin/ancestry, age, gender identity, gender expression, military/veteran status, marital status, disability status or any other basis prohibited by law. It is about each person bringing passion and skills to a dynamic and inclusive workplace!

Advanced computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and experience with a merchandising software platform