Associate Buyer

Job Description

Job Description

International Shoppes has been delivering exceptional service and premium retail experiences to travelers since 1951. We proudly operate across some of the nation's busiest airports, including John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), Baltimore / Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), Bradley International Airport (BDL), George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), and Kahului Airport (OGG). We are committed to providing an outstanding shopping experience while representing many of the world's most recognized luxury, beauty, and lifestyle brands.

Position Overview:

The Associate Buyer of Beauty is responsible for providing market expertise, filtering the assortment, and establishing quantities that meet the Region's needs and financial goals within open to buy parameters. Demonstrates smart risk-taking in business and product decisions and clearly communicates and manages team to execute these decisions. Supports the Buyers by providing analysis and results for their category, recommends action against the results and follows through on executing this action. Coordinate daily activities across designated departments to facilitate responsibilities.

Responsibilities:

• PO Management and Execution
  • Review Brand Sell In and Write Monthly Orders with OTB
  • Review and introduce novelties for various in store activations
• Stock Maintenance- review WOS and opportunity for clean up
  • Duty Paid Allocation management and execution
    • Splits/Duty Paid Transfers
    • Work with store teams to determine needs of business
• Negotiate vendor returns and destructions
• Review and Implement Vendor Funded Promotions
• Quarterly Store Walkthrough /Attend Vendor Walkthroughs
• Various Ad – Hoc Reporting
• Identify product opportunities and trends which will impact the business and provide results
• Liaise with visual team to ensure that all products are properly on sales floor for optimization
• Manage product selection and assortment during market
• Analyze sales trends, key items, vendor profitability and aged inventory as well as making recommendations for driving improved performance
• Writing orders, changes, cancellations and necessary follow-up (both internally and externally) to ensure key shipments are delivered and processed.
• Monitoring of merchandise reports, Open-to-Buy monitoring, stock analysis and other ad hoc analyses.
• Manage product set up and maintenance.
• Ensure all markdowns and store promotions are entered and set up properly in system
• Establish and maintain relationships with outside vendors to stay abreast and informed of supply issues, new products, lead times and reliability
• Pull relevant sales, margin and price point reporting and make recommendations based on results to improve business portfolio.
• Performs other duties as determined by management but not limited to the above-mentioned responsibilities.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
• 4+ years of experience in Buying Role.
• Grasp and navigate a wide range of business relationships; negotiation skills.
• Creative product skills and comprehensive market knowledge.
• Ability to think conceptually and strategically regarding business; creative problem solver.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Demonstrates initiative, is conscientious and provides complete follow-through on all aspects of responsibility
• Ability to multitask and focus in a busy atmosphere
• Comfortable with team-based work structure, ability to demonstrate flexibility
• Excellent time management and communication skills
• High level of proficiency in Word and Excel.

Perks & Benefits:

• Full - Time 40 hours/week
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, 401K
• Merchandise Discounts
• Vacation / Personal / Sick time
• Traveling opportunities
• Great work environment

To ensure that we continue to hire competent, ethical and trustworthy individuals, all candidates will be required to complete a thorough Port Authority Security background check prior to receiving any final offer of employment from International Shoppes.

*We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer*