Buyer/Purchasing Associate

We are authentic, professional providers of fun, focused on building a Great Place To Work For All by staying true to our mission: “Life’s a Party, We’re Makin’ It Fun!” At Spencer’s and Spirit, we do the right thing always-integrity, fairness, respect, and transparency are our foundation. Whether it’s developing new and exclusive costumes, quality testing products, or implementing technology solutions, our teams understand the value of working collaboratively to embrace change through innovation, curiosity, and thoughtfulness.

Flexible work environment

Bonus opportunity

Vacation, Personal, Sick and Holiday pay

Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life and AD&D insurance

The Associate Buyer manages purchasing and inventory for specific departments, driving sales and profitability through collaboration with internal teams and external partners. They assist in curating assortments, ensuring timely deliveries, and analyzing sales performance. Additionally, the Associate Buyer helps guide and train Assistant Buyers and Senior Assistant Buyers.

Responsible for building, creating & managing merchandise assortments that align with market and consumer trends, to be presented to the Buyer. Assortment creation includes selecting and developing merchandise by considering quality, sourcing, timing, delivery, mix, and price

Analyze weekly sales and item performance to find opportunities and strategies to drive sales and margin

Prepare merchandise and reports for weekly team meetings

Manage entire product lifecycle from creation, tracking of the purchase orders, samples, merchandising in store, to markdowns and discards

Responsible for making purchasing decisions independently that satisfy the customer demand and achieve sales, turn and margin plan

Travel to store locations to review product mix, gather feedback, and share information with the merchant team

Attend trade shows and travel tovendor locations to grow and maintain professional relationships with external partners, as well as gain insight on new trends and opportunities

Maintain and grow professional relationships with external suppliers and internal partners via telephone, email, and face-to-face meetings

Partner with leadership and planning counterparts to manage the OTB and to identify opportunities in style count, sales goals, and inventory flow

Bachelor's degree (B. and 5+ years experience and/or training; Ability to work independently while also thriving in collaborative environments, taking initiative to drive projects forward