Associate Buyer, Canada, Champs

CHAMPS SPORTS; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 67,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Associate Buyer to join their innovative team in Toronto. In this hybrid role, you'll collaborate with various departments to drive product strategies and enhance customer experiences. Your insights will help shape the merchandising direction, ensuring that the company stays ahead of market trends. With a focus on both retail and e-commerce, you'll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge tools and analytics to optimize product assortments. This role promises a blend of creativity and strategy, making it ideal for someone passionate about retail and consumer engagement.

Benefits

Employee Discount

Medical Coverage

Dental Coverage

Vision Coverage

Stock Purchase Plan

Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Opportunities for Advancement

Strong Company Culture

Employee Resource Groups

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in retail and e-commerce merchandising.
• Bachelor's degree preferred in a relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing product strategies to maximize sales and margins.
• Collaborate with E-commerce and Marketing teams for product storytelling.

Skills

Retail Merchandising

E-commerce Strategy

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Financial Acumen

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Oracle PeopleSoft

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

This hybrid position will be located at our Corporate Office in Toronto, Canada. Expectations for hybrid in-office schedule is three days a week, typically Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Foot Locker, Inc. is hiring an Associate Buyer in our Champs Sports division supporting the Footwear category! The Associate Buyer is responsible for assisting the Buyer with the overall merchandising direction of a category or department(s) with the goal of meeting and exceeding sales and margin targets. Building a business that creates trend-setting buzz by incorporating consumer insights, business analytics, and competitive intelligence is needed for you to deliver in this role. This position will assist the Buyer with purchases and the negotiation of merchandise with vendors; partner with Merchandise Planners to develop financial strategies that maximize business opportunities; and work closely with the Merchandising, Marketing, and Store Optimization teams while focusing on our target demographic to provide a rich customer experience supported by best-in-class product assortments.

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Responsibilities

The Associate Buyer will assist the Buyer(s) with:

Developing an overall product strategy that maximizes sales, gross margin, and turn

Partnering with the E-commerce team to deliver strong performance via the Digital channel

Collaborating with Marketing to develop rich, product-driven, consumer-centric storytelling

Working with the Financial Planner to ensure all buys achieve optimized metrics

Prepping information for all recapping, seasonal planning, and open-to-buy meetings

Building bottom-up product assortments based on business results and marketplace trends

Analyzing reports in tandem with Merchandisers for store-level opportunities and liabilities

Managing a product feature calendar and all sample flow in support of marketing efforts

Tracking all inbound product from vendor shipment to in-store delivery

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree preferred in applicable field

A minimum of 2 years’ experience in retail and/or e-commerce merchandising is required

Proficiency in software applications: Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Knowledge of Power BI or similar systems preferred

Knowledge of Oracle PeopleSoft or similar assortment tools preferred

Demonstrated understanding of our product, customer, marketplace, and fashion trends

Ability to present and communicate clearly with management, peers and business partners

Strong financial acumen and naturally analytical

Ability to be detailed and organized while multi-tasking and prioritizing tight deadlines

Creative and strategic thinker

~10% travel expectations

Benefits

The annual base salary range is CAD 67000 - CAD 73000 / year. This range represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary for this position. This role is also eligible to receive short term incentives that align with individual and company performance. Salary will be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Salary is one component of the Foot Locker, Inc. total compensation package, which includes the below.

Foot Locker Benefits:

Employee Discount

Medical | Dental | Vision Coverage

Stock Purchase Plan

Life Insurance

Opportunities for Advancement

Tuition Reimbursement for Qualified Courses

Strong Company Culture

Employee Resource Groups