Senior Women's Apparel Buyer - Data-Driven & Strategic

Roots; Golden Horseshoe; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Roots in Canada is seeking a Senior Buyer for the Women’s Apparel market who will own in-season trading decisions, markdowns, and end-to-end inventory execution through Planning and Allocations. You will analyze sales performance, inventory productivity, and market trends to maximize sales, margin, and stock efficiency, partnering with cross-functional teams.

You’ll collaborate with Merchandising, Planning, Allocation, Product Development, and E-commerce to shape assortments and drive timely

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of apparel buying experience.
• Experience in direct-to-consumer or omnichannel retail preferred.
• Strong understanding of inventory management, assortment planning, and retail financial metrics.
• Advanced analytical skills with Excel and merchandising systems.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams using data-driven recommendations.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Passion for Women’s apparel and retail trends.

Responsibilities

• Quantifies seasonal buy quantities and inventory investment for North America by channel, grade, store, and size profile to achieve sales, margin, and inventory objectives.
• Owns in-season trading decisions, including replenishment and markdowns, with speed and decisiveness.
• Manages Open-to-Buy (OTB) in partnership with Planning, identifying risks, opportunities, and actions, and reports performance against plan.
• Owns business analysis of category and collection performance by style, colour, size, fit, and silhouette.
• Analyzes size curves and size scale architecture to optimize inventory productivity.
• Manages rolling sales forecasts and recommends adjustments based on trends.
• Supports lifecycle inventory strategies, including markdown plans informed by product lifecycle and financial objectives.
• Leads weekly, monthly, and quarterly business reviews to cross-functional teams.
• Champions a customer-first approach using consumer feedback and purchasing behaviour.
• Provides consumer and commercial insights influencing future product strategies.
• Partners with Merchandising, Planning, Allocation, Product Development, E-commerce, and Marketing on strategic alignment.
• Aligns with Finance on financial targets and with GTM Operations on calendar milestones.

Skills

Apparel buying experience

Inventory management

Merchandising systems

Excel

Data-driven recommendations

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Roots in Canada is seeking a Senior Buyer for the Women’s Apparel market who will own in-season trading decisions, markdowns, and end-to-end inventory execution through Planning and Allocations. You will analyze sales performance, inventory productivity, and market trends to maximize sales, margin, and stock efficiency, partnering with cross-functional teams.

You’ll collaborate with Merchandising, Planning, Allocation, Product Development, and E-commerce to shape assortments and drive timely