Assistant Buyer/Assortment Planner - Seattle, WA (Hybrid)

Nordstrom, Inc.; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and

Paid Time Away

Life Insurance and Disability

Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources

Job summary

Nordstrom, Inc. in Seattle is seeking an Assistant Buyer/Assortment Planner to join our team in a hybrid role.

You will develop customer-focused strategies, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive merchandise allocation and vendor negotiations to optimize performance. We value analytical, results-driven individuals who thrive in a fast-paced environment with seasonal merchandise and high SKU counts.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in merchandise buying and/or planning.
• 2+ years of experience analyzing data and strategizing changes to increase performance.
• Experience working in a high-volume sales category with high SKU count, seasonality, and revenue.
• Strong business acumen and decision-making skills.
• Effective communication when collaborating with cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Develop an understanding of customer needs, wants, and expectations.
• Create an execution strategy by analyzing market and seasonal merchandise in each category.
• Collaborate with buying, planning, and inventory teams pre-season to improve allocation depth and in-season execution.
• Participate in vendor negotiations of exclusive offerings, terms, pricing, markdowns, and dropship programs.
• Act as a liaison to store and e-commerce partners to communicate selling strategy and agenda.
• Participate in business reviews to drive better decision-making for department performance.

Skills

Merchandise buying

Assortment planning

Data analysis

MS Excel

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Job Description

This position is located at our downtown Seattle headquarters. Our hybrid employees are required to be in-office Monday through Thursday.

The ideal Assistant Buyer/Assortment Planner is analytical, results-driven and committed to fulfilling the needs of the customer.

A day in the life…

• Develop an understanding of the needs, wants, and expectations of the customer.
• Create an execution strategy by understanding the market and seasonal merchandise in each category.
• Partner with buying, planning, and inventory teams’ pre-season to improve depth, precision of allocation, and location level inventory and ensure execution in-season.
• Participate in vendor negotiations of exclusive offerings, terms, pricing, markdowns, return to vendor agreements, and drop-ship programs.
• Act as a liaison to both store and e-commerce business partners to effectively communication selling strategy and agenda.
• Participate in business reviews to better understand what improved decisions need to be made to increase the overall department performance.

You own this if you have…

• 2+ years of experience in merchandise buying and/or planning.
• 2+ years of experience analyzing data and strategizing how to implement changes to increase overall performance.
• Experience working in a high-volume sales category (high SKU count, heavy seasonality, high revenue)
• Strong business acumen and decision-making skills.
• Effective communication skills when collaborating with cross-function business partners.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite (primarily Excel navigation, formulas, and pivot tables).

Pay Range Details

The pay range(s) below has been provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different for other locations.
Pay offers are dependent on the location, as well as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Washington: $80,000 - $132,000 Annually

We’ve got you covered…

Our employees are our most important asset and that’s reflected in our benefits.Nordstrom is proud to offer a variety of benefits to support employees and their families, including:

• Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away
• Life Insurance and Disability
• Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources

Benefits include 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays, and more. Eligibility requirements may apply based on location, job level, classification, and length of employment. Learn more in the Nordstrom Benefits Overview by copying and pasting the following URL into your browser: https://careers.nordstrom.com/pdfs/Ben_Overview_16.pdf

A few more important points...

The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, responsibilities and qualifications for this job.

For Los Angeles or San Francisco applicants: Nordstrom is required to inform you that we conduct background checks after conditional offer and consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with legal requirements per Los Angeles, Cal. Muni. Code 189.04 and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For additional state and location specific notices, please refer to the Legal Notices document within the FAQ section of the Nordstrom Careers site.

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Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.