Associate Buyer, RTW Men’s

Tapestry (Coach/Kate Spade); New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Coach seeks an Associate Buyer for Men's Ready-to-Wear (MRTW) North America to manage product assortment, inventory and pricing strategies to achieve North America MRTW sales plans. This role oversees both NA Outlet and Retail channels and partners across cross-functional teams.

The successful candidate will leverage analytical and communication skills to drive opportunities, support the One Coach journey, and contribute to evolving the MRTW category in a fast-paced fashion environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of buying, allocation, or planning experience.
• Advanced MS Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Strong analytical/quantitative abilities.
• Excellent listening and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze sales performance, pricing and inventory levels to identify opportunities.
• Create product strategies balancing new customers with historical trends.
• Communicate seasonal strategies with cross-functional partners to influence allocations.
• Manage inventory movements and sized category planning.
• Collaborate with peers to ensure synergies across the Lifestyle team.
• Own inventory movements in partnership with Allocator.
• Identify forward-looking opportunities through data and market trends.
• Manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Multi-tasking

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Coach is a global fashion house founded in New York in 1941. Inspired by the vision of Creative Director Stuart Vevers and the inclusive and courageous spirit of our hometown, we make beautiful things, crafted to last-for you to be yourself in.

Coach is part of the Tapestry portfolio - a global house of brands committed to stretching what's possible.

A member of the Tapestry family, we are part of a global house of brands that has unwavering optimism and is committed to being innovative and wholly inclusive. Visit Our People page to learn more about Tapestry's commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity.

Job Title:

Associate Buyer, Men's Ready-to-Wear North America

Primary Purpose:

The Associate Buyer for Men's Ready-to-Wear (MRTW) North America is responsible for managing product assortment, inventory and pricing strategies to achieve Coach's North America MRTW sales plans . This is an opportunity to manage and drive an evolving category, as the brand is focused on evolving both Men's & Women's RTW through its One Coach journey . This role oversees both the North America Outlet and Retail channels , providing opportunity to learn about both sides of the business . This person would manage pre-season product briefs and feedback, seasonal OTB and inventory planning, as well as in-season product launches, inventory delete and chase strategies . The Buying team is highly collaborative and partners closely with a variety of cross functional teams. This is a great opportunity for an individual with outstanding analytical and communication skills, who is strategic and passionate about fashion , and who is interested in owning and driving an important category within Coach North America.

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in this role to ...

• A nalyze sales performance, pricing and inventory levels to identify opportunities within the business , as well as identify external market trends for new category opportunities
• Create product strategies that balance acquiring new customers while capitalizing on strong historical trends
• Clearly communicate seasonal strategies with cross functional partners to influence allocation of product to stores, online merchandising, future product designs, and marketing
• Manage a sized category, analyzing and planning sales and inventory at a sized level
• Collaborate with peers to ensure there are synergies across total Lifestyle team
• Own inventory movements, opportunities, and actions in partnership with Allocator
• Idea generating, implements forward looking strategies
• Detail oriented , can manage multiple projects at once and adhere to deadlines
• Problem solving mindset and uses their critical thinking skills to identify and solve

The accomplished individual will possess...

• Motivated individual with a passion for data analysis , growth driving initiatives and innovation
• Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment
• Excellent listening, communication and presentation skills; ability to effectively interact with team members and cross functional and field partners at all levels
• Strong strategic thinking and outstanding analytical/quantitative skills with ability to manage large amounts of data.
• Ability to effectively multi-task, prioritize and adapt to fast-paced , dynamic business environment
• Excellent time management skills

An outstanding professional will have...

• 2 + years of previous Buying , Allocation, or Planning experience; a combination of education and experience will be considered
• Excellent reporting skills
• Advanced working knowledge of MS Excel and PowerPoint

Our Competencies for All Employees

• Courage : Doesn't hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and "actionable" positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Creativity : Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
• Customer Focus : Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Dealing with Ambiguity : Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn't upset when things are up in the air; doesn't have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Drive for Results : Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and oth