Associate Buyer: Sports Merchandising & Growth

DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc.; Coraopolis (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

DICK’S Sporting Goods is seeking a Merchandising category professional to develop and manage merchandise assortments in collaboration with buyers and cross-functional partners. This role includes vendor negotiations, financial planning alignment, and executing advertising strategies to maximize category performance.

You will analyze market data to identify opportunities, guide seasonal line reviews, and mentor team members while partnering with planning, allocations, visual merchandising, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Merchandising or related field or equivalent retail experience
• 3-5 years of experience with preferred experience as an Assistant Buyer

Responsibilities

• Develop Category Assortments with the buyer and ensure alignment with brand vision.
• Collaborate with Planning and Allocations to review financial plans and assortment.
• Negotiate with vendors on terms, pricing and partnerships.
• Analyze market data to translate opportunities into assortment and pricing decisions.
• Own advertising strategy execution from planning to prove accuracy.
• Mentor new hires and share best practices.
• Partner with Visual team on gameplans and product placement.

Skills

Category management

Vendor negotiations

Forecasting & planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Merchandising or related field

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

DICK’S Sporting Goods is seeking a Merchandising category professional to develop and manage merchandise assortments in collaboration with buyers and cross-functional partners. This role includes vendor negotiations, financial planning alignment, and executing advertising strategies to maximize category performance.

You will analyze market data to identify opportunities, guide seasonal line reviews, and mentor team members while partnering with planning, allocations, visual merchandising, and