Buyer, Herve Leger

Hervé Léger; New York (NY); On-site; USD 78,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) matching

Summer Fridays

PTO

Job summary

Centric Brands is seeking a Buyer for Hervé Legér to drive strategic assortment planning, forecast performance, and manage inventory for the brand across channels.

You will partner with Planning, Design, Production, and Retail teams to optimize buys, balance assortments, and maximize profitability while upholding the brand vision.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and financial acumen.
• Expertise in merchandise planning, inventory management, and assortment building.
• Ability to interpret sales trends and translate insights into actionable business strategies.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills.
• Passion for luxury fashion and a deep understanding of the Hervé Legér customer.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute customer-focused merchandise assortment strategies that support sales, margin, and inventory objectives.
• Create seasonal assortment plans and line lists to ensure product offerings align with brand aesthetic and business goals.
• Analyze sales performance, fashion trends, customer behavior, and competitive intelligence to optimize assortments and identify growth opportunities.
• Own seasonal buys and ensure assortments are balanced across categories, classifications, and channels.
• Partner cross-functionally with Design, Planning, Production, and Merchandising teams for timely flow from development to delivery.
• Collaborate on Open-to-Buy management, forecasting, and inventory planning.
• Reforecast sales, inventory, and receipt plans and adjust Open-to-Buy strategies accordingly.
• Monitor inventory levels and sell-through; develop replenishment and aging strategies.
• Generate weekly selling reports highlighting trends, risks, opportunities and best-selling products.
• Evaluate seasonal performance by store/category/department and provide actionable growth recommendations.
• Review weekly results and adjust financial and assortment plans as needed.
• Develop exit strategies and inventory aging standards with Planning/Merchandising.
• Identify markdown candidates and execute promotional/clearance plans.
• Communicate promotional needs and product opportunities to senior leadership and Creative team.
• Provide weekly insights on best sellers and trends to support assortment decisions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial acumen

Merchandise planning

Inventory management

Assortment building

Cross-functional collaboration

Luxury fashion knowledge

Job description

About Us

Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets and sells high quality products in multiple segments, including women’s, men’s and kid’s apparel, accessories, entertainment and beauty. Centric Brands is focused on our customers and our brands that will drive the company’s future growth. We are defined by innovation as we seize new opportunities and thrive in an environment informed by creativity and thinking that is both analytical and outside the box. Centric Brands reflects a team built on respect, for others and for the hard work it takes to achieve our goals and build our bright future together.

About Us

Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets and sells high quality products in multiple segments, including women’s, men’s and kid’s apparel, accessories, entertainment and beauty. Centric Brands is focused on our customers and our brands that will drive the company’s future growth. We are defined by innovation as we seize new opportunities and thrive in an environment informed by creativity and thinking that is both analytical and outside the box. Centric Brands reflects a team built on respect, for others and for the hard work it takes to achieve our goals and build our bright future together.

Buying

From developing the product strategies to growing our brands, merchandising careers at Centric Brands offer exciting possibilities to grow a career with one of world’s foremost lifestyle brands collectives. From helping develop the merchandise mix to ensuring stores and online site have the right products in the right quantities to creating the long-term brand strategy, a career in merchandising and planning offers you a chance to make a positive impact on our success – and yours.

Specific Responsibilities Would Include

The Buyer is responsible for driving business growth for Herve Leger through strategic assortment planning, sales forecasting, inventory management, and buying decisions. This role partners closely with Planning, Design, Production, and Retail teams to develop seasonal merchandise strategies that maximize sales, profitability, and inventory productivity while ensuring alignment with the Herve Leger brand vision.

• Develop and execute customer-focused merchandise assortment strategies that support sales, margin, and inventory objectives.
• Create seasonal assortment plans and line lists to ensure product offerings align with the Herve Leger brand aesthetic and business goals.
• Analyze sales performance, fashion trends, customer behavior, and competitive intelligence to optimize assortments and identify growth opportunities.
• Own seasonal buys and ensure assortments are balanced across categories, classifications, and channels.
• Partner cross-functionally with Design, Planning, Production, and Merchandising teams to ensure the timely flow of product from development through delivery.
• Collaborate with the Director of Planning on Open-to-Buy (OTB) management, forecasting, and inventory planning.
• Reforecast sales, inventory, and receipt plans as needed and integrate changes into OTB strategies.
• Monitor inventory levels and sell-through performance; develop action plans, including replenishment opportunities and inventory optimization strategies.
• Generate and communicate weekly selling reports, identifying key business trends, risks, opportunities, and best-selling products.
• Evaluate seasonal performance by store, category, and department, providing actionable recommendations to drive future growth.
• Review weekly business results and recommend adjustments to financial and assortment plans as needed.
• Partner with Planning and Merchandising teams to develop exit strategies and inventory aging standards.
• Work cross-functionally to identify markdown candidates and execute timely promotional and clearance strategies.
• Communicate promotional needs and product opportunities to senior leadership and the Creative team.
• Provide weekly insights on best sellers, emerging trends, and product opportunities to support assortment and inventory decisions.

Our Best Fit Candidate Would Have

• Strong analytical and financial acumen.
• Expertise in merchandise planning, inventory management, and assortment building.
• Ability to interpret sales trends and translate insights into actionable business strategies.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills.
• Passion for luxury fashion and a deep understanding of the Herve Leger customer.

In return, we provide an industry-competitive salary, along with a comprehensive benefits plan (medical, dental, vision) that includes a matching 401(k), Summer Fridays, generous PTO, merchandise discounts, excellent career development opportunities, and a work environment that reflects our industry leadership. Our social impact program, Centric Cares, focuses on volunteerism to make a difference in communities we live and work in and o ur D&I committee is shaping the future of diversity, equity and inclusion at Centric Brands through workshops, resources and inspiring conversation.

Salary Range: $78,400 - $98,000

At Centric Brands, we believe our people are our greatest asset, and we seek to structure competitive compensation offers to ensure that we are able to attract and retain the best talent. Our job postings include an annual base salary range at the time of employment. The stated base salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on several factors, including the selected candidate's educational and professional experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the selection process. Base salary is a part of a total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, annual bonus and other Centric Brands sponsored benefit programs.

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