Men's Buyer

Dillard's; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental coverage

Generous merchandise discount

401(k) plan with employer matching

Job summary

A major retail company is looking for an Executive to lead the procurement and distribution of Men's branded and private brand dress shirts. The ideal candidate will have experience in retail management and merchandising, possess strong analytical skills, and have an eye for fashion trends. This role involves collaboration with various teams to ensure alignment with the company's vision. Comprehensive benefits and a competitive salary are offered.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Retail Management, Merchandising, or Buying.
• Willingness to travel as needed for projects.
• Skill in using Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint & Word.
• Skill in relationship building and influencing action.
• Ability to maintain attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to maintain a professional attitude.
• Ability to be flexible in work schedule for travel, deadlines, and training.
• Ability to quickly assess a new environment and develop solutions that support the business strategy.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize work and meet deadlines.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to take initiative and work independently, without supervision.
• Ability to demonstrate organizational, time management and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead team to execute procurement and marketing for men's shirts.
• Analyze sales data to inform strategy.
• Build and maintain relationships with vendors.
• Builds seasonal buy plans aligned with financials.
• Projects monthly sales, markdowns, and purchases to maintain inventories.
• Distributes merchandise to stores using all available tools.
• Maintains communication with Design Team on results and performance.
• Proposes and submits marketing and advertising needs for digital and in-store opportunities.
• Creates and shares training opportunities for product knowledge, merchandising directives, and fit guides for stores and webinars.
• Develops relationships with vendors to optimize performance and achieve objectives.
• Develops relationships with stores and inspires merchandising vision.
• Visits stores with Executive Leadership.

Skills

Fashion knowledge

Sales data analysis

Microsoft Excel

Relationship building

Effective communication

Attention to detail

Time management

Multi-tasking

Initiative

Organization and project management

Tools

Microsoft Office

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Overview

Executive position leads a team to execute the procurement, distribution, education, & marketing of Men’s Branded & Private Brand dress shirts assortment. Preferred candidates must be a self-starter, knowledgeable of current fashion trends, able to analyze key financial metrics, & possess leadership and team building skills. This role works closely with the Vice President/GMM Men’s Tailored Furnishings, designers, vendor partners, education team, & stores to execute a cohesive vision for Dillard’s Menswear.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and analyzes sales by category, department, century, and comparable brand trends to set future strategy.
• Finds new products & challenges vendor partners for newness.
• Works with Vice President/GMM to build store financial purchase plans.
• Builds seasonal buy plans in alignment with financials.
• Projects monthly sales, markdowns, & purchases to maintain inventory plans.
• Effectively distribute merchandise to stores using all available tools.
• Maintains continuous communication with Design Team on business results and active style/category performance.
• Proposes and submits all marketing and advertising needs for both digital and in-store opportunities.
• Creates and shares training opportunities for seasonal product knowledge directives, merchandising directives, and fit guides for store teams & webinars.
• Develops relationships with vendors to optimize performance and achieve business objectives.
• Develops relationships with stores & inspires their merchandising vision.
• Visits Dillard’s stores with Dillard’s Executive Leadership.

Qualifications / Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of fashion and color trends.
• Skill in analyzing sales data.
• Skill in using Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint & Word.
• Skill in relationship building and influencing action.
• Ability to maintain attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to maintain a professional attitude.
• Ability to be flexible in work schedule for travel, achieving deadlines, and training.
• Ability to quickly assess a new environment and develop solutions that support the business strategy and critical objectives.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize work projects and meet exacting deadlines.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative and work independently, without supervision.
• Ability to demonstrate organizational, time management and project management skills.

Position Requirements

• Three (3) years of experience preferred in Retail Management, Retail Merchandising or Retail Buying or any combination.
• Must be willing to travel as needed based on projects and partnership requests.

Salary & Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, vision and dental coverage, a generous merchandise discount, a 401(k) plan with employer matching, paid holidays, vacation and sick leave. Salary will be commensurate with education and experience.

Location

Little Rock, AR