Senior Buyer - Bedding, Rugs & Window - Big Lots

Roses Discount Stor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Big Lots is seeking a Senior Buyer for Bedding, Rugs & Window at the New York Buying Office. The role focuses on driving assortments, pricing and vendor partnerships to meet sales and margin targets.

The position involves strategic planning, travel to stores and trade shows, and collaboration with planners, allocation and distribution teams to execute execution tactics that maximize profitability.

Qualifications

• Five+ years of retail buying experience preferred.
• Experience buying complex, high-volume merchandise categories.
• Excellent negotiation and marketing skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication and organization.
• Motivated self-starter, capable of taking on new challenges.
• Able to work effectively as part of a team and collaborate.

Responsibilities

• Fosters relationships with vendors and negotiates deals.
• Defines merchandise strategy (close-out vs non-closeout).
• Develops merchandise plans with the planner to hit sales, turns and margins.
• Identifies opportunities to improve sales and margins with planners and analysts.
• Collaborates with Planning, Allocation, Distribution and Transportation to improve processes.
• Travels to stores to understand requirements and trends; visits trade shows and vendor locations to source deals.

Skills

Retail buying

Negotiation

Communication

Team player

Data analysis

Vendor relations

Tools

Spreadsheet

Word processing

Data analysis tools

Job description

Senior Buyer - Bedding, Rugs & Window - Big Lots

Job Category: Merchandising

Requisition Number: SENIO011195

• Posted : January 9, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

Showing 1 location

New York Buying Office
43 W 33rd St
Suite 505
New York, NY 10001, USA

• Fosters relationships with vendors. Negotiates deals with vendors. In instances when purchases are not made, maintains positive vendor relationships for future opportunities.
• Defines the merchandise strategy, such as mix of close-out vs. non-closeout business.
• Jointly with the planner, develops a merchandise plan to support the strategy and achieve stated sales, turn and margin goals.
• Identifies opportunities to exploit sales and margin opportunities and partners with planner and merchandise analyst to develop execution tactics.
• Collaborates with Planning, Allocation, Distribution and Transportation Services, and Field Management to understand and improve upon internal company processes.
• Travels to stores to understand merchandise packaging and presentation requirements, customer requirements and customer trends. Shops competitor stores to assess direction of competition and understand competitive pricing structures.
• Travels to trade shows and vendor locations to develop a network of contacts, to stay informed on industry and competitor direction, and to source deals.
• Develops a collaborative team atmosphere through an open exchange of ideas and positive feedback between buyer, planner and allocation analyst team members.
• Trains and mentors Assistant Buyers and/or Buyers, as requested.
• Performs administrative tasks, as needed or requested.
• Accountabilities: Achieve annual Sales Dollar, Margin Dollar and Inventory Turn targets for assigned product areas.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• A minimum of five years of retail buying experience, preferred.
• Experience in buying complex merchandise categories and categories with large sales volumes.
• Excellent negotiation and marketing skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication and organization skills.
• Motivated and self-starter, willing to take on new challenges and learn every aspect of merchandising.
• Able to work as part of a team to achieve common goals.
• System capable in spreadsheet, word processing and data analysis tools.

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