Senior Buyer: Omni-Channel Category Strategy & Growth

The Aaron's Company, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Insurance

401(k)

Job summary

The Aaron’s Company, Inc. in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Senior Buyer to lead category management, assortment planning, supplier negotiations, and lifecycle management for defined product scopes.

This onsite role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration and analytics to meet consumer needs and drive sales. Ideal candidates bring 5+ years of retail merchant experience, strong Excel and Office skills, and a track record of strategic category leadership in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or related quantitative field required; MBA a plus.
• 5+ years of retail merchant experience at the senior level; managing product categories in an Omni channel environment is a plus.
• Firm understanding of category management and assortment planning practices include SKU rationalization strategies, markdown practices and sales reporting practices.
• Proven experience gathering and understanding product trends.
• High level of creativity to support product innovation and newness.
• Strong project management and communication skills.
• Proven vendor negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the category strategy, including assortment plan and merchandising tactics to achieve the sales and margin goals.
• Drive innovation and newness in the product assortment.
• Understand industry product trends and opportunities.
• Manage supplier relationships and lower product costs through fact-based negotiations.
• Drive the category strategy including sourcing, assortment product mix, inventory management, promotions and pricing that is grounded in fact-based decision making.
• Performing in depth category reviews on a regular basis to review assortment performance and develop action plans to drive sustainable sales and margin growth.
• Maximizing productivity of category including assortment rationalization, lifecycle management, inventory position and performance for store set.
• Conduct competitive shops to understand assortment mix, in-store merchandising, pricing and promotional offers for the RTO and general retail channels.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to drive the business, and actively seek the ideas of others and value differing perspectives.

Skills

Category management

Assortment planning

Vendor negotiation

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or related quantitative field

MBA

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Reporting tools

Job description

The Aaron’s Company, Inc. in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Senior Buyer to lead category management, assortment planning, supplier negotiations, and lifecycle management for defined product scopes.

This onsite role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration and analytics to meet consumer needs and drive sales. Ideal candidates bring 5+ years of retail merchant experience, strong Excel and Office skills, and a track record of strategic category leadership in a fast-paced environment.