Senior Buyer – Tops

Jobtailor; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States (Philadelphia) seeks a seasoned Buying professional to lead product assortments across channels, shaping strategies aligned with market trends and customer feedback.

You will mentor teams, drive profitability, and coordinate with Merchandising to craft compelling stories for websites, emails, and in-store presentations. Expect a high-impact, results-driven environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years buying experience required.
• Creative problem solving.
• True entrepreneurial risk mentality.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a business.
• Lead by example.
• Be positive and support company initiatives.
• Mentor others.
• Own, articulate, and execute a clear vision.

Responsibilities

• Create an exciting and timely product assortment that meets and exceeds sales volume and profit goals.
• Deliver sales and profit plans for assigned classes through merchandise strategy execution.
• Respond to customer feedback and market trends.
• Develop action plans driving category-specific growth and profitability.
• Develop assortments based on store and direct strategies.
• Expand product lines to enhance target-market appeal.
• Analyze velocity reports and respond to current trends.
• Represent key fashion trends and test emerging trends.
• Finalize and merchandise product assortments for all channels.
• Shop domestic and international markets to fill product gaps and identify chase opportunities.
• Manage inventory levels and flow.
• Develop new resources and design collaborations; manage artist relationships.
• Negotiate prices to achieve markup goals.
• Maintain a clear vision of store and direct customers' needs.
• Work with Merchandising to develop storylines for websites, emails, and store presentations.
• Analyze velocity, attributes, current-year/last-year performance, open-to-buy, markdowns, inventory flow, and returns.
• Develop profitability strategies and conduct in-season and post-season analyses.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on evolving strategies.
• Communicate trends, opportunities, successes, and failures at meetings.
• Maintain the merchandising calendar.
• Manage sample management and product information collection for style-outs, meetings, and photo shoots.
• Train, manage, and delegate daily activities to the Buying team.
• Oversee product information before turnover and develop storylines for all channels.
• Drive and understand the private-label product development process.
• Shop competitors and inspirational stores.
• Read trade, trend, and consumer publications.
• Stay connected to industry trends, fashion shows, design fairs, art exhibitions, and cultural events.
• Challenge the Buying team to interpret seasonal trends for all channels.

Skills

Product planning

Inventory management

Profitability strategy

Market trend analysis

Negotiation skills

Creative problem solving

Leadership and mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Entrepreneurial mindset

Vision articulation

Tools

Velocity Reports

Merchandising Calendar

Product Information Management

Job description

• Create an exciting and timely product assortment that meets and exceeds sales volume and profit goals


• Deliver sales and profit plans for assigned classes through merchandise strategy execution


• Respond to customer feedback and market trends


• Develop action plans driving category-specific growth and profitability


• Develop assortments based on store and direct strategies


• Expand product lines to enhance target-market appeal


• Analyze velocity reports and respond to current trends


• Represent key fashion trends and test emerging trends


• Finalize and merchandise product assortments for all channels


• Shop domestic and international markets to fill product gaps and identify chase opportunities


• Manage inventory levels and flow


• Develop new resources and design collaborations; manage artist relationships


• Negotiate prices to achieve markup goals


• Maintain a clear vision of store and direct customers' needs


• Work with Merchandising to develop storylines for websites, emails, and store presentations


• Analyze velocity, attributes, current-year/last-year performance, open-to-buy, markdowns, inventory flow, and returns


• Develop profitability strategies and conduct in-season and post-season analyses


• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on evolving strategies


• Communicate trends, opportunities, successes, and failures at meetings


• Maintain the merchandising calendar


• Manage sample management and product information collection for style-outs, meetings, and photo shoots


• Train, manage, and delegate daily activities to the Buying team


• Oversee product information before turnover and develop storylines for all channels


• Drive and understand the private-label product development process


• Shop competitors and inspirational stores


• Read trade, trend, and consumer publications


• Stay connected to industry trends, fashion shows, design fairs, art exhibitions, and cultural events


• Challenge the Buying team to interpret seasonal trends for all channels

Requirements

• 10+ years buying experience required


• Creative problem solving


• True entrepreneurial risk mentality


• Demonstrated ability to lead a business


• Lead by example


• Be positive and support company initiatives


• Mentor others


• Be able to own, articulate, and execute a clear vision

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive buying experience with a focus on developing product assortments that drive sales and profitability. Capable of leading cross-functional teams, mentoring staff, and executing strategic merchandising initiatives based on market trends and customer feedback.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• 10+ Years Buying Experience


• Merchandise Strategy Execution


• Creative Problem Solving


• Leadership and Mentoring


• Trend Analysis and Forecasting

Hard Skills

• Product Assortment Development


• Inventory Management


• Profitability Strategy Development


• Market Trend Analysis


• Negotiation Skills

Soft Skills

• Creative Problem Solving


• Positive Leadership


• Mentoring Others


• Entrepreneurial Risk Mentality

Industry Keywords

• Fashion Trends


• Market Trends


• Cross-Functional Collaboration


• Private-Label Product Development


• Consumer Publications

Tools & Technologies

• Velocity Reports


• Merchandising Calendar


• Product Information Management