Senior Buyer: Trees & Outdoor Lighting Leader

At Home; Coppell (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Store discount

Competitive benefits

Job summary

At Home is seeking a Senior Buyer to lead a high-impact merchandise category with strategic vision and financial discipline. You will partner with Planning, Sourcing, Product Development, and Go-to-Market teams to optimize assortment, pricing, and vendor relationships while driving customer value and brand differentiation.

The role demands a proven merchant with a track record in managing complex categories, delivering growth, and influencing across functions in a fast-paced retail environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• 7–10 years of progressive experience in buying, merchandising, or category management—preferably managing large, complex, or high-growth categories.
• Proven ability to deliver financial results and strategic growth through effective product and vendor management.
• Advanced product sensibility with a sharp eye for trend, value, and innovation.
• Strong business acumen, analytical skills, and executive communication abilities.
• Adept at influencing across teams and levels; comfortable leading through complexity and ambiguity.
• Passionate about the customer, data-driven storytelling, and shaping the future of retail.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end strategy for a top-performing, complex category with significant sales and margin impact.
• Act as the senior product expert for the category—championing innovation, quality differentiation, and storytelling.
• Collaborate with Planning to develop and manage detailed merchandise financial plans, by-door allocations, and Open to Buy management.
• Provide clear and strategic guidance to sourcing partners to drive margin expansion, vendor matrix optimization, and supply chain efficiency.
• Lead and mentor cross-functional partners by setting clear expectations, championing accountability, and fostering collaboration.
• Review weekly and monthly selling reports to identify patterns, inform decisions, and seize opportunities quickly.
• Drive alignment on inventory flow, exit strategies, and markdown cadence in partnership with Planning.
• Lead structured competitive analyses to identify gaps, trends, and opportunities.
• Ensure the category strategy integrates across Marketing, eCommerce, Visual Merchandising and other partners.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical skills

Executive communication

Influencing teams

Customer insights

Merchandise strategy

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

At Home is seeking a Senior Buyer to lead a high-impact merchandise category with strategic vision and financial discipline. You will partner with Planning, Sourcing, Product Development, and Go-to-Market teams to optimize assortment, pricing, and vendor relationships while driving customer value and brand differentiation.

The role demands a proven merchant with a track record in managing complex categories, delivering growth, and influencing across functions in a fast-paced retail environment.