Senior DTC Buyer, Digital Commerce (Hybrid)

Columbia Sportswear; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbia Sportswear is seeking a Sr. Buyer for DTC Digital Commerce, based in the Portland area. This role drives SKU- and size-level decisions across US & Canada, managing seasonal contracts, in-season pricing, inventory, and site readiness.

Collaboration with Merchandising, Planning, Site Merchandising, Marketing, and Operations is essential to align on strategy and execution. The ideal candidate has 8–10 years in retail merchandise planning or buying, with direct DTC/Ecommerce experience, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Merchandising, or related field.
• 8–10 years of experience in retail merchandise planning, buying, merchandising, or allocation with direct DTC/Ecommerce buying experience.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with complex formulas, pivot tables, and Power Query.
• Working knowledge of Power BI for building sell-thru and dashboards.
• Working knowledge of GA4 and ecommerce platforms.

Responsibilities

• Executes seasonal DTC contracts at SKU and size level with precision across units, cost, delivery timing, and market allocation.
• Aligns inventory flow to seasonal storytelling moments to reduce aged inventory and ensure timely delivery.
• Reads customer demand signals and product performance to optimize rebuys, cancels, and flow with Merchandising leadership.
• Generates timely weekly updates and post-season recaps aligned to GTM gates.
• Ensures product live, discoverable, and accurately represented on site through bi-weekly site audits (US & Canada).
• Partners with Merchandising and Planning to translate strategy into product decisions within OTB and financial guardrails.
• Pulls pre-season data and builds initial seasonal financial snapshots with Merchandising.

Skills

Retail planning

Merchandising

DTC/Ecommerce buying

Excel advanced

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Merchandising, or related field

Tools

Power BI

Power Query

GA4 analytics

Job description

Columbia Sportswear is seeking a Sr. Buyer for DTC Digital Commerce, based in the Portland area. This role drives SKU- and size-level decisions across US & Canada, managing seasonal contracts, in-season pricing, inventory, and site readiness.

Collaboration with Merchandising, Planning, Site Merchandising, Marketing, and Operations is essential to align on strategy and execution. The ideal candidate has 8–10 years in retail merchandise planning or buying, with direct DTC/Ecommerce experience, and