Associate Buyer (Womens Apparel) - EILEEN FISHER, INC
Irvington, NY
About the Job
Position Summary:
** This is a hybrid role in Irvington, NY **
** Must have experience in women's apparel **
The EILEEN FISHER Direct to Consumer channel is the greatest expression of our brand vision. The DTC Buying Team plays a crucial role in bringing that vision to life through the product assortment.
The DTC Associate Buyer for Company Stores creates product assortments with the right mix to meet our Company Store customers' needs. This role will play a large part in strategizing new opportunities to grow our Company Store business by supplementing leftover product with exciting and well-priced unique programs. The ideal candidate has an entrepreneurial spirit and is self-motivated to procure the best mix of product for our Company Stores. The role is responsible for partnering to also place orders, manage inventory levels, track product, study selling and collect feedback from store leaders.
Summary of Duties and Responsibilities:
• Partner to create the product strategy for Company Stores, determining the right mix of liquidation, full priced product, samples, and cut-up packages
• Partner closely with the DTC Planning Team to buy appropriate quantities and SKU's for DTC Company Stores, ensuring product needs are met to achieve financial goals
• Collaborate with Company Store leaders and marketing to suggest product programs to feature in store and weigh in on promotions
• Secure liquidation product from leftover company stock and DTC stores and digital channel
• Write orders for Company Store cut-up programs, providing feedback to Design and Merchandising
• Pick Samples for Company Stores as needed
• Responsible for developing selling reports, analyzing business down to the store-specific level, and sharing product performance weekly and seasonally with teams
• Create informational presentations with upcoming product assortments to share with Company Store leaders and others
• Set Initial Pricing of Company Store Product and initiate markdowns, creating price lists to send to stores and activating promotions in systems
• Communicate with the Merchandising team to ensure that all styles on the DTC Company Store buy are set up and initiate IT set up of style catalog in systems
• Partner with the DTC Planning team on monthly store distros
• Set up Purchase Order Buy Tools and enter quantity projections into Wholesale Systems and purchase orders into Retail System, including PO maintenance of style, costing, quantity changes.
• Visit or speak with stores to gain an understanding of the location, space, the customer and develop relationships with store leaders
• Participate in Retail System upgrade, outlining needs, testing new version
PERFORMS OTHER RELATED DUTIES AND ASSIGNMENTS AS REQUIRED.
Benefits
• Corporate employees work 9/80 schedule (every other Friday off)
• Annual Company Bonus Plan
• 401(K)
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off (including holidays & year-end closure, personal observance days, sick/personal)
• Comprehensive Health Insurance (medical, dental, FSA & HSA, life ins, etc.)
• Flexible Reimbursement Program (education, PTO related expenses, spa services, fitness/ exercise fees, etc.)
• Commitment to wellbeing activities (Employee Assistance Program, wellness gatherings)
• Clothing Allowance
• EILEEN FISHER Friends Discount Program (25% off product)
Education:
Bachelors Degree Required or equivalent experience
• 3-5 years of related experience in the retail or wholesale apparel industry
• Experience in off-price Buying a strong plus
• Ability to synthesize many data points to draw conclusions and easily summarize key takeaways
• Can easily communicate what is driving our success and what to repeat and expand upon
• Excellent analytical and mathematical proficiency with strong business and financial analysis skills
• High level of experience and proficiency in Excel
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment
• Ability to prioritize and handle competing priorities
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong communication skills
EILEEN FISHER creates simple, sustainable, timeless clothes designed to work together as a system. We make our clothes with intention, supporting people to build their wardrobe meaningfully each season. And we make our clothes to last—and then take them back through our Renew team to be reworn and loved again, or through our Waste No More team, to be remade into entirely new felted designs. We believe in the fundamental potential of every person—our employees, our customers and those who make our clothes—and are committed to cultivating conditions that empower people. It’s all part of our commitment to doing business in a way that helps build a better industry. And a better future. EILEEN FISHER is one of the largest women’s fashion companies to be a certified B Corporation, which means we voluntarily meet high criteria for social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.
Values Statement:
As a founder led Company, our values are deeply embedded in and shape our culture. Our values are a shared responsibility embodied in every position, and are intended to be woven into all that we do; how we approach our work and how we interact with one another. Our values support our commitment to Diversity, Equity Inclusion, and our commitment to Sustainability guides us to protect our limited natural resources, fight climate change, support human rights and social impact, and inspire the fashion industry to embrace circularity.
• We are authentic
• We thrive in connection
• We trust each other
• We innovate through creativity
• We are committed to the health of the whole
• We are united by purpose
The hiring salary range for this role is $65,000- $75,000/yr. dependent upon experience and qualifications. In addition, we offer competitive benefits including a generous clothing allowance and a wellness reimbursement program.
EILEEN FISHER, Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status.
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