Senior Buyer - Work World

Now Hiring: Senior Buyer

Schedule: Full-Time

Location: Remote (Must reside in CA, CO, or WA)

Compensation: $90,000 - $120,000 (DOE)

Work World is the largest specialty retailer of workwear, work boots, and work gear in the Western U.S.
From humble beginnings in 1990, we now operate 34 retail stores under the Work World, Whistle Workwear, and Willy’s Discount Workwear brand names in California, Washington and Nevada.

We are committed to outfitting hardworking people with the highest quality workwear, head-to-toe. We offer premium workwear brands, expert product knowledge, and exceptional customer service. We believe America’s blue collar and essential workers are the backbone of our communities and our country.

Job Description:

As part of the Work World Merchandising Team and reporting directly to the General Merchandise Manager, the primary role of the Footwear Senior Buyer is to support company initiatives to successfully grow revenue, manage efficient inventory levels, meet and exceed targeted profitability of department. The Senior Buyer is responsible for leading and developing merchandise plans including curating assortments, product lifecycle management, pricing/promotional strategies and cross-functional partnerships with Operations and Marketing to execute go-to-market strategies. A critical success factor will be the ability to work closely with our vendor partners and operational leaders to understand current and future product trends, along with opportunities to maximize our position as a leading work wear retailer and to expand our overall brand awareness.

What’s In It for You:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Paid parental leave
• Merchandise discount and EAP resources
• Flexible work environment

What You’ll be Doing:

• Partner with GMM on merchandise budgets, category plans and vendor relationships.
• Develop strategic assortment plans, managing future and in-season buys.
• Build and grow meaningful vendor partnerships across Footwear brands within the workwear/specialty industry.
• Responsible for driving product lifecycle management, pricing, and promotional strategies in partnership with cross-functional teams to ensure efficient inventory health and maximize profitability.
• Closely partner with Planning team on managing OTB, strategic store allocations and overall inventory levels to budgets and trend.
• Maintain a deep understanding of product and overall business performance by actively analyzing results, responding to current trends, and taking action to maximize and achieve company targets.
• Negotiate terms and conditions including discounts, dating, co-op and specific vendor agreements.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (Ops, Marketing, Finance) to support best business practices and overall company KPI’s.
• Assist with store layouts and in-store merchandising.
• Other duties as assigned.

 What You’ll Need:

• 5+ years of experience as a multichannel/omni-channel retail Buyer or equivalent.

• Required multi-store experience in buying or merchandise management in a high-volume retail environment.

• Strong negotiation skills and experience maintaining vendor relationships.

• Experience managing and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders across an organization.
• Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.
• Proactively prioritizes business needs, and effectively manages resources and time. Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to multi-task.

• Proficiency in MS Office suite.
• Domestic travel to Markets.
• Bachelor's degree in Merchandising or related field (preferred).

Our Purpose & Our Values:

To Honor and Support those devoted to an honest, hard day’s work.

• I have respect for all
• I’ll take care of you
• Yes, I can
• I am ready