We’re a fast-moving fashion company that empowers our people to be innovative, creative and always focused on providing the best service to our customers. The retail industry is rapidly changing, and we have interesting, complex problems to solve every day – from developing cutting-edge technology and opening new stores, to designing fresh, must-have fashion. We’ve been on the Fortune™ 100 Best Places to Work list for more than 20 years because we reward great work, promote from within and celebrate diversity. A day in the life... \- Develop an understanding of the needs, wants and expectations of the customer \- Build an understanding of the market and competitors in their category \- Establish a clear understanding of the seasonal department merchandise strategy \- Partner with assistant buy planner on market preparation \- Contribute to negotiations of exclusive offerings, terms, pricing, vendor funded markdowns, return-to-vendor agreements, drop-ship programs, co-op, etc. \- Function as liaison to online and/or stores as assigned; including effective communication of the selling agenda \- Contribute to inventory management in season; including driving markdowns and exit strategy \- Be a student of the business regarding effective analysis and decision making to improve department performance \- Collaborate with, and respond with a sense of urgency to regional merchandisers regarding customer needs \- Partner with assistant buy planner to improve the depth and precision of location-level inventory content \- Participate in business reviews to develop greater understanding of how specific actions impact overall department results
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