Associate Buyer- Designer

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. 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. Our values are the core of who we are. The Associate Buyer- Designer partners with the Buyer and Buy Planner to achieve financial objectives. A day in the life... \- Develop an understanding of the needs, wants and expectations of the customer and understand the differences in how they shop by channel \- Build an understanding of the market and competitors in their category \- Execute a seasonal merchandise strategy in collaboration with Buyer and Buy Planner based on customer, fashion trend, and input from E-commerce Merchandiser and Retail Director that drives growth for stores and online \- Build compelling core and extended assortment to maximize potential across store clusters, new stores, and online \- Influence merchandising vision and product priorities for stores, online merchandising teams, and marketing to drive engagement across all customer touch points \- Communicate customer and product vision to suppliers, identify new suppliers, and negotiate partnership expectations and profit opportunities \- Partner in the execution of NPG strategies, providing current and future assortment feedback where applicable \- Align with buying team on open-to-buy management and plan revisions to achieve financial targets and strategic objective \- Influence and mentor assistants