What are the responsibilities and job description for the BUYER position at BEAUTY BRANDS?
Job Summary:
We are looking for a Buyer to join our fun and family-centered team.
Who We Are:
Beauty Brands, based in Kansas City, was founded in 1995 on the idea of providing a one-stop total beauty experience. Each Beauty Brands location offers more than 50 professional haircare brands, as well as makeup, skincare, bath and body, nail care, and a full-service salon & spa experience.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Must take ownership for all aspects of the sales and profitability of the assigned categories.
- Responsibilities include sales performance, gross margin, inventory, and any financial adjustments.
- Build merchandise and marketing plans to increase sales revenue at healthy margins
- Manage all aspects of the brand relationships with our vendors to have positive relationships that help create successful business results
- Must be able to manage many brands across multiple categories
- Develop productive and interesting marketing initiatives for direct mail, online, and social media to drive category sales
- Stay current on industry trends and new brands
- Pursue new brands or categories as needed to stay current in the market
- Collaborate with the Merchandise and Marketing Teams on corporate initiatives to drive sales
- Respond to all field concerns in a positive and timely manner
- Develop vendor training initiatives to support the field associates
- Proactively communicate any known issues to the field
- All other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Retail buying experience working directly with brands in a multi-channel environment
- Computer savvy with intermediate knowledge of Excel, i.e., PivotTables, VLOOKUP, etc.
- Working knowledge of Word and Powerpoint
- Pristine diligence and mindfulness
- Outstanding ability to stay organized and prioritize effectively and efficiently
- Excellent communication skills, including verbal and written communication
- Thrives in a fast paced environment
- Ability to work together effectively with all levels of an organization
- Passion for delivering results with a high amount of interpersonal acumen
- Consistently demonstrate professional behavior
- Always remain objective
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with JDA
- 3 years of experience in Retail Buying
- 4-year college degree
Cultural Fit:
- Driven, self-reliant with strong initiative
- Resourceful
- Ability to work nimbly and quickly while problem solving and working under pressure
- Show appreciation for customers and field associates
- Enthusiastic about Beauty Brands and delivering results