Associate Buyer, Canada Pottery Barn Kids & Teen

About the role

The Associate Buyer for Global manages Canada for the Pottery Barn Kids Brand, overseeing all categories in company-owned stores and eCommerce.

Responsibilities

• Deliver financial targets for Retail & DTC budgeted sales & mmu
• Lead competitive and market analysis to ensure product competitiveness
• Recommended assortment changes using market knowledge, competitive details, and sales analysis
• Develop and implement seasonal calendar for the country
• Promotional and markdown strategies to ensure inventory targets and sales are met each season
• Align promotional calendar to localized events for Nuna baby GearSales
• Review Sales, drive actions from Sales Review findings, track and report out on actions and tests
• Drive/develop process improvements across the organization to drive CAD business
• Determine a Hindsight process Seasonal Strategy Kick off (Retail & DTC)
• Represent the Business in Weekly Canada Cross Brand business review calls
• Partner with customs, logistics, and legal teams to clear roadblocks to successful product sales
• Outline and establish onboarding process for new vendors as we expand local assortment & dropship
• Participate in signing process with Visual to ensure instore signs align with Canada product pricing and legal regulations
• Partner with eCom team to ensure EDMs and HP reflect Canada Business objectives
• Develop processes with eCom team and Inventory planning to best support Omni services
• Provide leadership and ongoing training and development to create a positive team environment
• Partner with both Retail and Allocation partners monthly to identify trends in the Canada market and ensure we are fueling in retail

Requirements

• 2-5 years of Retail Merchandising/Buying or Retail Home Furnishings Planning experience
• Strong Excel skills (pivots, formulas, data sourcing)
• Strong Presentation skills required
• Strong understanding of the brand customer and aesthetic