Buyer, Dormify and Pottery Barn Teen Retail

About the Team

You will report to the VP of Merchandising and be part of the collaborative Pottery Barn Teen/Dormify team responsible for creating assortment strategies based on analyzing sales and trends. You will have one direct report, Assistant Buyer Dormify/Teen Retail. Our job blends creativity, analytics, and marketing.

About The Role

The Dormify/Teen Retail Buyer is responsible for driving product strategy, execution, and financial performance. This role partners cross-functionally with Merchandising, Design, Marketing, E-commerce, Planning, Allocation, Stores, Visual Merchandising, and Operations to deliver compelling seasonal assortments, support store performance, and ensure accurate execution of product strategies. The ideal candidate is a complex thinker, product obsessed, analytical, detail-oriented, self-starter, and highly collaborative with strong communication skills and an understanding of the teen market.

Responsibilities

Weekly Responsibilities

• Reporting & Business Recaps
  • Pull weekly business reporting and sales performance analytics.
  • Write weekly recap and summary emails for cross-functional partners and leadership.
• Store Support
  • Attend weekly Retail Meetings to support store teams.
  • Communicate business shifts and any follow-ups or action items.
  • Partner with Allocation and Distribution on allocation needs; attend weekly allocation meeting.

Seasonal Responsibilities

• Line Assortment & Product Strategy
  • Prepare seasonal hindsight recaps and analysis.
  • Develop strategies to drive growth.
  • Attend Teen product milestone meetings.
  • Assort annual collection for Dormify.
  • Assort seasonal collections for both Teen Retail Stores and Pottery Barn Kids (shop-in-shop) footprint.
  • Select and manage seasonal floor models.
  • Create and maintain seasonal merchandise lists.
• Product Development
  • Partner cross-functionally to develop line attending work sessions to ensure product strategy, aesthetic, and pricing targets are met.
  • Partner with leadership to set seasonal business targets.
  • Attend department rollup meetings.
  • Work with the Planning team on retail financial rollups and forecasting.
• Financial Planning
  • SKU Management
    • Request all 921 copy SKUs for retail assortments.
    • Hand off SKUs to Inventory for purchase order (PO) placement.
    • Execute re-ticketing and mark-up actions in the system; send memos to stores.
    • Maintain SKU data, including cost, COO, ship mode, and vendor updates.
• Store Support & Training
  • Prepare seasonal kickoff decks and lead training calls with field teams.
  • Visit stores to gather feedback and share insights.
• Visual Merchandising Partnership
  • Partner with Visual Merchandising to map store layouts.
  • Support pre-season set-ups as needed.
  • Work with Allocation to assign pre-season inventory.
  • Coordinate sample lists and trackers; ship samples (UPS) and communicate tracking details to stores.
  • Request seasonal and core signage; review and edit visual books.
• Reporting
  • Maintain and update lists within the retail report.
  • Create and update STD reports for broader team usage.
  • Pull store-specific reporting to identify business shifts and for fiscal reporting.
  • Request inventory transfers from DTC to support store inventory.

Requirements

• 5-7+ years of retail buying or merchandising experience.
• Strong analytical and Excel/reporting skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Passion for teen retail, trends, and customer insights.

This role requires being onsite in the San Francisco office Monday through Thursday.

Benefits

• A generous discount on all WSI brands.
• A 401(k) plan and other investment opportunities.
• Paid vacations, holidays, and time off to volunteer.
• Health benefits, dental and vision insurance, including same-sex domestic partner benefits.
• Tax-free commuter benefits.
• A wellness program that supports your physical, financial, and emotional health.

Continued Learning

• In-person and online learning opportunities through WSI University.
• Cross-brand and cross-function career opportunities.
• Resources for self-development.
• Advisor (Mentor) program.
• Career development workshops, learning programs, and speaker series.

Pay

The expected starting pay range for this position is $100,000 - $115,000. Applicable pay ranges may differ across markets. Actual pay will be determined based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law. In addition to competitive pay, compensation may include a variety of other components like benefits, paid time off, merit, and bonus opportunities.