Buyer III

About the Role

Responsible for advanced level buying of highly complex or a broad range of merchandise categories. Maintains a contracting officer code which binds the Exchange through contractual obligations to a limit of $1,000,000 per contract.

Qualifications

Five years of corporate retail buying/planning, allocation, and inventory experience is required. Solid background in corporate sales planning, negotiating, and financial reporting is required. A specified area of buying experience may be preferred by the hiring manager.

Alternatively, a Bachelor's degree plus three years of corporate retail buying/planning, allocation, and inventory experience is required. Solid background in corporate sales planning, negotiating, and financial reporting is required. A specified area of buying experience may be preferred by the hiring manager.

Contracting Officer Designation is required.

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical ability
• Ability to drive sales results

Education

Bachelor's degree is preferred, with a major in Business or Merchandising.

Additional Requirements

Work is onsite at HQ in Dallas, Texas.

Responsibilities

• Manages large and complex merchandise categories.
• Collaborates with planner and replenisher/allocator to meet plan.
• Manages vendor performance to maximize profitability and achieve financial objectives.
• Analyzes current category and industry trends, sales data, and economic conditions to anticipate consumer buying patterns and develop annual and seasonal in-store and online category assortments.
• Ensures competitive pricing and exit strategies (regular, promo, clearance).
• May participate in tabloid and promotion planning process to support alignment of in-store and online merchandise assortment.
• Identifies and recommends new products and business opportunities.
• Negotiates product availability, specifications, distribution, delivery, and price.
• Provides guidance and resolution for customer purchase and satisfaction inquiries.
• Performs other duties as assigned.