Senior Buyer, Women's Merchandise

About the role

Join the Pacsun Community Co-created in Los Angeles, Pacsun exists at the intersection of fashion, music, art, and sport. We’re a lifestyle brand built with and for the next generation, bringing together the culture, creativity, and self‑expression that define youth today. Our curated assortment features some of the most relevant brands and styles in the world, including adidas, Brandy Melville, Fear of God Essentials, alongside Pacsun’s own labels and exclusive collaborations. But Pacsun is more than what we sell. It’s the community we build. This is Pacsun. Built with culture. Powered by community.

Responsibilities

• Determine pre-season plans and product strategies that align with financial plans.
• Accountable for merchandise performance for area of responsibility, recommends revisions to the merchandise plan/forecast based on sound analysis and ensures corrective actions are implemented.
• Works with the planning organization to develop assortment plans that optimize inventory performance and reduce markdown risk.
• Ensure key milestones are maintained based on master calendar.
• Strategically directs the category groups.
• Drive execution through staff to meet or exceed both quantifiable and quantitative goals.
• Present quarterly product assortment to leadership team.
• Develop and execute seasonal promotional strategies.
• Drive floorset execution with visual team, and partner with marketing team on seasonal campaigns.
• Understands competitors’ strengths, weaknesses and strategies.
• Attend branded vendors appointments and build strong relationships with the brands.
• Develop branded product strategies and penetration targets.
• Negotiate product costs and deliveries to maximize brand performance.
• Participate in the Private Label Product Development process as appropriate.
• Collaborate with Design team to build seasonal assortments.
• Oversee/participate in market visits.
• Establish and maintain effective vendor relationships and works with the buyers to strengthen market relationships.
• Travel, as needed.
• Hire and retain team members that will leverage their strengths to the needs of the organization.
• Coaches and develops Buyers, Associate Buyers and Assistant Buyers ensuring growth and readiness for next level position.
• Manage and mentor staff.
• Create development and succession plans.
• Live the company values; trust, teamwork, creativity, individual excellence, passion.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree desired with 3-5 years retail buying experience in either specialty store or department store.
• Internal candidates must have at least 2 years of Buyer level buying experience.
• Excellent knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Must have strong communication skills, providing direction to private label, design and product development team and brands.
• Ability to work as a team member.
• Must be task driven and pro-active when it comes to executing tasks.
• Thorough knowledge of retail Math such as gross margin, open to buy calculations, initial markup calculations, turnover etc.
• Ability to work in open environment with fluctuating temperatures and standard lighting; ability to work on computer and mobile phone for multiple hours with frequent interruptions; required to travel in elevator or stairwells; hotel, airplane, and car travel may be required.

Skills

• Operate with the highest level of conduct, integrity, and confidentiality; setting the example for leaders and associates.
• Develop and nurture strong cross functional partnerships; driving business results and inspiring a culture of transparency, collaboration, and accountability.
• Serve as a Pacsun advocate in the industry and marketplace.
• Recruit, identify, develop, and retain talent that delivers performance excellence.
• As a manager, serve as a leader of company culture, norms, and conduct.
• Ability to balance a strong management presence with a high level of approachability, encouraging and eliciting associate feedback and interaction.