The North Face: Buyer, Omni Full Price (Americas)

About the role

The Omni Full Price Buyer for AMER is responsible for building and executing strategic seasonal buys that deliver on brand priorities, DTC channel initiatives and financial targets. This role sits at the center of the business—translating brand strategy, consumer insights, and financial targets into actionable buying decisions that drive profitable growth.

Responsibilities

• Drive buy generation based on target sales and inventory levels (sell-through goals), ensuring alignment with the merchandise financial plan across sales, discount, margin and sell-through
• Analyze market trends, customer preferences and historical sales data to forecast demand at style-color, while optimizing inventory flow
• Improve forecast accuracy through end-to-end forecast management by channel
• Collaborate closely with Merchandising to ensure buy delivers the Channel product priorities and Merchant assortment strategy
• Track product performance and adjust buying strategies to maximize sales and minimize markdowns
• Line Plan analysis and support, providing analytical view and strategic targets to merchandising by evaluating the line to ensure it meets productivity goals, sales objectives and brand/regional growth strategies
• Lead Buy Review meetings to share each season's key product strategies, revenue and investments with store, visual, and marketing partners

Requirements

• 3-5 years of buying experience in footwear, apparel and/or fashion retail
• Strong analytical, communication and problem solving skills
• Proficiency in Excel
• Deep understanding of retail math, consumer behavior, and analyzing data trends

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or Merchandising
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Passion for fashion and trend forecasting

Skills

• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or Merchandising
• Preferred: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Preferred: Passion for fashion and trend forecasting

Benefits

Benefits at VF Corporation: You can review a general overview of each benefit program offered, including this year's medical plan rates on www.MyVFbenefits.com and by clicking Looking to Join VF?. Specific details of the additional compensation eligibility for this position will be provided during the recruiting and interview process.

Pay

Hiring Range: $73,440.00 USD - $91,800.00 USD annually

Schedule

Incentive Potential: This position is eligible for additional compensation awards that may include an annual incentive plan, sales incentive, or commission potential. Specific details of the additional compensation eligibility for this position will be provided during the recruiting and interview process.