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Associate Buyer-Hybrid- Journeys

Genesco Inc

Nashville, TN

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Communication Skills, Cross-Functional, Detail Oriented, Interpersonal Skills, Logistics, Market Analysis, Market Trend Analysis, Mathematics, Merchandising, Multiplatform/Cross-Platform, Negotiation Skills, Procurement Management, Procurement Planning, Product Management, Product Testing, Purchase Orders, Purchasing/Procurement, Retail, Sales, Sales Analysis, Team Player, Vendor/Supplier Selection
LOCATION
Nashville, TN
POSTED
26 days ago

Job Summary

Manage the product buying cycle for brands with lower impact and assist Buyer with managing buying cycle for higher magnitude brands.

Job Responsibilities

  • Write purchase orders and develop monthly flows for product buys, including size curve balancing
  • Assist in product line building with (Buyers, Director and GMMs)
  • Evaluate market trends, sales analytics and consumer tracking to assist in assortment building
  • Participate in vendor meetings with Buyers, Director, Buying and GMMs
  • Negotiate with vendors on requests for returns and markdowns, including damages
  • Evaluate product lines from new vendors, recommend whether to test brand in stores
  • Accurately track orders working cross functionally with Logistics, Distribution and Merchandising
  • Communicate buy plans with Buyer/Merchandisers

Job Requirements

  • 2-5 years' experience in buying/merchandising
  • Adept at retail math (sell thru, margin, inventory sales)
  • Highly analytical and detail oriented
  • Ability to utilize multiple software platforms
  • Strong communication skills (collaboration/negotiation)
  • Strong interpersonal skills

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About the Company

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Genesco Inc

Founded in 1924, in Nashville, Tennessee, Genesco Inc. (NYSE: GCO) is a $3 billion specialty retail leader that sells footwear, headwear, sports apparel and accessories in more than 2,800 retail stores and leased departments throughout the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Germany, principally under the names Journeys, Journeys Kidz, Shi by Journeys, Schuh, Schuh Kids, Little Burgundy, Lids, Locker Room by Lids, Lids Clubhouse, Johnston & Murphy, and on internet websites www.journeys.com, www.journeyskidz.com, www.shibyjourneys.com, www.schuh.co.uk, www.littleburgundyshoes.com, www.johnstonmurphy.com, www.lids.com, www.lids.ca, www.lidslockerroom.com, www.lidsclubhouse.com, http://shop.neweracap.com/ , www.trask.com, www.suregripfootwear.com and www.dockersshoes.com.

The Company's Lids Sports Group division, based in Indianapolis, operates the Lids headwear stores, the Locker Room by Lids and other team sports fan shops and single team clubhouse stores. In addition, Genesco sells wholesale footwear under its Johnston & Murphy brand, the Trask brand, the licensed Dockers brand, G.H. Bass & Co., SureGrip, and other brands.

For more information on Genesco and its operating divisions, please visit www.genesco.com.
COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employees
INDUSTRY
Sports and Physical Recreation
FOUNDED
1924
WEBSITE
http://www.genesco.com/

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