Position: Design Buyer

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:

  • Identify market trends and react accordingly.
  • Partner with the store managers on a daily basis.
  • Shop the market for new trends and attend trade shows
  • Write up purchase orders for stores.
  • Strong work ethic, pay close attention to small details.
  • Have strong organizational skills, and be able to act quickly to pressure.
  • Tracking orders and being able to respond quickly to changes.
  • Work closely with vendors for new merchandise assortments.
  • Train employee’s about the concept to better assist customers.
  • Develop visual presentations of new merchandise.
  • Create seasonal promotions.
  • Develop and execute ‘regional’ product assortment per store.

Knowledge, Skill and Ability:

  • Effective communicator: verbal, written, negotiation, presentation.
  • Ability to multi-task.
  • Strong supervisory skills to oversee diverse operations.
  • Excellent leadership skills.

Education and Experience:

  • Prior related designer buying experience.

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