Buyer; Level Ii - Appliances

Job Description - BUYER (LEVEL II) - SMALL APPLIANCES (250003NI)

Job Description

BUYER (LEVEL II) - SMALL APPLIANCES

250003NI

NEXCOMHQ Pay Range: $80,092 - $101,660 - Based on experience

Shape Global Retail Strategy. Lead High-Impact Categories. Grow With Purpose.
Join the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) as a Senior Buyer!

The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) is seeking a highly skilled Senior Buyer to join our worldwide, omni-channel retail organization. In this role, you will lead complex merchandise categories, drive strategic business decisions, and mentor a team of Buyers and Associate Buyers to deliver best-in-class retail performance for our military community.

Job Summary:

Responsible for an advanced level of buying responsibility of highly complex and/or a broad range of merchandise categories value locations. Serves in an expanded supervisory capacity to include Buyer and/or Associate Buyer for category in direct area of responsibility providing strategic direction and coaching and mentorship opportunities to build the competitive skill set of direct reports and support staff. Maximizes sales and profitability for assigned group of businesses through the development and implementation of strategy analysis and appropriate reaction to sales trend.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leads the development and implementation of business strategy for highly complex specialized and/or multiple categories of responsibility to achieve departmental sales gross margin and turnover objectives for a worldwide omni-channel retail organization.
• Responsible for the leadership supervision and development of a staff consisting of Buyers, Associate Buyers, Assistant Buyers, Merchandiser(s) as appropriate.
• Mentors Associate Buyer on the development of strategic positioning, vendor negotiations, category assortment planning and marketing strategy.
• Analyzes market trends and offerings to develop, execute and maintain merchandise stock assortments, business strategies and goals and seasonal plans for assigned merchandise departments.
• Negotiates with vendors to obtain most favorable prices and allowances to achieve sales and profit objectives for basic and seasonal merchandise.
• Global sourcing for private label seasonal and basic merchandise as appropriate.
• Works with other cognizant codes to develop space allocation adjacencies, seasonal merchandise visual guidelines and planograms for store sets and renovations.
• Develops and executes marketing plan for assigned departments.
• Oversees order placement and tracking to ensure timely receipt of merchandise.
• Works closely with the Divisional Merchandise Manager, Inventory and Financial Planning Teams to plan sales gross profit and stock turnover both seasonally and annually as well as maintaining an in-season forecast on a monthly basis.
• Works closely with the Divisional Merchandise Manager, Inventory and Financial Planning teams to analyze financial performance using tools such as but not limited to Data Warehouse and Category Scorecard to ensure established goals are being met and takes appropriate corrective action when necessary.
• Works closely with Divisional Merchandise Manager and Inventory Planning teams to determine and execute automated methods of replenishment.
• Works with Financial and Inventory Planning teams to determine optimal order size, inventory levels and allocations needed to achieve merchandising and financial goals.
• Prepares merchandise information and training for Communication Guide through Weekly Retail Focus, Seasonal Trend Directives, Merchandise Adjacency and Presentation.
• Guides Special Unadvertised Buyer Promotions, new Products and Vendor launches, Flex Zone Directives, Return to Vendor Directives, Pricing Errors Directives, Product Hold updates, Ad Flyers Errors, In Stock Issues.
• Conducts store visits as appropriate to evaluate merchandise presentation, customer demographics, stock assortments and inventory levels. Works closely with store management to address and maximize business opportunities.
• Responsible for the supervision and development of a subordinate staff to include but not limited to providing associate…