Dunham's Sports, a Midwest Specialty Sporting Goods Retailer located in Troy, MI, has an immediate opening for a talented, strategic-thinking Footwear Buyer. This position is responsible for planning and purchasing Footwear. This is a full-time position that works on-site in Troy and is not remote or Hybrid***
Responsibilities include:
- Identify, analyze, and capitalize on market and customer trends
- Merchandise presentation direction and guidelines
- Optimize sales and gross margin dollars by analyzing, evaluating, and adjusting plans
- Achieving Sales, Margins, and Turnover plans
- Developing merchandise assortment by category and continually evaluating, analyzing, and adjusting these assortments
- Open-to-Buy, pricing, and markdown management
- Advertising, planning, and execution, including Co-op procurement
- Source out and negotiate the best prices
- Make key buying decisions that have an objective of providing our customers with great value and quality
- Attend seasonal trade shows
- Resolve fulfillment and/or shipping problems promptly
- Monitor placed orders to ensure timely deliveries
Candidate requirements:
- 3+ years retail footwear buying experience
- Strong analytical and statistical skills
- Excellent negotiating skills
- Self-starter, organized, detail-oriented, flexible, and adaptable
- Strong sense of style and trends
- Have consistent follow-up and follow-through discipline
- Must be able to work effectively and cooperatively with vendors, store, and corporate personnel
- Effective communication skills, both verbal and written
- Strong computer skills
- Bachelor's degree or higher; equivalent experience may substitute