Senior Buyer

Position Overview

The Senior Buyer role focuses on developing and implementing strategies to achieve or surpass financial objectives while supporting cross-functional teams in buying, planning, production, and distribution. This position also includes mentoring direct reports and serves as a developmental role for becoming a Divisional Merchandise Manager (DMM), with a reduced scope in volume or complexity.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze market trends, historical sales data, and channel feedback to recommend seasonal strategies at the department or classification level.
• Collaborate with planning teams to align financial targets for departments, classes, or styles and communicate merchandising strategies accordingly.
• Participate in creating initial floor plans and work with visual and design teams on product placement tailored by delivery and store groups.
• Refine product assortments post-presentation to ensure alignment with product strategies and channel demands.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to review product assortments and propose key ideas, promotional strategies, and initiatives to meet financial goals.
• Analyze sales performance, marketplace data, and business opportunities to ensure the financial success of assigned areas through meeting sales, gross margin, GMROI, and inventory turn targets.
• Approve sales forecasts with planners and verify receipt reconciliations for accuracy.
• Manage open-to-buy budgets by reviewing sales and inventory against goals, adjusting orders, deliveries, pricing, or markdown strategies as needed.
• Recommend modifications to future product assortments and strategies, collaborating with design and management for approval.
• Maintain expert-level customer knowledge via store visits and feedback from customers and store associates to evaluate product execution and relevancy.
• Engage in frequent communication with merchandising, field teams, and marketing to align sales strategies, marketing efforts, and seasonal planning.
• Lead and contribute to weekly cross-functional meetings to share business updates and address current issues.
• Foster development and performance management of direct reports through regular meetings, goal evaluation, and maintaining open dialogue to support growth and retention.
• Manage cross-functional team relationships by guiding objectives, strategy, and vision to align efforts toward shared goals.
• Act as a departmental leader and role model within the merchandising organization, representing the department when needed.
• Contribute to special projects within the division, brand, or company as required.

Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 4 to 6 years of relevant professional experience in buying or merchandising.

About the Department

The Buying department at GUESS?, LLC is responsible for curating product assortments, managing purchasing and pricing, and controlling inventory to maximize company profitability. The team collaborates closely with leadership at various levels and requires balancing analytical and creative talents alongside a strong passion and understanding of fashion trends.

Location

This position is based at the GUESS?, LLC World Headquarters in Los Angeles, CA.

Compensation and Benefits

• Base salary is $70,304 annually, determined based on market data, internal equity, relevant background, and experience.
• Employees are eligible for benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, paid time off, on-site gym access, employee discounts, and more.

Fair Chance Hiring Initiative

GUESS?, LLC supports hiring practices that give equal opportunity to all candidates as per the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.