Junior Buyer

Summary

Join Touch of Modern, a leading ecommerce app for men, as a Junior Buyer! You will source unique tech products, negotiate with vendors, and manage promotions. This role requires strong analytical and communication skills, along with experience in buying or merchandising. You'll collaborate with a team to optimize product performance and build relationships with suppliers. The position reports to the CEO and offers competitive compensation and benefits, including comprehensive health insurance, life insurance, RRSP matching, and generous paid time off.

Requirements

• Minimum 2-4 years successful tenure as Buyer, Retail Buyer, Merchandiser, or a related role
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong retail math, analytical and critical thinking skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including PowerPoint, Excel including V-Look-up and SharePoint
• Needs to be results oriented and demonstrate personal accountability
• Ability to meet deadlines and work in a team environment
• Excellent leadership and time management skills - must be an initiative-taker who can work under pressure, meet deadlines, develop strategies, make data driven recommendations, decisions, and execute independently

Responsibilities

• Source new unique and differentiated tech products from existing or new suppliers
• Identify, engage, and book sales events with Touch of Modern’s vast supplier network to re-run profitable events
• Support the execution of promotions and pricing strategies
• Negotiate product costs, cost breaks and payment terms to optimize for margin
• Serve as a subject matter expert for your category
• Work with a team of coordinators to facilitate getting product information uploaded into various systems
• Analyze category/event-level performance and take decisive action to improve performance
• Collaborate with site merchandising team to ensure events are assorted and highlighted properly
• Follow-up daily, weekly, or as needed to ensure on-time deliveries
• Builds professional relationships with vendors and responds to vendor requests for information
• Stay updated on industry trends and emerging products
• Prepare reports for vendor meetings and recaps meeting details and action items for buyers and vendors

Preferred Qualifications

• Nice to have an interest or experience in tech related retail as a buyer
• Nice to have experience working within Shopify’s platform

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Medical/Dental/Vision benefits through Greenshield- Health Benefits 100% employer paid!
• Company Provided Life Insurance equal to one year salary
• RRSP matching
• 3 weeks’ vacation + 5 Paid Sick Days
• Birthday off with pay!
• Paid holidays