Junior Buyer

Summary

Join Touch of Modern, a leading ecommerce app for men, as a Junior Buyer! You will source unique tech products, negotiate costs, and collaborate with vendors to create exciting assortments. This challenging role requires strong analytical and communication skills, along with 2-4 years of experience in a similar position. You'll work with a fast-paced team, reporting to the CEO. The company offers competitive compensation, unlimited PTO, comprehensive benefits, and a positive work environment. Apply today and become a part of our dynamic team!

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
• Unlimited PTO for salaried employees
• Medical/Dental/Vision and a variety of supplemental policies available
• Company 401K match
• Company Health Spending Account (HSA) match
• Company provides group life insurance at no cost
• COBRA reimbursement for salaried employees until health insurance eligible
• Paid Holidays
• Birthday off with pay!
• Pet Insurance
• Generous employee discounts