Buyer (Temp) Jobs

About:

Bloomingdale’s makes fashion personal and fun, aspirational yet approachable. Our mission is to guide and inspire our customers to make style a source of creative energy in their lives. We will always strive to make Bloomingdale’s like no other store in the world. Everyone plays a critical role to bring our mission to life. Regardless of position, we believe all colleagues have a voice and access to share their thoughts with every level of leadership. Our colleagues are passionate, driven, entrepreneurial and collaborative. We welcome and embrace diversity of background, thought and opinion while having a lot of fun along the way.

Job Overview:

As a Buyer, you will elevate Bloomingdale’s competitive position by buying merchandise to drive sales and profitability across store and online for an assigned area of business. You will work closely with existing vendors to curate a distinguished Bloomingdale's assortment, as well as seek out new and differentiating vendors to satisfy our customer demand. The Buyer will focus on achieving sales, gross margin, and turn over objectives in your assigned area of the business. You will develop and implement strategies by vendor, collaborating with Planning to analyze and respond to sales trends. As a People Leader, you will inspire your team by fostering a culture of agility, and continuous learning.

Essential Functions:

• Set the vision for product category and determine in-season reaction to product performance; leverage analysis to determine quantity, styles, and reorder
• Recommend major brand and classification strategies, prepare and present style-out to DMM
• Reconcile projected Point of Sale (POS) and hardmarks
• Strategically plan, manage, and control inventory inclusive of the Rolling Operating Forecast (ROF) to maximize profits, optimize sales and margin
• Negotiate with vendors for collection of Return to Vendor (RTV) and Mark Down Dollar Allowance (MDA) money

Qualifications and Competencies:

Bachelor's Degree from a 4-year college or university

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• Excellent leadership, facilitation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work across functional lines and at many levels
• Practices open and continuous communication, values keeping others informed, effectively presenting information in a clear, concise manner
• Ability to think creatively, strategically and technically
• Ability to work a flexible schedule based on department and Company needs

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Physical Requirements:

• Requires prolonged periods of sitting, with occasional standing
• Frequently lift/move up to 25 lbs.
• Continuous use of computers and other office equipment
• Occasionally requires walking, bending, reaching, hearing and talking

This job description is not all inclusive; additionally, Macy’s, Inc. reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. Macy’s, Inc. – including Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, and Blue Mercury – is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.