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About the Job:

 

Manage all aspects of the Women’s Casual Bottoms business for stores and ecomm in order to drive results that meet or exceed the planned financial and qualitative objectives established for the fiscal period. Support administrative needs of the business group. Take data flow information and market/trend research to build strategies and make recommendations on how to drive the business and be able to effectively communicate those strategies to management and cross functional partners. Take initiative to build partnerships with brands and vendors. Partner closely with Ecomm Merchandising, Social Media, and Marketing teams to gain alignment and help drive key stories, promotions, activations and other initiatives.

 

A day in the life, what you’ll be doing:

 

 Drive sales and margins through vendor/brand communication, internal design/product development and presenting new strategies and opportunities. Identify key trends, brands and influencers in the market place for our target customer and effectively translating those trends or introducing those brands to our stores & website. Develop seasonal merchandising strategies Communicate departmental seasonal strategies to management, cross functional teams and key brand partners to ensure they support long term departmental goals Rank styles based on historical and current product performance and identify redundancies in the product assortment Partner with planning team to develop balanced investment and inventory strategies Make recommendations for in season strategy, pricing and promotional changes as needed and communicate to cross functional team on a timely basis SMU development with brand and mart vendors Prepare for business review meetings, strategy meetings and projects with leadership team Perform other related duties as assigned

 

 

What it takes to Join:

 

The individual must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities and be able to explain and demonstrate that he or she can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities:

 

Minimum of two years’ experience in buying office as an Assistant Buyer (Women’s or bottoms experience preferred) Excellent knowledge of Word, familiar with Island Pacific and comfortable with Excel and Lotus. Must have strong communication skills, providing direction to private label, design and product development team and brands. Ability to move and react quickly to sell-through reports, working on both chase and pre-book calendars Must be task driven and pro-active when it comes to executing tasks Must be numerically strong and understand the relation of sales and inventory; perform analysis and derive trend/risk opportunities and must be proactive in identifying risks and opportunities.

 

Salary Range: $66,560-$72,206

 

Pac Perks:

 

Dog friendly office environment On-site Cafe · On-site Gym $1,000 referral incentive program Generous associate discount of 30-50% off merchandise online and in-stores Competitive long term and short-term incentive program Immediate 100% vested 401K contributions and employer match Calm Premium access for all employees Employee perks throughout the year

 

Physical Requirements:

 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that are required by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

 

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to talk or hear. The associate is frequently required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; as well as reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Ability to work in open environment with fluctuating temperatures and standard lighting. Ability to work on computer and mobile phone for multiple hours; with frequent interruptions. Required to travel in elevator or stairwells to attend meetings and engage with associates on multiple floors throughout building. Hotel, Airplane, and Car Travel may be required.

 

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

 

This is a full-time position. As a National Retailer, occasional evening and/or weekend work may be required during periods of high volume. This role operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment.

 

Other Considerations:

 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the associate for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the role.