The Retail Associate Buyer is responsible for buying and planning a range of accessories product for our Retail stores. The associate buyer will report to the Director of Accessories. They will provide merchandising, analytical, and operational support to the accessories area. They will create and track their category purchase orders to ensure on time deliveries. They will organize and maintain an accurate assortment of product samples. They will analyze and report sales and market trends. They will complete all steps of the buying process through item set up, order changes, pricing, updating information across all functions of the buying process. This position works closely with the planning to optimize the correct sku assortments by clusters for multiple channels of distribution.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESULTS:

Efficiently achieve sales and profitability by consistently reviewing and appropriately editing product lines ensuring there is a balanced assortment in style, pattern, color, and size

Support a website strategy to align and enhance the best practices for Web sales.

Demonstrate a basic understanding of retail math and key metrics to measure and drive assortment planning

Serve as an expert by using store clusters and sku goals to build the right assortment for specific categories and geographical locations in support of the category/brand vision

Work in tandem with planning to ensure the product offered is right for our customers, analyzing past sales figures, and current trends to anticipate future product needs and create a merchandise plan that supports our business objectives.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITES:

·Other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

No

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Must be driven to excel and succeed, taking full ownership for his or her success

Must have a clear understanding of retail math skills, analytical, and excel skills.

Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize, and meet deadlines

Strong communication skills; able to work in a team.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Computer proficiency with advanced knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint

The pay range for this role is $70,000-$90,000/year USD

About Skechers
Skechers (NYSE: SKX), a global, Fortune 500® brand develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle and performance footwear, apparel, and accessories. Developing comfort technologies is the foundation of all we do – delivering stylish, innovative, and quality products. Serving over 180 countries and territories, Skechers connects customers to products through department and specialty stores, e-commerce and digital stores, and through our more than 5,200 company-and third-party-owned retail locations. Headquartered in Southern California, with offices and distribution centers around the globe, Skechers has spent 30 years helping people of all ages look and feel good.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Skechers is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful work environment. Skechers provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic established by local, state or federal law.

Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants for employment who require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job should request appropriate accommodation by emailing benefits@skechers.com.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job responsibility satisfactorily.  The skills, abilities and physical demands described are representative of those duties that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified for the job position, to perform the essential functions.