Associate Buyer

The Associate Buyer will partner with the Sr Associate Buyer to develop and execute a strategy for assortment, vendor management, pricing, and marketing for a specific category of business to maximize sales and profitability.

Essential Functions

• Identify trends within department and recommend actions to exceed sales and margin plan
• Assist to develop merchandise assortments that best match customers' needs in marketplace
• Develop, execute, and assist with category experience resets and line reviews to improve assortments, merchandising standards and digital execution
• Negotiations with vendors on availability, product specs, distribution, delivery deadlines and price are fundamental aspects of the job geared towards maximizing the company's profits and surpassing margin goals
• Communicate and work cross functionally with Product Development, Marketing Department, Stores and vendors to provide information and problem solve
• Travel to store locations to review product mix, merchandising, obtain feedback, and share information to the buying team
• Analyze market competition and provide observations & recommendations to the Buying team
• Perform ad hoc reporting and administrative functions as needed

Requirements

• 2 to 3 years’ experience as an Assistant/Associate Buyer with a specialty or department store retailer
• Decision making and creative ability along with excellent communication skills are essential to this position
• Excellent communication skills oral and written
• Team player and ability to work independently
• Analytical and detail oriented
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel & PowerPoint)
• Bachelor's degree in retail, fashion or marketing preferred

Salary Range: In Compliance with the New York City Pay Transparency Law, the base salary range for this role is between $64,000 - $75,000. This range is not inclusive of any Short-Term Incentive or Long-Term Incentive programs. When determining a candidate’s compensation several factors are determined including skillset, experience, job scope and current market data. 

If you need reasonable accommodations to complete the on-line application, please contact the People & Culture Department.

Phone: 1-844-MYHRSC1

Email: myHRSC@bedbath.com

This email address is only to request reasonable accommodation for the application process due to a medical condition. If you do not need a reasonable accommodation for such reason, please use the apply button below to complete an application and upload your resume.

 

An Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. to recruit, hire, train, promote, transfer and compensate our associates and provide all other conditions of employment including Company sponsored events without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, lawful alien status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, employment status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Salary : $64,000 - $75,000