Bloomingdale's 2025 Leadership Development Program

JOB OVERVIEW 

The foundation of your expansive career at Bloomingdale’s begins with our Leadership Development Program. Bloomingdale’s is committed to a culture of collaboration and continuous learning and offers an exciting career with a variety of opportunities for you to take charge. With so many facets to the business of retail, Bloomingdale’s, America’s upscale, full-line contemporary department store, offers a multitude of areas where you can run multi-million dollar businesses.  

Our one year program starts with an 8-week immersion experience. These first 8 weeks combine highly interactive training classes with hands-on experience to help you develop the technical, business, and leadership skills required for your first buying or planning role. You will learn how to curate, assort, and allocate merchandise that makes style a creative source of energy in our customers’ lives. You will collaborate with all levels of our executive team to analyze your business and develop strategies that directly impact sales and profitability. Other learning and development opportunities throughout your first year include, but are not limited to: 

• Deep dive into the Bloomingdale’s brand and business model 

• Shadow different areas of the business 

• Small group think-tanks to solve a real-life business challenges 

• Mentorship opportunities 

Following the successful completion of your initial 8-week immersion, you will be placed into your first role as either an Assistant Buyer or an Assistant Planner. After your first year, you will be able to further your business acumen and creativity through a range of opportunities in merchandising, stores, marketing, digital, and more. 

We embrace a culture of learning through self-reflection, constructive candor and continued personal growth. We believe in the power of continuous personal and professional evolution, and will be here to support you through every step of your journey at Bloomingdale’s. 

BUYING LDP 

Our Buyers select and curate merchandise that creates a distinctive, powerful image and demand for Bloomingdale’s that speaks to our Omnichannel customer. Our Buyers are responsible for the sales and profitability of the business through strategy creation and execution. 

EXPERIENCES 

• Partner with vendors to curate a distinguished Bloomingdale's assortment across both channels 

• Consistently analyze and react to business trends by strategically selecting appropriate merchandise to satisfy customer demand 

• Monitor the stock levels, analyze sell-through, and make recommendations for future product buys 

• Seek new and differentiating vendors to satisfy customer demand in your assigned area of business 

• Collaborate with cross-functional departments, including Planning, Marketing, Creative and Site Merchandising to grow the business through Omnichannel selling strategies 

PLANNING LDP 

Our Planners are responsible to drive the business by leveraging analytics to optimize sales, gross margin, and turnover for both the stores and online business. Our Planners develop and execute localization strategies to capture business opportunities by demographics, climate, and other unique market characteristics. 

EXPERIENCES 

• Analyze sales and stock performance by location using merchandise reporting to understand opportunities and liabilities 

• Develop pre-market analysis using relevant planning tools 

• Create and manage the merchandise financial plan 

• Cultivate relationships and collaborate with Planning, Buying and other cross-functional teams, including replenishment, sizing, fulfillment, and finance to drive the business 

• Develop and execute a strategic vision, with a progressive, customer-centric approach all while delivering on sales and profit objectives 

 
QUALIFICATIONS 

• Passionate about a career in retail across a variety of product categories 

• Prior retail experience a plus 

• Retail club organization involvement on campus a plus 

• Curious nature with a drive to make a direct impact in your business 

• Ability to demonstrate strong analytical skills 

• Proficiency in MS Excel 

• Strong business acumen with the ability to balance the analytical and the creative 

• Well-developed communication, interpersonal and time management skills 

• Organized approach to prioritizing projects and ability to multi-task 

• Ability to succeed in a team environment 

• Current college Senior or graduate with a solid academic record (GPA 3.2 or higher preferred) 

• All majors welcomed, Business majors a plus 

 
PERKS 

• Hybrid work schedule 

• Summer Fridays 

• Competitive PTO 

• Fully funded programs for higher education certificates 

• Flexible career path 

• Employee discount …and more! 

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