Buyer

ABOUT US:

Welcome to Go! Retail Group. Since 1993, we have successfully operated the largest fleet of pop-up stores in the world, with operations in six countries. Our business has grown to include year-round stores, in-house brands,

e-commerce, 3PL services, and a 380,000 square feet of warehouse space.

Our U.S. brands include: Toys"R"Us Flagships, Calendars.com, Go! Toys & Games, Attic Salt, NIQUEA.D, Snoozimals, Tiny Headed Kingdom, and Kobioto.

We are proud to be based in Austin, TX, the Live Music Capital of the World!

OUR VALUES:

We are a family-owned business and believe in operating responsibly and with heart. Our values are the foundation to our business.

• Innovate and collaborate: We never want to stop dreaming and bringing ideas to life as a team.
• Integrity and transparency: How we show up in everything we do matters to us.
• Community: We take pride in being a supportive and flexible employer, building deep relationships with our partners, and have a positive impact on our diverse communities and ecosystems.
• Fun: At the core, Go! Retail Group is about bringing joy to our customers. The process to get there should be fun and challenging.

WHO YOU ARE:

• Must love toys, calendars, games, pop culture
• Have strong retail knowledge and be results oriented
• Thrive in an entrepreneurial/start-up environment and be a self-starter
• Enjoy collaborating with many different people and teams
• Creative and have an eye/understanding of getting in the mind of the customer
• Into pop culture, trends, and media
• Welcome challenges and change
• Committed to learning new things and problem solving
• Believe in the power of community, whether that be those on your direct team and partners and vendors you work with all the way to the end customer and the diverse communities they are a part of

ADDITIONALLY: The role is based in-office in Austin, TX and reports to the Chief Merchandising Officer. Candidate must demonstrate strong attention to detail, have excellent organizational skills, and be a great communicator, both written and verbal. This role is responsible for executing the buying, planning and inventory of specific products as assigned by the Chief Merchandising Officer.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Assist in achieving financial objectives and merchandising procurement by selecting, purchasing, and promoting merchandise
• Responsible for taking action on forecasting and planning
• Utilize pre-season and in-season planning and projections throughout the year to ensure sufficient stock levels
• Develop, implement and track promotional strategies in an effort to create sales, move slow selling goods and maintain healthy inventory levels and turn.
• Merchandise stores including our mock showroom
• Regularly place orders and ensure proper quantities are purchased of assigned categories
• Manage the ecommerce buy process and work collaboratively with the ecommerce team to ensure timely order deliveries.
• Work with web merchandising team on any promotions and features
• Consistently check the website to ensure accurate product information
• Work directly with vendors to negotiate best terms and product selections
• Maintain knowledge of retail/ sports/current events, industry trends and shop competition frequently
• Work with stores to maximize inventories and appearance throughout the selling season.

Benefits and perks

• Medical, Dental, Vison, Life Insurance, Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• A generous employee discount to our retail stores
• Bonus opportunities
• Very relaxed dress code
• Strong 401K Match
• Generous PTO program
• Paid maternity leave
• Birthday Day Off
• Other fun perks
• Great working environment and team
• Open door environment
• Family atmosphere
• Good place to work and plan your career
• Company events

This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this position. The actual duties, responsibilities, and qualification may vary based on assignment.

Go! Retail Group is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, gender, age, national origin, religion, marital status, veteran status, or sexual orientation.

Qualifications/Basic Job Requirements:

• 2-5 years of retail buying experience preferred
• Retail Experience (any): have worked in retail stores in past couple of years is a big plus
• Experience in dealing with overseas markets is a plus
• Ability to independently plan and carry out projects, resolve conflicts, coordinate with others on own initiative
• Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills
• Attention to detail, strong analytical skills, including retail math applications and analysis of sales data
• Self-motivated, flexible, and able to handle large volumes of work independently
• Outlook, work and advance excel skills, mastery in pivot tables, lookup formulas and formatting
• Ability to quickly learn in-house Databases
• Ability to work evenings and weekends during peak season
• Highly organized, strong sense of urgency, problem solver, and extremely detail oriented
• Self-motivated; sunny disposition
• Well rounded, and able to work with multiple departments.