What are the responsibilities and job description for the Retail Buyer, Performance Athletic Footwear position at Skechers?
We're seeking an experienced Retail Buyer specializing in Performance Athletic Footwear to join our team at Skechers. As a retail buyer, you'll play a crucial role in selecting and managing our range of high-performance athletic shoes for our retail stores and e-commerce platforms.
Key Responsibilities
The pay range for this role is $80,000-$100,000/yr 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.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the primary retail buyer for our performance athletic footwear category
- Curate a compelling assortment of performance athletic shoes, focusing on running, training, and sport-specific footwear
- Analyze retail sales data, market trends, and customer preferences to inform buying decisions
- Collaborate with vendors to select the right mix of performance shoes that align with our retail strategy and customer needs
- Work closely with retail planning, merchandising, and marketing teams to optimize our footwear offerings
- Stay informed about the latest innovations and technologies in athletic shoe design to enhance our retail product mix
- Manage product lifecycles and seasonal transitions for footwear lines across our retail channels
- Balance inventory levels and product mix to maximize sales and profitability in our retail stores and online
- Develop retail pricing strategies that maintain competitiveness in the footwear market
- 5 years of experience as a retail buyer in the footwear industry
- Strong analytical skills with proficiency in using retail data to drive buying decisions
- Excellent understanding of retail math and financial planning for footwear categories
- Ability to recognize and react to trends in the retail footwear market
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Retail Management, Fashion Merchandising, or related field
- Willingness to travel 20-30% of the time for vendor meetings and retail market research
The pay range for this role is $80,000-$100,000/yr 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.
Salary : $80,000 - $100,000
