What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Buyer position at Uncommon Goods?
About the Role
As an Associate Buyer of Art you will be responsible for driving growth through commercially successful products and expanding our reach in the design community through innovative partnerships. Buyers are entrepreneurial business drivers and self-starters who can create structure and work independently with limited supervision. We are always in search of the next great uncommon good, and are passionate about the people and the products we work with.
About You
You are persistent in pursuit of your goals and do not back down from a challenge. You have a knack for using data to build on current success and are not afraid to champion new ideas. You are excited to explore the possibilities of e-commerce and won't settle for business as usual.
About Us
UncommonGoods offers remarkable designs by independent makers, and we do it with a positive impact on people and our planet. Learn more about our products, B Corp certification, Better To Give program, and cool team members you might be working with.
Responsibilities:
This is a full-time salary position with an annual base salary range of $68,000-$80,000. This role is eligible for our annual performance bonus program and options.
As an Associate Buyer of Art you will be responsible for driving growth through commercially successful products and expanding our reach in the design community through innovative partnerships. Buyers are entrepreneurial business drivers and self-starters who can create structure and work independently with limited supervision. We are always in search of the next great uncommon good, and are passionate about the people and the products we work with.
About You
You are persistent in pursuit of your goals and do not back down from a challenge. You have a knack for using data to build on current success and are not afraid to champion new ideas. You are excited to explore the possibilities of e-commerce and won't settle for business as usual.
About Us
UncommonGoods offers remarkable designs by independent makers, and we do it with a positive impact on people and our planet. Learn more about our products, B Corp certification, Better To Give program, and cool team members you might be working with.
Responsibilities:
- Manage the Art category to successfully launch new and commercially successful products based on ROI, assortment, and business needs
- Onboard artists and designers and develop strong relationships that support our brand and business goals; foster and grow existing relationships.
- Analyze assortment and industry trends, staying current on product distribution, competitive pricing, and market positioning
- Initiate and develop effective vendor partnerships through market research, attending trade shows, and following up on product leads
- Effectively communicate with vendors in resolving issues
- Collaborate with other departments to ensure the highest level of merchandise quality and customer satisfaction
- Recommend products for print and digital marketing campaigns
- Partner with creative, site merchandising, and marketing teams in showcasing new items in print and on the web
- Work with both a product development team as well as vendors directly to initiate and guide designs from concept, thru refinement and to launch. Perform weekly, monthly, and quarterly business analysis
- Achieve topline revenue, new item revenue, gross margin, gross profit and exclusive sales goals
- Partner with planning and operations to manage cost on hand inventory and profitability.
- Perform weekly, monthly, and quarterly business analysis and hindsight presentations to buying team.
- Bachelor's Degree preferred.
- Design eye and understanding of UG brand and market positioning.
- Strong relationship manager and negotiation skills: market and business savvy.
- Excellent analytic and communication (verbal and written) skills. Excel wiz a plus.
- Track record in design, product and business negotiations; 3 years' experience in buying, product development, and/or the consumer products industry preferred.
- Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and retail math required
- Basic knowledge of Tableau, JIRA, Asana, and Trello encouraged
- Basic knowledge of dropship and marketplace fulfillments encouraged
- Familiarity with drop ship encouraged
- Benefits: We invest in your well-being through subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance, and in your future via 401K matching. You can even invest in our future through team member stock options.
- Education Subsidy: We reimburse up to $5,250 (the yearly IRS limit) of tuition for college coursework or professional training.
- Service: We offer eight hours of paid time-off each year for volunteering.
- Commuter benefits: We offer a pretax discount for those who take public transportation (train, bus, and ferry). For those who prefer to pedal to work, we offer significantly discounted yearly Citi Bike memberships and/or will provide money to help with the purchase or repair of your own bike.
- Team member discounts: Our team members can buy our goods at a 40% discount (and take our Uncommon Experience classes free).
- Work/life balance: We offer generous paid time off, and we supplement New York State Short-Term Disability for 3 weeks and New York State Paid Family Leave for 8 weeks.
- Casual environment: No need to dress up—wear comfortable clothes every day. And we hold occasional, fun, company-wide events.
- Open book policy: We share our financial results with the entire team every week in our management update email and our monthly company-wide meeting, UncommonCo.
- Collaborative environment: Whether it's a data analyst recommending products to the buyers or a warehouse manager providing the theme for an email blast, we welcome your talents and insight, wherever they apply.
- Learn more about your FMLA rights here.
This is a full-time salary position with an annual base salary range of $68,000-$80,000. This role is eligible for our annual performance bonus program and options.
Salary : $68,000 - $80,000
