Hot Topic

Buyer - Music Apparel

Hot Topic  •  Remote  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

We are on the search for a Buyer who is goal-oriented and highly entrepreneurial to join our fun and exciting team! This person will lead the assigned team in recognizing current trends and developing corresponding initiatives to fulfill these demands and meet business objectives. You'll do trend research, plan out categories seasonally, and partner with marketing, merchandise planning and allocation to ensure the success of each category you touch.
This role operates on a hybrid schedule and will require to work from our HQ located in the City of Industry, CA, three days a week.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

  • Achieves sales and margin objectives for seasonal buying plans.
  • Strategically selects and purchases product from vendor lines to augment planned assortments based on trend data
  • Partners with Product Development team to develop product including sourcing and monitoring delivery of product and quality control
  • Reaches overall team project financial objectives as defined by DMM or GMM
  • Develops market analyses and business strategies to outline strengths, weaknesses, new opportunities and threats in the fashion market; evaluates the market continuously to revise the strategies
  • Strategically selects and purchases product from vendor lines to augment planned assortments based on trend data
  • Partners with Product Development team to develop product including sourcing and monitoring delivery of product and quality control
  • Analyzes and negotiates proposals for product based on trend, price, delivery time, and quality to select the most appropriate vendors
  • Partners with Planning and Allocation teams to ensure the development of appropriate assortment plans

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

  • Associates or Bachelor’s degree
  • 3-5 years of progressive experience as a Buyer
  • A proven track record developing and building a fashion apparel business, including developing and maintaining strong vendor relationships
  • Understanding of Licensee partnerships 
  • Experience in developing, preparing, and implementing tactical plans in support of strategic company goals.

Hot Topic

About Hot Topic

At Hot Topic we pride ourselves on being the destination of pop culture and music merchandise. We do this by hiring the best people, having the best product, and providing the best customer experience for our one-of-a-kind fans.

Founded in 1989 in a Southern California garage, Hot Topic employs over 10,000 associates between 600+ retail locations, our headquarters, and two distribution centers. We give back to our communities in our partnerships with Mental Health America, Notes for Notes, and The Trevor Project.

We strive for HT Inc. to be an inclusive place where every individual can be successful, build their career, contribute to the company, our customers and community - AND HAVE FUN DOING IT!

When you join us, you become a part of something bigger. You join gifted individuals who are passionate about creating the best retail experience, best product, and a fierce connection to our brand. With talent from diverse backgrounds, we’ve assembled a group of highly motivated and driven individuals to achieve this common goal.

Our Values

This is what we do to be successful and how we do it:

- Focus on the success of our teammates

- Foster a culture of continuous improvement

- Everybody is responsible for the customer experience

- Infuse fun into everything we do

- Strive to do the right thing

Work doesn't have to feel like work here at HT! Learn more about our current opportunities and how you can become a part of the fandom at workatht.com.

Industry
Retail & Ecommerce
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
City of Industry, CA
Year Founded
Unknown
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