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About the Role
Foot Locker, Inc. is hiring an Associate Buyer for Kids Footwear. This role will assist the Kids Footwear Buyer with merchandising direction, sales and margin targets, trend insights, competitive intelligence, consumer patterns, business analysis, vendor negotiations, and strategic planning with planners to maximize business opportunities. The Associate Buyer will partner with planning, merchandising, marketing, and store optimization teams to create compelling assortments for the target demographic.
Responsibilities
- Analyze market trends to establish a pattern of projected sales.
- Work with Merchandisers to review and analyze reports for opportunities and liabilities.
- Work with the Buyer to plan product lines, and review sales and reports to help build a product assortment for a given season.
- Attend product meetings and keep up to date on current and future trends.
- Assist Buyer with preparing financial data for budget and sales meetings.
- Work closely with the Buyer and Planner to ensure that buys are analyzed for maximum results.
- Manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines while remaining flexible to change priorities.
- Effectively assist Buyer with negotiating the best terms to maximize sales and profits.
- Assist Buyer with developing product selection to maximize sales, profit, and gross margin.
- Track product delivery dates from Vendors and communicate status updates on high-priority shipments.
Requirements
- A minimum of 2 years’ experience in retail and/or e-commerce merchandising is required.
- Proficiency in software applications: Excel, Access, Word and PowerPoint.
- Demonstrates understanding of our product, customer, and fashion trends.
- Ability to communicate clearly with Buyer, peers, and cross-functional teams.
- Strong financial acumen and naturally analytical.
- Ability to be detailed and organized while prioritizing tight deadlines.
- Creative and strategic thinker.
- 10% travel expectations
Skills
- Excel
- Access
- Word
- PowerPoint
- Power BI or similar systems
- Oracle PeopleSoft or similar assortment tools
Location
- Toronto, Canada
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Associate
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
Salary/Compensations
- CAD $67,000 - CAD $75,000 / year
Benefits
- Eligible to receive short term incentives that align with individual and company performance.
- Employee Discount
- Medical | Dental | Vision Coverage
- Life Insurance
- Opportunities for Advancement
- Tuition Reimbursement for Qualified Courses
- Strong Company Culture
- Employee Resource Groups
About the Company
- Foot Locker, Inc. is hiring an Associate Buyer for Kids Footwear in our Foot Locker Canada division!