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Associate Buyer, Watches & Jewelry
Kate Spade New York
New York, NY, United States
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Overview
Crisp color, graphic prints and playful sophistication are the hallmarks of kate spade new york. From handbags to clothing and décor, our exuberant approach to the everyday encourages personal style with a dash of incandescent charm. We call it living colorfully.
A member of the Tapestry family, we are part of a global house of brands that has unwavering optimism and is committed to being innovative and wholly inclusive.
Responsibilities
Primary Purpose:Associate Buyer for Jewelry & Watch departments. This is a dynamic role offering opportunity to be an associate for our jewelry business and business owner for Watches.
The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in buying to...
• Assist the buyer to identify future product opportunities, trends, and offerings which will impact the business
• Manage OTB budgets, receipt reconciliation, purchase order maintenance, and product tracking
• Create, analyze and deliver business analysis on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis
• Use reporting to develop an in-depth understanding of product performance, customer base, and micro-assorting. produce action plans with findings and present to cross-functional teams
• Focus on future of business by thinking about trends and opportunities proactively
• Partner with merchandising team to develop and refine seasonal line architecture to maximize omni business needs
• Facilitate all business ownership and relationship management with third party vendors as well as internal categories
• Partner closely with planning teams on seasonal budgets, monthly forecasting, and weekly business updates
• Work alongside visual merchandising partners on monthly floorset walk-thrus and overall product placement in stores
• Partner with e-commerce merchandising and photo teams to ensure product accuracy and propose enhancements
• Maintain strong relationships with wholesale and international teams to align on assortment consistency and learn from differing business trends
• Manage the timely entry of markdowns to ensure seamless transitions and communications to cross-functional teams
• Primary point of contact for third party (watches). Responsible for managing OTB, inventory management and assortment.
The accomplished individual will possess...
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• At least 3 years’ experience in buying for a vertical retailer
• Proficient in retail math and excel
• Ability to multitask and focus in a busy atmosphere
• Ability to manage multiple projects and shift priorities
• Ability to build strong working relationships with cross functional teams
• Possess strong presentation, listening, verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated success in working on a collaborative team
• Demonstrated organizational skills
• Sense of urgency
Qualifications
Kate Spade is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant’s or employee’s qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law. #LI-CA Visit Kate Spade at www.katespade.com.