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Menswear Buyer
Salary Competitive salary
Plus Bonus
Schedule Full Time
Experience Minimum 5 years of experience
Location Phone Interview

Menswear Buyer


Description

This position is responsible for leading the Buying and Merchandising function for Lacoste Menswear and Underwear for the NORCAM region (US, Canada, and Mexico).  This individual will partner with the Director of Buying to identify market trends and set the buy strategy. In conjunction with this, they will be working with the wholesale team to ensure their product needs are being met.  The Buyer will be responsible for developing and driving appropriate assortments for our Lacoste Boutiques, Ecommerce, Outlet and Wholesale, ensuring brand goals and objectives are met through historical analysis, trends, and the specific needs of our customers.

 

 


  Essential Job Responsibilities:

 

·         In partnership with the Director of Buying set buying and merchandising strategy for our full price retail Boutiques, Ecommerce, Outlet and Wholesale to realize brand goals and objectives in NORCAM.

·         All retail buying accountability for Men’s Textiles + Underwear for both Boutique and Ecommerce. 

·         Develop product Briefs to drive newness and market trends from the US back to HQ to continue ensuring the product offering is right for the NORCAM needs.

·         Work in close partnership with planning, visual merchandising, and retail team to manage in-season business performance, as well as coordinate in advance for each seasonal delivery.

·         Focus on future of business by identifying market trends, assortment opportunities, and understanding the Lacoste customer.

·         Partner with the planning team regarding buying strategy and ensuring financial viability and excellence in execution.

·         Complete the buy during market; product selection and assortment, while managing the sku and merchandise plan and meeting financial objectives.

·         Manage the system creation and pricing control for all channels for North America.

·         Strategize key items, promotions and mark downs with planning and retail team.

·         Partner with Merchandising teams in France regarding the architecture of the seasonal line, addressing business needs defined by historical sales, productivity analysis, and the understanding of market trends that apply to the dna of the brand.

·         Liaise with supply chain, as well as planning and allocation to ensure availability and the timely delivery of merchandise.

·         Communicate with visual team to optimize product investments on store sales floor.

·         Partner with team to run analysis and prepare selling hindsight’s on weekly, monthly, quarterly, seasonal basis in order to help identify opportunities in the assortment.

·         Collaborate with store team to refine knowledge of customer needs.

    Requirements/Qualifications:

·         Proven success buying and managing assortments for a retail organization, and ideally, experience working with a European corporate office.

·         Strong analytical, retail math skills and Excel skills.

·         Strong communication, time management and presentation skills.

·         A critical thinker who drives solutions.

·         Exhibits strong leadership skills with ability to motivate a team and create a sense of urgency.

·         Flexible team player, ability to work collaboratively across all departments.

·         5+ years’ experience in a Buying role. Omnichannel experience is a plus. 

This position is responsible for leading the Buying and Merchandising function for Lacoste Menswear and Underwear for the NORCAM region (US, Canada, and Mexico).  This individual will partner with the Director of Buying to identify market trends and set the buy strategy. In conjunction with this, they will be working with the wholesale team to ensure their product needs are being met.  The Buyer will be responsible for developing and driving appropriate assortments for our Lacoste Boutiques, Ecommerce, Outlet and Wholesale, ensuring brand goals and objectives are met through historical analysis, trends, and the specific needs of our customers.

 

 


  Essential Job Responsibilities:

 

·         In partnership with the Director of Buying set buying and merchandising strategy for our full price retail Boutiques, Ecommerce, Outlet and Wholesale to realize brand goals and objectives in NORCAM.

·         All retail buying accountability for Men’s Textiles + Underwear for both Boutique and Ecommerce. 

·         Develop product Briefs to drive newness and market trends from the US back to HQ to continue ensuring the product offering is right for the NORCAM needs.

·         Work in close partnership with planning, visual merchandising, and retail team to manage in-season business performance, as well as coordinate in advance for each seasonal delivery.

·         Focus on future of business by identifying market trends, assortment opportunities, and understanding the Lacoste customer.

·         Partner with the planning team regarding buying strategy and ensuring financial viability and excellence in execution.

·         Complete the buy during market; product selection and assortment, while managing the sku and merchandise plan and meeting financial objectives.

·         Manage the system creation and pricing control for all channels for North America.

·         Strategize key items, promotions and mark downs with planning and retail team.

·         Partner with Merchandising teams in France regarding the architecture of the seasonal line, addressing business needs defined by historical sales, productivity analysis, and the understanding of market trends that apply to the dna of the brand.

·         Liaise with supply chain, as well as planning and allocation to ensure availability and the timely delivery of merchandise.

·         Communicate with visual team to optimize product investments on store sales floor.

·         Partner with team to run analysis and prepare selling hindsight’s on weekly, monthly, quarterly, seasonal basis in order to help identify opportunities in the assortment.

·         Collaborate with store team to refine knowledge of customer needs.

    Requirements/Qualifications:

·         Proven success buying and managing assortments for a retail organization, and ideally, experience working with a European corporate office.

·         Strong analytical, retail math skills and Excel skills.

·         Strong communication, time management and presentation skills.

·         A critical thinker who drives solutions.

·         Exhibits strong leadership skills with ability to motivate a team and create a sense of urgency.

·         Flexible team player, ability to work collaboratively across all departments.

·         5+ years’ experience in a Buying role. Omnichannel experience is a plus. 


Details
Salary Competitive salary
Plus Bonus
Schedule Full Time
Experience Minimum 5 years of experience
Location Phone Interview

Skills
Buying Role
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