Buyer, Williams Sonoma & Emerging Brands
$97,000–$115,500 year
On-siteSan Francisco, California, United States
Job Summary
Own annual and seasonal assortment strategies for Williams Sonoma company-owned retail, DTC, and Rejuvenation/Mark & Graham markets, aligning brand direction with local customer demand. Drive sales, margin, and profitability by analyzing performance daily through annually to recommend chase, reorder, transfer, promotional, and markdown actions. Partner with Inventory Management to develop financial plans, forecasts, and stocking recommendations while leading go-to-market execution with Ecommerce, Marketing, and Store Operations. Coach Associate Buyers and develop scalable merchandising tools across assigned businesses. Lead franchise market merchandising strategy by translating company-led seasonal direction into locally relevant assortment recommendations and influencing partner investment, pricing, and launches. This role requires onsite work in the San Francisco office Monday through Thursday, with Friday optional. Starting pay is $97,000 - $115,500.
Required Qualifications
- BA/BS degree or equivalent professional experience
- Minimum of 5 years of buying, merchandising or related retail experience
- Proven experience leading and developing Associate Buyers, Assistant Buyers or other direct reports
- Experience managing multiple brands, markets or channels
- Advanced retail math, financial analysis and inventory-management skills
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, advanced formulas and lookup functions
- Experience in Assortment planning, reporting and product-management systems
- Strong product sensibility and elevated taste level, with the ability to translate brand strategy into locally relevant assortments
- Strong cross-functional influence, problem-solving, project-management and presentation skills
- Agility in a fast-paced environment
- Onsite work in the San Francisco office Monday through Thursday
- Friday optional in the office
Desired Qualifications
- International, franchise, wholesale or partner-operated business experience
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