Jobs in Honolulu County, HI

SUMMARY: 

The Associate Buyer is a key member of the team tasked with elevating one of our iconic brands at TR Retail LLC, and successfully growing its business in our retail and ecommerce stores. The role works closely with the Brand Director, Product Merchandising, and Marketing to inform how the buy is built and executed at retail. With support from the Director of Merchandising and Inventory Lifecycle Management (the Director), the Associate Buyer will formulate and execute buying and assortment strategies to maximize sales, net profit, and store performance for the assigned categories. The Associate Buyer is responsible for the overall health of inventory, maintaining proper stock levels and assortments through detailed analysis for the retail and online stores. This role will reallocate and replenish merchandise between warehouse and stores based on sales and stock levels, to optimize sales opportunities with the pursuit of getting the right products to the right place at the right time. This role is also responsible for providing necessary analysis and reports to the Senior Retail team to aid decisions.  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Buying 

• Own end to end merchandising and buying strategies, identify and seek opportunities to positively affect company’s overall point of view and financial outcome. 
• Review seasonal collections, strategize investments based on OTB, sales analysis, trend projection, and historical performance for their assigned brand and/or category. 
• Build, evaluate and revise sales plans at category and collection level. 
• Develop monthly allocation and product launch plans in collaboration with Marketing, Visual Merchandising, and Store Operations, in accordance with marketing and promotion strategies. 
• Identify new business opportunities through sales analysis, retail feedback and competitive research. 
• Maintain margin by managing seasonal markdowns and eventual RTV strategy. 
• Ensure all steps of data entry and POs for new collections are accurately entered in the system 
• Attend merchandising, marketing, and product related meetings for the assigned brand and/or category 
• Partner with the Director to formulate and execute assortment plans for seasonal buys, strategize investments based on OTB, sales analysis, trend projection, and historical performance 

Inventory Management and Replenishment 

• Consistently monitor sales and stock for all stores, analyze and execute replenishments, transfers, and consolidations accordingly to provide optimal size integrity, maximize sales opportunity, and minimize leftover stock.  
• Review weekly replenishment/ transfer recommendations made by Retail Support Team and make necessary adjustments 
• Validate all replenishment POs written by Retail Support Team and send to Corporate Customer Service 
• Analyze stock performance and recommend merchandise for markdown and eventual RTV 
• Execute markdowns and other price changes in retail system 
• Manage minimums for auto replenishable stock, review and adjust when necessary 
• Plan and communicate Monthly Delivery Calendar for retail and online stores to ensure merchandise are delivered promptly and according to marketing plans; coordinate and negotiate with Shipping Department to minimize impact on merchandise delays 
• Work with Store Managers, Retail Operations, Customer Service, and Shipping Departments to resolve shipping discrepancies 
• Review and process damage returns, record damage reasons and spot trends for possible defective items or production issues and communicate with the Director and the Corporate Merchandising Team 
• Manage all inventory adjustments and cycle counts 
• Recommend and perform other analyses and actions needed to maintain inventory health 

Business Intelligence 

• Provide necessary reports and analytics to stores and corporate stakeholders  
• Have in depth understanding of retail, online, and business intelligence systems, be the “go-to” person for resolving issues and creating new report modules 
• Provide ad hoc reports as needed in a timely manner 

Retail and Online store support 

• Communicate new product arrivals and business trends 
• Participate in store openings, closings and events as required 
• Attend weekly conference calls, store and manager meetings, and training sessions as required  
• Participate in weekly Online and Merchandising meetings and provide support as necessary 
• Attend monthly Online Target meetings to coordinate product launches in accordance with marketing plans 
• Work with Marketing to develop product knowledge materials for store teams 
• Lead bi-weekly product touch base with store managers, understand each store’s sales trend and adjust strategies accordingly 

Other responsibilities 

• Build strong working relationships across departments throughout corporate and in stores 
• Handle other duties as assigned by the Director 

Work Environment 

• Adhere to company guidelines of dependability, including attendance requirements, professionalism, and conduct, as listed in the employee handbook 

Salary: $55,000 - $65,000 Base Annual Compensation commensurate with experience

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

• College graduate or equivalent required 
• Minimum two years (2) of retail buying experience 
• Previous inventory control experience necessary 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills 
• Meticulous attention to detail and high analytical thinking 
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment 
• Ability to exercise strong judgment and decision-making  
• Expertise in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook etc.)  
• Prior experience with point-of-sale systems preferred  

Mathematical Skills: 

• Expertise in retail math is required 
• The ability to understand, navigate and create complex calculations and formulas is required 

Physical Demands: 

• Ability to sit for long periods of time. 
• Ability to stand for 8+ hours or duration of scheduled shift 
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, squat and or twist 
• Ability to grasp, push, reach and manipulate objects with right/left hand(s). 
• Ability to bend at waist with some twisting  
• Reaching above or below shoulder level 
• Ability to occasionally climb ladders to store, receive and/or place materials and/or merchandise 

COMMENTS:

Employment at Tori Richard, Ltd. is on an “at will” basis, which means that either the Company or the Employee may terminate the employment relationship at any time for any reason. Nothing in this document alters this “at will” agreement. The Company reserves the right to revise the job description on the basis of the needs of the business. Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws , see Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Poster ; Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Poster; and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) Poster.

Perform department tasks including one or more of the following:

Perform most functions of an Optical Technician (Level 1)

Inventory control functions including assist with stocking lens shelves, sort and distribute trays, pull semi-finished or finished lenses, and perform cosmetic inspection and restock

Lens stocking including print and tray up jobs off the combob, pull lenses & transcribe digital jobs through the lab management system, stage work in designated areas, and assist with lens stocking and inventory

Operate the automatic taper

Tint edged and uncut lenses

Expeditor functions including flagging work to move

Pre-shipping wash-up functions including providing needed masks/cloths as needed

Assist in efficiently moving work through the department

Maintain company safety standards

Maintain a clean workstation

Assist and cooperate with other departments

Ensure understanding and adherence to VSPOne quality management and safety requirements, systems and procedures

Other duties as assigned

Job Specifications

Typically has the following skills or abilities:

Experience working in a fast-paced environment

One to two years of manufacturing, production, or optical tech experience

Demonstrated knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the functions of an Optical Technician (Level 1)

Must be able to work any shift, time, and day

Ability to meet department standards for productivity and quality

Ability to communicate at a level necessary to accomplish the above tasks

Good manual dexterity and hand/eye coordination

Ability to perform physical activities requiring bending, kneeling and pulling/pushing

Ability to recognize and distinguish colors

Ability to understand and follow procedures

Ability to lift up to 30 pounds

Ability to walk or stand up to 100% of the time

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