Senior Buyer — Women’s Wovens, Dresses & Essentials

Job Description Location: Orange County, CA Relocation stipend offered* We’re seeking a strategic, customer-focused Senior Buyer to lead product strategy and assortment planning across women’s wovens, dresses, and essentials. This is an opportunity for a commercially minded retail leader who can anticipate customer demand, drive profitable growth, and develop a high-performing buying team. What You’ll Do Develop pre-season product strategies and assortment plans aligned with financial and merchandising goals. Own merchandise performance for assigned categories, using analysis to refine forecasts and implement corrective actions. Partner with planning teams to optimize inventory, improve margin, and reduce markdown risk. Lead seasonal assortment presentations and execute promotional, floorset, and marketing initiatives. Build and maintain strong vendor relationships, including negotiating costs, deliveries, and brand strategies. Collaborate with design, product development, visual, marketing, and planning partners. Lead, coach, and develop Buyers, Associate Buyers, and Assistant Buyers. What You’ll Bring 3–5 years of retail buying experience in a specialty or department-store environment. Strong knowledge of merchandising, assortment planning, forecasting, pricing, gross margin, open-to-buy, markup, and turnover. Experience leading teams and developing talent. Excellent analytical, communication, negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration skills. Advanced proficiency with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Bachelor’s degree preferred.

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