Requisition ID: 18576

Time in Office: Hybrid

At Crocs, Inc., every career offers a chance to make a real impact. No two journeys look the same. And that's exactly how we like it. Whether you’re welcoming customers into our stores, collaborating with global teams at our headquarters, or keeping operations moving at our distribution centers, your impact is real and valued. At Crocs, Inc. you’re not expected to fit a mold. You’re encouraged to break it and create something better.

Overview

Assistant Buyer for Crocs is responsible for forecasting, planning, and implementing strategies in order to achieve or exceed sales goals and profit margins for a department or classification. In addition, you will be responsible for purchasing a balanced product assortment to help showcase the brand direction. Develop, implement, and track promotional strategies in an effort to generate additional sales, move slow selling goods and maintain healthy inventory levels. The associate will also perform all responsibilities and tasks of an assistant for the balance of the area.

What You'll Do

Responsible for all aspects of buying and planning for a department or sub-classification.
Partner with planning to prepare and manage open to buy to reflect sales trends.
Assist the Buyer in negotiating and liquidating corporate excess, while achieving profit plans.
Assist the Buyer in forecasting, planning and implementing strategies in order to achieve sales and product margins.
Supports the Buyer in developing and implementing assortment plans ensuring proper levels of stock by classification by store.
Apply pre-season and in season planning and projections throughout the year to ensure sufficient stock levels.
Supports the Buyer in developing, implementing and tracking promotional strategies in an effort to create sales, move slow selling goods, and maintain healthy inventory levels.
Prepare and analyze weekly style and category reports.
Assist in ensuring proper assortment mix by developing projections on core items and creating weekly analysis to track category sales.
Assist in developing and implementing merchandising standards.
Prioritize weekly product shipments with allocation partners.

What You'll Bring to the Table

Bachelor’s Degree and 2-4 years related experience.
Microsoft Office includes a comprehensive knowledge of Excel.
Strong Analytical skills, including knowledge and use of Retail Math.
Strong written and verbal communication skills. Excellent organizational skills.
Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and work effectively across a number of multiple groups
Travel to the Retail stores each season to ensure proper merchandising standards, review inventory levels

The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. We accept applications on an ongoing basis.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability, or any other classification protected by law.

Title: Assistant Merchant

Salary or Pay Range: $80,000 - $90,000

Pay offered will vary based on job-related factors such as location, experience, training, skills, and abilities.

At Crocs, Inc. we believe in the power of a blend of in-person and virtual collaboration to drive creativity and strengthen relationships. Your participation in this flexible schedule plays a key role in building a connected and successful team. In-office requirements vary by our work personas: Resident (5 days), Collaborator (4 days), Connector (2-3 days), Explorer (fully remote). This role has been aligned to the Collaborator persona.

This organization participates in E-Verify.

This position is eligible to participate in a company incentive program.

This position is eligible for company benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits.

The application window is 45 days, but applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible after the posting date in order to ensure optimal consideration. The posting will be removed if the job is filled before the application window deadline.

Job Category: Corporate

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