Junior Digital Buyer Full Time

What you’ll be doing

Strategic Roles and Responsibilities

• Support the formulation and execution of the digital buying department’s strategy to ensure best in market results achieved.

• Building strong, mutually beneficial brand and digital team relationships.

• Analyze market trends, consumer preferences, sell through, seasonal demands to formulate a digital buying practice in line with consumer/online demands

Functional Roles and Responsibilities

• Drive the online exposure calendar in line with consumer needs and key brand launches.

• Support with and suggest promotional calendar based on consumer trends, key market launches, revenue performance, stock on hand, digital and brand opportunities.

• Identify brands that will add value to our online platforms and support Digital buyer with negotiations and brand launch.

• Monitor the stock levels online and coordinate with planning team to maintain optimal stock levels in line with the consumer demand.

• Support the promotional activities online ensuring the merchandise is available in time and in right quantities.

• Receive and analyze reports on the activities and provide recommendations to the Senior digital buyer, when required.

• Co-ordinate GWP’s for online, ensure items are created and stock is in situ before campaign is launched.

• Support PR and Marketing teams by guiding and validating the selection of products to be included in planned campaigns for the brands.

• Drive conversations with brands to participate in digital initiatives, such as VTO/Skin analysis and Power reviews. Support them with information and in delivering required data needed to adopt the technology.

• Build awareness of the Bloomingdales beauty box loyalty and rewards programs with the brands- share regular performance updates and forecasts for the program and urge them to participate provide skus for the boxes.

• Keep abreast of market trends and awareness of competitor activities, both digital only and Omni channel,

• Review buying feedback reports and monitor sales performance on weekly basis against set targets and provide recommendations to Senior digital buyer, brands as to buying strategy for a respective brand.

• Prepare periodic reports both for the business and as requested by principals analyzing the sale turnover and consumer trends per product to arrive at a proposal to maintain/liquidate/dispose of the stocks in conjunction with Planning and/or continue/discontinue product lines.

• Support with contract negotiations ensuring optimum commercial terms are agreed for the business

• Monitor stock levels negotiating stock returns/swaps/rtvs when required.

People Management Roles and Responsibilities

• While this role is not a management role, the team member should still display leadership to more junior peers.

• Delegate to, train and support junior team members.

• Provide feedback to Managers and support with development opportunities, when required.

Job Requirements

Education/Certification and Continued Education

· University Degree in any discipline is preferred but not essential.

Years of Experience

· Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in the beauty buying/retailing.