Retail Buyer (Hybrid)

The Retail Buyer at Xceleration is a vital member of our Merchandising team who supports all aspects of our buying process. We are looking for a self-starter, a highly motivated individual to excel under minimal supervision. The candidate should be very organized and able to multitask with ease. The Retail Buyer role involves researching trends to influence product collections, managing vendor relationships, and optimizing pricing and delivery strategies. Xceleration is a hybrid work environment, working 3 days a week in-office, 2 remotely.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Conduct research to interpret trends and lifestyles to influence our product collection
• Partner with internal client solutions and reward operation team regarding mark-ups, delivery, and purchasing requirements along with creating a profitability strategy
• Lead successful relationship with vendors/suppliers while continually assisting in scouting and building new vendor relationships
• Develop and foster new sources/vendors to obtain best price/value and delivery of products
• Consistently update and communicate program/project flow with internal partners through Jira (project management software tool)
• Makes substitution recommendations where savings in cost, quantity, quality, or better delivery can be realized
• Communicate, respond and provide feedback actively and efficiently for the department to internal key stakeholders
• Support planning and execution of visual presentations and budget plans
• Attend weekly meeting to update individuals on process flow and ensure deadlines are being maintained, articulate key needs of projects and identify areas of potential profit growth.
• Assist purchasing team in sourcing products and closing out any open issues
• Create and maintain accurate and updated records of open projects and any need for periodic replenishment purchase orders
• Track order shipment and communicate delivery timelines
• Collaborate with Warehouse and suppliers to ensure stock levels are appropriate based on client forecasts
• Develop and drive merchandise assortments that meet global, digital, and regional customer needs aligned to the overall department strategy, resulting in increased earnings

Desired skills and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent years of relevant experience
• Retail buying and sourcing experience required
• Cost analysis, pricing, and profitability assessment experience
• Highly Proficient in Excel (Vlookups and Pivot Tables)
• Experience with Jira or other project management software
• Adobe Office skills or relevant image editing experience
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced and changing environment
• Demonstrate initiative in exposing and resolving issues and opportunities

Why Xceleration?
• Competitive pay, perks, and employee-first policies: company-paid holidays; unlimited Discretionary Time Off; flexible scheduling opportunities
• Benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short/Long-term Disability, Paid Parental Leave, Tuition Reimbursement, 401(k) & Retirement Planning
• Open-door management and Employee Experience practices, transparent career advancement planning and professional development opportunities.
• Comfortable, casual work environment—we are currently a Hybrid workforce.
• Participate in the solutions you build! Our employees participate in Xcel!, our internal recognition program. You’ll use RewardStation®–our proprietary software–to give and receive points for a job well done. You can redeem your points in a catalog built just for our team, with exciting merchandise, gift cards, travel & experience options, and more!

A Little More About Us
We’re a team of bright, driven professionals, each of whom brings unique perspectives, experience, ideas, and skills to our roles. Our company culture means everything to us – we call it CARE (Collaborative. Adaptable. Respectful. Efficient.) Every member of our team works hard to exemplify these qualities in every aspect of the work we do each day.
We’re looking for people who genuinely want to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our team. It’s not enough to be a cog in the machine here – and you’ll never be treated like one. We want people who thrive in a fast-paced, flexible environment: people who can think creatively, problem-solve quickly, and who welcome change and challenge with positivity. We’re always pushing ourselves and our solutions forward for our clients. If this sounds like a good fit for you, we hope you’ll join us!

Xceleration is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we do not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, religious creed, disability (mental and physical) including HIV and AIDS, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, age, marital status, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, denial of family and medical care leave, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.