The role demands someone with vision, good taste, fashion knowledge, persistence and a talent for innovation.

• Plan, develop, source and select merchandise for assigned product category or brands to achieve or exceed sales and stock-turn objectives.
• Monitors business trends, evaluates competition and interacts with store personnel.
• Analyzes sales statistics, market trends, colors, styles and sizes as well as anticipates future trends to create appropriate product strategies.
• Negotiates lowest possible costs to meet quality standards, quantity and delivery according to schedules.
• Manages product replenishment and returns to vendors.
• Understands each store’s market in order to buy and allocate product to maximize profit and company image.
• Develop and manage procurement processes.
• Review product lines and source new suppliers.
• Ensure appropriate inventory lines and volume are purchased to meet demand according to different store profiles.
• Effective liaison with vendors, district supervisors and stores staff.
• Assist in the procurement and delivery of products by category and subcategory.
• Expedite past due deliveries as required
• Identifies opportunities to maximize profits, including actively seeks out new vendors and close-out opportunities.
• Collaborate with planning to monitor inventory levels and propose seasonal promotions and markdowns.
• Collaborate with marketing by procuring the samples required to develop advertising materials.
• Participates in weekly teleconferences.
• Helps the operational team at store level to reinforce product knowledge.
• Works with marketing to develop visual merchandising strategies.
• Visit store locations across Canada as feasible and needed

Requirements

• Exceptional sense of fashion
• Minimum of 2 years of retail buying experience, with direct buying responsibility
• Footwear or apparel buying experience is an asset. (Ladies Shoe buying experience preferred)
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Self-starter and highly motivated.
• Fashion driven with positive attitude.
• Experience evaluating store needs.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)
• Analytical and problem solving skills.
• Strong ability to negotiate and make decisions.
• Ability to maintain and enhance vendor and store relationships
• Flexible personality and ability to manage conflict
• Organizational and prioritization skills, with high attention to detail
• Analytical skills
• Good communication skills.
• Outstanding team player

About Us

Fashion. Comfort. Size. Widths. We’ve got it all.

Bringing Vancouver the best names in Footwear for over 77 years.

Freedman Shoes has a long legacy of offering its customers Quality, Fashion, Comfort and Fit. The original Freedman Shoes store on Granville Street has long been a institution in Vancouver, where generations of customers have always found quality footwear and quality service. Now with 10 locations, and one of western Canada’s largest selections of styles and brands, sizes and width. You can be sure that Freedman can cater to all your footwear needs, for any occasion.

If you meet the above criteria and are looking for a rewarding career please:

• email resume to careers@freedmanshoes.com.