Buyer- Footwear

Dunham's Sports - a Midwest Specialty Sporting Goods Retailer located in Troy, MI has an immediate opening for a talented, strategic-thinking Footwear Buyer. This position has responsibility for planning and purchasing sporting goods Footwear. This is a full-time position that works on-site in Troy, Michigan.

• Identify, analyze, and capitalize on market and customer trends
• Merchandise presentation direction and guidelines
• Optimize sales and gross margin dollars by analyzing, evaluating, and adjusting plans
• Achieving Sales, Margins, and Turnover plans
• Developing merchandise assortment by category and continually evaluating, analyzing, and adjusting these assortments
• Open-to-Buy, pricing, and markdown management
• Advertising, planning, and execution, including Co-op procurement
• Source out and negotiate the best prices
• Make key buying decisions that have an objective of providing our customers with great value and quality
• Attend seasonal trade shows
• Resolve fulfillment and/or shipping problems promptly
• Monitor placed orders to ensure timely deliveries

Candidate requirements:

• 3+ years retail footwear buying experience
• Strong analytical and statistical skills
• Excellent negotiating skills
• Self-starter, organized, detail-oriented, flexible, and adaptable
• Strong sense of style and trends
• Have consistent follow-up and follow-through discipline
• Must be able to work effectively and cooperatively with vendors, store, and corporate personnel
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written
• Strong computer skills
• Bachelor's degree or higher; equivalent experience may substitute
• Experience in footwear is preferred.