Buyer

Go! Retail Group is a family of brands comprised of Calendars.com, Calendar Club, Go! Toys & Games, Attic Salt, NIQUEA.D, Snoozimals, Tiny Headed Kingdom, and Kobioto.
Since 1993, we have successfully operated the largest fleet of pop-up stores in the world, with operations in six countries. Our business has grown to include year-round stores, in-house brands, e-commerce, 3PL services, and 380,000 square feet of warehouse space.
We are a family-owned business based in Austin, TX under the leadership of Marc Winkelman, Gideon Schlessinger, and Paul Hoffman. Leading with integrity, entrepreneurial spirit, and heart is at the core of our business.
Overview:
Reporting directly to Chief Merchandising Officer, this role is a key contributor to the CMO and the merchandising team. Responsibilities include purchasing of novelty, games, and toys, planning assortments, merchandising of stores, and managing inventory to maximize sales and profit margin. In addition, the Manager will identify opportunities and recommend new product or concepts for company.
Essential Functions:
Manage Open to Buy, maintain margin targets, adhere to and maintain company inventory levels. Oversee the buying, selection, pricing, and purchasing of novelty, games, and toys and like product to maximize sales and margins.
Uses solid business and financial acumen and thinking capability to evaluate strategic options and opportunities.
Accountable for financial results- knows categories performance, margin and project impact.
Own and executes the merchandising strategy for all product purchases.
Partners with finance to develop financial plans, while maintaining healthy inventory levels that support the needs of the business.
Oversee the merchandising of toys and games store and showroom.
Work with vendors: work directly with vendors to negotiate best terms and product selections.
Manage critical vendor relationships. Create, develop, and sustain productive businesses relationships internally and externally.
Work with stores to maximize inventories and appearance throughout the selling season.
Great communication skills. Fosters open dialogue, and collaboration. Promotes the flow of information across the organization.
Showroom manager: manages all product and organization between buyers, store display, and warehouse
Responsible for taking action on forecasting and planning
Utilize pre-season and in-season planning and projections throughout the year to ensure sufficient stock levels
Interface with Sr. leadership, Operations, Logistics, Visual Merchandising, Marketing, International Partners and other departments as needed.
Qualifications/Basic Job Requirements:
At least 5+ years of retail buying experience required with at least 4+ years in a significant leadership role.
Expert knowledge of merchandising logistics and distribution.
Experience in dealing with overseas markets is a preferred.
Expert knowledge of direct-to consumer sales.
Analytical skills, including retail math applications.
Must have strong computer skills in Excel, Word and Outlook.
Ability to quickly learn the in-house databases.
Ability to work evenings and weekends during peak season.
Excellent analytical skills.
Work Environment:
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. The job also operates in a distribution warehouse environment. See below for details:
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Contact with Others
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High Places
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Extreme Cold
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Mechanical Equipment
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Dirt/Dust
Physical Demands:
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Clear Speech
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Touching
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Pushing/Pulling
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Lifting and/or carrying (specify pounds: 60)
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Driving (local/over the road)
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Ability to move distances within and between locations/offices
Physical and Mental Requirements/Work Environment:
The following are the physical and mental requirements of the position as it is typically performed. Inability to meet one or more of these physical or mental requirements will not automatically disqualify a candidate or employee from the position. Upon request for a reasonable accommodation, Company may be able to adjust or excuse one or more of these requirements, depending on the requirement, the essential functions to which it relates, and the proposed accommodation.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bending or standing on a stool as necessary. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 30 pounds.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Please Note: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Nothing in this job specification restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Critical features of this job are described under various headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodations or other reasons. The above statements are strictly intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as a complete list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees in this position.
Go! Calendar Holdings, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, gender, age, national origin, religion, marital status, veteran status, or sexual orientation.

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