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COMPANY OVERVIEW

From the first-ever patented undershirt to distraction-free underwear and essentials, Tommy John has been redefining confidence through comfort since 2008. Driven by innovation and obsessing over every detail, pushing the boundaries of contemporary apparel through fabric, fit, feel, and function. Tommy John has spent the past decade making the online and in-store shopping experience more comfortable. We are constantly on a mission to add smart, innovative, and fun-loving team members. Our HQ Office is in Downtown Manhattan, and our teams are on-site 3 days per week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays).

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Associate E-Commerce Buyer is responsible for driving sales, margin, inventory turn and growth for assigned department areas within the Sr Buyer’s total area of responsibility for Tommy John Men’s categories. They will partner with the Buying team in developing and executing a strategic vision with a progressive, customer centric approach.  The Associate E-Commerce Buyer will be responsible for assisting in identifying opportunities and developing assortment strategies.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Buying & Assortment Strategy

+ Work with E-Commerce Buying team lead on company and divisional objectives, executing top level strategic initiatives to drive the business forward.

+ Support E-commerce Buying lead in the day-to-day management of all assigned categories.

+ Assist with bottoms-up buy for assigned area of the business, in partnership with the E-Commerce Buying lead.

+ Collaborate with Merchandising, Planning, and Wholesale teams to create a balanced assortment in terms of brand vision, fashion vision, quality, fit, value, price point, style/SKU count, key item depth, and profitability.

+ Perform operational functions supporting a buying team by providing ongoing analysis of key business issues including using merchandise reports (provided by planning), stock analysis (provided by planning) and other ad hoc analysis.

+ Maintain awareness of competitive landscape and identify trends in the marketplace, own competitive analysis & patterning projects; make recommendations to the Buying lead on how to apply to E-Commerce assortment; own monthly share-outs with product development and/or site teams.

+ Partner with the Customer Experience & Comfort Concierge teams on a weekly basis; regularly share customer insights and business recommendations in cross-functional forums and report out to product development teams

+ Receive product delivery updates from Production & Operations teams and responsible for communicating delays or pull forward to front-facing cross-functional teams.

+ Own communication with Marketing team on product availability, to ensure product is available onsite prior to usage of any content intended to drive traffic to specific PLPs and PDPs.

+ Own exports necessary to place buys, partner with planning on systemically inputting all buys.

+ Own cheat sheets and all buying tools necessary to keep cross-functional teams up-to-date.

+ Play active role in cross-functional Milestone meetings (Hindsight, Budget & Strategy, Investment Reviews, etc.), presenting in-depth analysis of total division; must be able to support and validate point of view with facts and analysis.

+ Help with divisional assortment sheet management to direct Site Optimization team on imaging and PDP needs to launch product onsite to hit launch timelines.

Business Analysis

+ Consistently review style selling reporting to understand best + worst sellers as well as in-season and future product opportunities to help optimize the Ecom business.

+ Identify key opportunities; analyze the business and react with timely reorders and cancellations to maximize inventory.

+ Analyze, report out, and present on business to Buying and Planning partners on weekly basis.

Site Experience

+ Manage partnership with Site team to optimize the website; scans the site daily to ensure that TJ is consistently putting best foot forward.

+ Responsible for creating seasonal e-comm shot lists & tracking assets; work with Creative Operations to ensure product is captured accurately and representative of final bulk product.

+ Build and execute alignment of site merchandising strategies with pre-season buy initiatives and in season site recommendations.

Systems Work & Sample Management

+ Own management of Buying team + E-Comm photoshoot samples.

+ Responsible for initial review of SMS to ensure proper execution of E-Comm product intent (added milestone date).

+ Partner with Merchant (now owner) on maintaining merchandising sections within PLM system each season, including the execution of adds, drops and changes to the assortment.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

+ Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

+ Minimum of 2 years retail buying experience with 1-2 years of E-Commerce exposure

+ Must be highly organized & possess strong analytical skills

+ Strong computer skills: Word, Excel, G-Sheets

+ Flexible to deadline demands, ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment

+ Exceptional attention to detail and communication skills

+ Must be self-motivated

+ Demonstrates alignment with TJ core values: Humble, Adaptable, Mindful, GSD, & Curious

+ Ability to be on-site in our HQ Office in Downtown Manhattan 3 days per week

Salary Range: $70,000 - $80,000

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