Offer summary

Qualifications:

Minimum 2-4 years of experience as a Buyer, Retail Buyer, or Merchandiser., Strong verbal and written communication skills., Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint., Excellent analytical, critical thinking, and retail math skills..

Key responsabilities:

Source unique tech products from suppliers and manage sales events.

Negotiate product costs and optimize margins through pricing strategies.

Analyze performance data and collaborate with the merchandising team.

Build relationships with vendors and prepare reports for meetings.

Job description

Touch of Modern is the leading ecommerce app for men to discover cutting edge products. Catering to male millennial tastemakers, Touch of Modern focuses on offering unique and new-to-market products not easily found at traditional retailers, with more than 250+ new items added daily.

Our Junior Buyers are responsible for creating exciting assortments based on our customer needs, trends, and business philosophy. The role will collaborate with unique and differentiated vendors to source flash sale events and permanent store products.

This role is challenging – above and beyond the day-to-day responsibilities, you’ll have a big role within a fast-paced team.

This position will report to the CEO.

What you get to do every day:

Source new unique and differentiated tech products from existing or new suppliers

Identify, engage, and book sales events with Touch of Modern’s vast supplier network to re-run profitable events

Support the execution of promotions and pricing strategies

Negotiate product costs, cost breaks and payment terms to optimize for margin

Serve as a subject matter expert for your category

Work with a team of coordinators to facilitate getting product information uploaded into various systems

Analyze category/event-level performance and take decisive action to improve performance

Collaborate with site merchandising team to ensure events are assorted and highlighted properly

Follow-up daily, weekly, or as needed to ensure on-time deliveries

Builds professional relationships with vendors and responds to vendor requests for information.

Stay updated on industry trends and emerging products

Prepare reports for vendor meetings and recaps meeting details and action items for buyers and vendors

What you bring to the role:

Minimum 2-4 years successful tenure as Buyer, Retail Buyer, Merchandiser, or a related role

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Strong retail math, analytical and critical thinking skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including PowerPoint, Excel including V-Look-up and SharePoint

Needs to be results oriented and demonstrate personal accountability

Ability to meet deadlines and work in a team environment

Excellent leadership and time management skills - must be an initiative-taker who can work under pressure, meet deadlines, develop strategies, make data driven recommendations, decisions, and execute independently

Nice to have an interest or experience in tech related retail as a buyer

Nice to have experience working within Shopify’s platform

What’s in it for you?

Competitive compensation

Medical/Dental/Vision benefits through Greenshield- Health Benefits 100% employer paid!

Company Provided Life Insurance equal to one year salary

RRSP matching

3 weeks’ vacation + 5 Paid Sick Days

Birthday off with pay!

Paid holidays

What our interview process looks like:

Depending on the position, our application and interview process may vary, but here are some of the ways we get to know you better:

📞 Step 1: Match most of the requirements and qualifications for the position? We want to chat. A recruiter will reach out to you via email to schedule some time to learn more about our company and get to know you better. Remember, you’re also interviewing us!

📝 Step 2: Our assessments (if applicable to the role) measure your analytical and business acumen. We use them to better understand your expertise. Each person interviewing for the same role receives the same assessment, which helps us evaluate candidates equally and consistently.

👩🏽‍💻Step 3: Virtual or in-person interviews depending on your location. Our hiring team will learn more about your prior experience and challenges you’ve faced. Be prepared with detailed examples. Concise and well-organized answers are ideal.

✍🏽 Step 4: Offer! This is where things get really exciting. We gather all data from your interviews and conduct a final review. If qualified for the position, your recruiter will connect with you via phone to present a verbal offer we know you’ll be excited about.

CSC Generation Holdings family of brands provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, state or local laws.

CSC Generation Holdings family of brands is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact hr@cscshared.com.

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