# Buyer

**Company**: Target
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $73,000.00 - $132,000.00
**Category**: Retail
**Industry**: Retail

**Apply**: https://target.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/targetcareers/job/1000-Nicollet-Mall-MinneapolisMN-55403-2542/Buyer---Outdoor-Living-Garden-Lifestyle_R0000477781?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
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## Description

We are seeking a Buyer to join our team. As a Buyer, you will work with diverse vendors to choose the best product mix, both in-store and online. You will help determine where to localize, while calibrating market positioning and acting as brand managers. You will own a wide SKU count, making your work varied and challenging. Through cross-functional collaboration, instinct, and creativity, you will be the expert on the guest, the market, and the competition.

Responsibilities:

- Plan profitable and locally relevant assortments using your grasp of guest shopping behavior, assortment requirements, and competitors

- Influence and negotiate with vendors to achieve results and identify gaps and opportunities

- Lead cross-functional teams to drive category results while managing progress toward sales and margin goals

- Partner with product designers and/or category managers and vendors to guide product development

- Interact with Associate Buyers, Senior Merchandise Specialists, the Pricing and Promotion Center of Excellence, Planning, Site Merchandising, the Item Center of Excellence, and other expert partners

Requirements:

- Four-year degree or equivalent experience

- 1+ years of Merchandising experience

- Strong strategic and analytical skills to grow a business

- Strong collaboration skills to partner with Cross Functional Teams

- Flexibility, resilience, and comfort working in 'grey areas' that are constantly changing

Benefits:

- Competitive pay ($73,000.00 - $132,000.00)

- Comprehensive health benefits and programs

- 401(k)

- Employee discount

- Short-term disability

- Long-term disability

- Paid sick leave

- Paid national holidays

- Paid vacation

## Skills

### Required
- strategic thinking
- analytical skills
- collaboration
- merchandising
- vendor management

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