Job Description

Purpose of Position:

The Senior Buyer will lead merchandise procurement strategy and category performance for assigned product areas. This role is responsible for high-level vendor negotiations, category planning, and driving key business initiatives to maximize sales, margin, and inventory productivity. The Senior Buyer will mentor junior team members and play a leadership role in cross-functional collaboration with Planning, Marketing, and Supply Chain.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead assortment strategy and selection to achieve sales, margin, and inventory turn goals
• Own category performance analysis and apply insights to inform business decisions
• Maintain a deep understanding of market trends and apply them to category planning
• Negotiate and manage vendor partnerships, contracts, and co-op agreements
• Collaborate cross-functionally on promotions, product launches, and vendor displays
• Develop and execute annual business plans, including category forecasts and performance targets
• Mentor junior buyers and support cross-functional team development
• Serve as point of escalation for vendor or supply issues and drive resolution

Qualifications:

• Strong analytical skills and understanding of retail math
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple competing tasks
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision
• Proven experience owning category P&L or achieving aggressive sales/margin goals
• Experience mentoring or leading junior team members preferred
• Advanced Excel and experience with analytical tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) preferred

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or a related field preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in corporate buying, merchandising, or inventory planning

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

None

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

The work environment characteristics and physical demands described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This position is considered moderately active and involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, use hands and fingers, and stoop/kneel to grab items from the floor.
• The employee may be required to exert up to 75 lbs. of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include near acuity at 20 inches or less due to computer work
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will experience a moderate noise level (i.e. business office with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic)

Travel Requirements:

This position requires some travel, up to 25%.

Sportsman’s Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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