Senior Buyer, Womens

Title: Senior Buyer, Womens - Calvin Klein

Location: NY-New York

Job Description:

 R60698

 Full Time

 Calvin Klein

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At Calvin Klein, we believe in fostering an inclusive and collaborative culture by celebrating different perspectives, backgrounds and beliefs to truly connect with our associates and consumers. Join us and have a meaningful impact on the world – and – endless opportunities to design your future. Immerse yourself in Calvin Klein here! (YouTube, Instagram, TikTok)

The Sr Buyer is responsible for partnering with management to create and execute the merchandise strategies to meet or exceed financial plans for all retail channels; acts as a key leader with cross functional teams (buying, planning, sourcing, brand merchandising, design, visual, allocation, and field).

What You'll Do:

• Develop, execute, and meet or exceed department sales, gross margin and inventory plans. Work in partnership with VP and cross functional partners to accomplish these plans through assortment strategies, price architecture, promotional strategies, and floor set store merchandising.
• Lead teams to create a balanced assortment in terms of brand appropriateness, fashion vision, quality, fit, value, price point, style/SKU count and key item depth
• Develop and execute strategies utilizing knowledge based on analysis of business and competitive set.
• Collaborate with Planning to develop effective class plans, pricing strategies, & execute POS.
• Identify key opportunities; analyze the business and react with timely reorders and cancellations to maximize business opportunities.
• Work with VP & SVP, Buying to execute top level strategic initiatives; partner with cross functional teams, along with direct reports to drive these initiatives.
• Acts as expert on competition and industry trends; ability to translate into innovative, relevant, fashion-forward product.
• Collaborate with visual merchandising to drive sales and gross margin through innovative and strategic in-store presentations.
• Train, lead and develop direct reports, serving as the leader of the business, while simultaneously allowing team and cross functional partners the creative freedom and opportunities to act as the managers of their individual departments.
• Foster an environment of continual training and development.
• Ensure effective communication with the field organization.  Solicit frequent feedback and integrate into future departmental strategies.
• Take lead role in senior management meetings (business review meetings, monthly OTB, buy reviews.), presenting in-depth analysis of respective departments and classifications; must be able to sell and validate point of view with facts and analysis.

What You'll Bring:

• Minimum of 7 -10 years retail buying experience, vertical full price and e-commerce buying experience strongly preferred        
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field required
• Strategic thinker with ability to manage from high level to low level detail
• Balanced analytical mind with innovative, creative thought – from business operation and product standpoints
• Must be highly organized; change-agile, ability to work in dynamic, fast paced environment.
• Strong computer skills: Excel, Word, JDA systems

This position isn't sponsorship eligible.

Pay Range:$125,100---$169,300

PVH currently provides base salary ranges for all positions-on job advertisements-in the United States based on local requirements. These ranges are based on what PVH reasonably believes that it will pay an associate for their base salary for said position at the time of the posting. Individual compensation will ultimately be determined based on a variety of relevant factors including but-not limited to qualifications, geographic location and other relevant skills. PVH is committed to providing a market-competitive total rewards package to eligible associates, which includes diverse and robust health and insurance benefits to meet the varied needs of our associates and an above-market 401(k) contribution to help our associates save for retirement. We also offer career growth opportunities, empowering our associates to design their future at PVH.

Additional Compensation: This role is bonus eligible.

Your Wellbeing is Our Priority

At PVH, we offer competitive, cost-effective, and comprehensive benefit packages. We strive to provide options when it comes to your health, finances, and work-life balance. This includes:

• Pay & Insurance: Competitive pay, bonus programs, best in class medical insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and more.

• 401(k): An above-market 401(k) contribution to help our eligible associates save for retirement.

• Flexible Workplace: Generous company-paid holidays, paid time off, hybrid working arrangements, volunteer opportunities, seasonal hours, and flexible work schedules.

• Wellbeing Support: A variety of wellbeing tools and programs such as, Headspace membership, reimbursement for fitness memberships and/or digital meditation subscriptions, and the opportunity to earn up to $200 a year in rewards for exercising and participating in healthy activities.

• Care.com Services: Access to services for childcare, elder care, adoption preparation, pet care, plus reimbursement for backup care when your regular plans fall through.

• Education Assistance: Receive support for continued education including tuition reimbursement.

• Associate Discount: Shop at our company outlets and e-commerce sites at a discount.

Please note, eligibility depends on employment status, location and length of time employed with PVH and our benefits may be subject to change. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

About PVH:

We are brand builders who focus our passion and creativity to build Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER into the most desirable lifestyle brands in the world and at the same time position PVH as one of the best-performing brand groups in our sector. Guided by our values and enabled by our scale and global reach, we are driving fashion forward for good, as one team with one vision and one plan. That’s the Power of Us, that’s the Power of PVH+.   

One of PVH’s greatest strengths is our people. Our collective desire is to create a workplace environment where every individual is valued, and every voice is heard, and we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse community of associates with a strong sense of belonging. Learn more about Inclusion & Diversity at PVH here.

PVH Corp. or its subsidiary ("PVH") is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment on the basis of their individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military status or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law. In addition to complying with all applicable laws, PVH is also committed to ensuring that all current and future PVH associates are compensated solely on job-related factors such as skill, ability, educational background, work quality, experience and potential.

To achieve these goals, across the United States and its territories, PVH prohibits any PVH employee, agent or representative from requesting or otherwise considering any job applicant’s current or prior wages, salary or other compensation information in connection with the hiring process. Accordingly, applicants are asked not to disclose this salary history information to PVH.