Buyer

About the Role WHSmith North America is seeking a Buyer to procure and develop merchandise assortments and manage supplier relationships to achieve sales, margin, and turnover targets for assigned buying areas. The Buyer will collaborate with Planning and Senior Buyers to create the appropriate merchandise mix and develop category and supplier strategies based on emerging market trends, seasonality, and customer demographics. What You'll Do

• Lead and execute merchandise assortment and product strategies to achieve financial and margin objectives.
• Partner closely with Planning to manage OTB, forecasting, allocation, reorders, promotions, markdowns, transfers, and RTVs across the product lifecycle.
• Own vendor relationships, including sourcing, negotiations, pricing, terms, compliance resolution, and trend identification.
• Analyze performance across divisions, departments, classes, and stores to drive assortment, inventory, and pricing decisions.
• Support new store and new concept initiatives, including market research, assortment development, and planogram collaboration.
• Present business results and seasonal strategies in regular merchandising and performance meetings.
• Conduct store and competitive visits to evaluate assortments, pricing, presentation, and customer trends.
• Attend industry tradeshows to identify new vendors and emerging trends.
• Lead and develop the team through hiring, coaching, and performance management. What We're Looking For
• 3+ years apparel/private-label buying with multi-unit retail experience.
• 1+ year supervisory experience.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Product development and assortment planning experience.
• Proficiency in OTB and retail math.
• Advanced Microsoft Office and merchandising software experience.
• Ability to analyze performance and inform strategic decisions. Compensation & Benefits
• Salary: $78,000 - $95,000 per year.
• Location: Onsite in Las Vegas, NV.
• Benefits include Excellent Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance; Life Insurance; Short & Long-Term Disability Insurance; Competitive compensation; Generous time-off benefits including holidays.