Junior Omni-Channel Buyer & Merchandiser, EUME (Milan, Italy)

We are an American luxury lifestyle brand, founded in 2004. Anchored in the casual elegance of American sportswear, Tory’s design philosophy is defined by effortless silhouettes, innovative materials, eclectic juxtapositions of color, and the tension of past and present. The collections include ready-to-wear, handbags, footwear, accessories, jewelry, home and beauty.

Empowering women is the company’s guiding principle, expressed through Tory’s collections and reflected in the company culture as well as the work of the Tory Burch Foundation. Established in 2009, the Foundation provides women entrepreneurs in the United States with capital, education and community.

You are seeking a work environment where people are encouraged to dream, explore, discover and, as important, laugh together. If you’re prepared to work hard, create impact, and have fun while doing it, we would love to have you join #TeamTory. Apply today!

Life @ToryBurch is Special Because:

When you join us, you’re joining a global, purpose-led company on an exciting growth journey with an amazing culture and great benefits.

• Our culture is welcoming and inclusive -- everyone is empowered to make a difference.
• We have the best team in the world and believe in paying competitively and rewarding for high performance.
• Your overall well-being is important to us; we offer generous benefits to help you take care of your mental and physical health, create financial security, and achieve wellness in all areas of your life.
• We love seeing our employees wear our beautiful collections. You’ll receive a generous employee discount and access to exclusive sample sales.
• We are invested in your professional growth – you’ll have access to free executive coaching on-demand.

This Role is Tailor-Made for You Because:

This role will support the buying and merchandising processes, helping to curate and manage an exclusive product assortment that reflects our brand's high standards and exceptional customer experience. As a Junior Buyer, you will work closely with the buying team to ensure that the right products are purchased, tracked, and delivered to our retail stores and omni-buying channels.

A Day in the Life:

RESPONSIBILITIES

Product & Assortment Planning

• Participate in the building of assortments during market and create buying strategies down to classification level on selected categories.
• Partner with planning and senior buyer on the determination of receipt plans, AIR, margin/IMU targets, and product flow.
• Think strategically about SKU productivity and in store presentations while assorting the line.
• Gain a strong understanding of the Tory Burch customer: visit stores bi-weekly, review product performance, and communicate learnings, recommendations and suggested actions back to team.
• Competitive knowledge: competitive shop, read relevant publications to keep on top of trends.
• Maintain working knowledge of Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.
• Maintain buy plans to ensure accuracy, act as the point person for the rest of the team and cross functionally on your areas.
• Execute and initiate on in-season strategies as determined by Buying Management.
• Markdown management – pricing and store communication.
• Respond to store requests and inquiries in a timely manner.

Cross Functional Collaboration

• Build cross-functional team relationships; adopt a collaborative style.
• Recommend, support, and implement process and procedural improvements into daily responsibilities.
• Partner with Planning and Allocation on the following processes: assortment planning, OTB, in season strategies and allocations to maximize inventory performance
• Work cross functionally with Stores, Marketing, PR, Ecom, Visual and Retail Operations, to ensure they have the tools to understand and support the assortment strategy.
• Partner with NY merchandising team to ensure a balanced assortment and share product insights.
• Work collaboratively with the Regional Product Trainer to ensure the material is reflective of our seasonal strategies together with all key volumes have sufficient product knowledge to support Retail selling.

Strategic Thinking and Financial Acumen

• Support with the preparation of reports and pull data necessary to recap business and propose actions to drive sales.
• Maintain accurate in warehouse dates and communicate any delays in new deliveries.
• Understanding of retail math and participate in open to buy forecasting process with planning.

To Land This Role:

Why You'll Want to Join Our Team:

How We Work Together

• Adaptable – We change before we have to
• Entrepreneurial – We own it
• Collaborative – There’s no “I” in Tory
• Client & Brand Focused – We put ourselves in Tory’s shoes
• Live the Values – We show up for each other
• Functional Expertise – We’re constantly learning and growing

#TeamTory Values

We show up with honesty & kindness, act with integrity & compassion, work with passion & humility and lead with excellence & humor.