WHY JOIN ALO?
Mindful movement. It’s at the core of why we do what we do at ALO—it’s our calling. Because mindful movement in the studio leads to better living. It changes who yogis are off the mat, making their lives and their communities better. That’s the real meaning of studio-to-street: taking the consciousness from practice on the mat and putting it into practice in life.
Overview
As the Senior Buyer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the success and sustained growth of the business by combining data-driven insights with an intuitive understanding of luxury consumer behavior and fashion trends. At Alo, our Buying Team is entrusted with the responsibility of forecasting seasonal and core style-color performance with precision, balancing the art of curation with the science of analytics.
In this elevated role, you will work in close collaboration with the Merchandising, Planning, and Design teams to develop and execute refined assortment strategies that align with Alo’s premium positioning in the market. You will leverage both financial acumen and a refined fashion sensibility to create compelling, high-performing assortments, ensuring each product embodies our brand ethos while meeting commercial objectives.
Reporting to the Buying Manager of Non-Apparel, this role demands leadership, vision, and mentorship, while championing a culture of excellence, innovation, and accountability.
Responsibilities
- Develop seasonal and core assortment forecasts through a bottoms-up analytical approach, incorporating both trend direction and historical performance.
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners in Merchandising and Planning to manage the financial health of your category, including OTB, gross margin optimization, and SKU productivity planning.
- Conduct in-season and post-season hindsight analysis to uncover actionable insights, translating key learnings into strategic recommendations and future-forward assortment planning.
- Partner with Planning to identify business risks and opportunities across divisions; lead the development of action plans to maximize sales and minimize liabilities.
- Deliver regular performance reads to cross-functional stakeholders, presenting nuanced views on category performance, product lifecycle evolution, and consumer trends.
- Track and analyze style-color performance to inform carryover decisions, opportunities in re-orders, ensuring product lifecycle is aligned with brand equity and commercial intent.
- Ensure buying strategies align with financial goals across all channels, minimizing overstocks while capitalizing on high-demand product opportunities.
- Actively manage delivery timelines with production, ensuring flawless execution of product launches across channels; escalate to merchandising and work together on solutions in the event of delays.
- Review buying forecasts with team members and leadership, aligning on final unit projections and financial targets before formal presentations.
- Serve as a mentor and leader within the Buying Team, supporting team development, providing coaching, and reinforcing a culture of accountability and excellence.
Qualifications
- BA or BS degree strongly preferred
- 5+ years of luxury buying or merchandising experience within premium or high-end fashion
- Proven experience in assortment strategy, financial planning, and trend analysis within a multi-channel environment
- Sophisticated understanding of product lifecycle management, category architecture, and consumer segmentation
- Strong presentation, negotiation, and written communication skills
- Highly organized with a sharp attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook; strong analytical and data visualization capabilities
- A collaborative team player with a strategic mindset and entrepreneurial approach
- Experience managing or mentoring junior team members is a strong plus
The base salary range for this position is $120,000-$140,000 per year which represents the current range for the base salary for this exempt position. Please note that actual salaries will vary based on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. As such, on occasion and when applicable, there is the possibility that the final, agreed-upon base salary may be outside of the upper end of the range. Please also note the range listed is just one component of the company’s total rewards package for exempt employees. Other rewards may include performance bonuses, long term incentives, a PTO policy, and many other progressive benefits.
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What We Do
Mindful movement. It’s at the core of why we do what we do at Alo—it’s our calling. Because mindful movement in the studio leads to better living. It changes who yogis are off the mat, making their lives and their communities better. That’s the real meaning of studio-to-street: taking the consciousness from practice on the mat and putting it into practice in life.
That’s why we started Alo —to spread good: to anyone who is experiencing the transformative power of yoga, to the world’s best yogis who wear Alo to practice because it’s the only line that actually elevates their practice, to the celebrities and the fashion-forward who wear Alo because it’s the perfect street brand, comfortable, contemporary and decidedly not just for the mat.
Creating garments that carry over to the street, into a life lived consciously, takes mindful movement one step further: a beautiful life celebrated with beautiful design. Capturing what’s trending in contemporary fashion with both the women’s and men’s collections makes it so Alo can travel beyond the studio. Luxury meets performance in every collection.
Mindful movement carries over to life at Alo, where there’s a solar-powered office, yoga five days a week for employees at our on-site gym, electric-car charging stations, an advanced recycling program that reduces waste to that of a small household, and meetings outside by the fountains in our meditative Zen garden. We have a gong. And we use it. Our stores are designed to be places to commune—people and ideas mingle over organic juice, kombucha and coffee. And the airy yoga studio and roof deck at our Beverly Hills flagship store is where it’s really happening. There’s even a super-sized cosmic mural on one wall—come by for some astral travel (or just to take an Instagram pic).
