Buyer - Home Furnishings & Lifestyle

Key Requirements

• Design experience relevant to the home furnishings industry, including interior design, furniture or product design, space planning, visual merchandising, or related discipline.
• Strong understanding of design principles, color, texture, materials, and scale.
• Proven experience sourcing branded and private-label merchandise from international markets.
• Thorough understanding of Open-to-Buy (OTB) planning, including its development, management, and implementation.
• Solid understanding of landed cost components and their impact on pricing and profitability.
• Experience managing the flow and receipt of merchandise and maintaining appropriate inventory levels.
• Strong commercial judgment with a demonstrated ability to achieve sales, margin, and profitability goals.
• Strong negotiation skills and the ability to negotiate effectively with vendors and senior-level business partners.
• Energetic, takes initiative, and is self-motivated, with a strong work ethic and ability to take ownership of responsibilities.
• A collaborative and positive approach, with the ability to build effective working relationships across the organization.
• Ability to partner closely with store managers and sales teams, working hands-on to see projects through from concept to completion.
• Strong awareness of current and emerging home and lifestyle trends.
• Ability to develop cohesive product assortments that balance design, quality, commercial appeal, and customer expectations.
• Experience working with private-label products and translating concepts into commercially viable merchandise.
• Strong analytical and numerical capabilities, including the ability to interpret sales, margin, inventory, and OTB information.