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!
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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.
- We believe in the importance of giving back and you'll have many opportunities to do just that through the Tory Burch Foundation and paid volunteer days.
This Role is Tailor-Made for You Because:
You have an entrepreneurial mindset with an interest in fashion, culture and current trends. You're resourceful and have the ability to prioritize and anticipate business needs and requests. You have a sharp eye for detail, strong organizational, written, and communication skills, and the ability to work well with partners.
A Day in the Life:
As the Buyer, you develop and execute on the buying process for the Tory Burch Full Price stores in North America for Footwear.
The typical day is... atypical. You will be building the product assortment during markets and identifying future product opportunities, trends, and class-level offerings to drive sales. You will analysis and hindsight weekly, monthly, quarterly, end-of-season business to inform future buying decisions and product action plans.
Throughout the year, you will participate in store visits in key markets to give product knowledge to the field team and gaining understanding of the local market to support future product tiering strategies or opportunities.
Focus Areas:
• Developing, executing, and communicating product strategies to hit financial targets for the Footwear category
• Training, developing, and retaining a direct report
• Analyzing & hind sighting the business on the weekly, monthly and quarterly basis to inform future buying decisions and product action plans.
• Owning weekly business recaps to explain key stories, recommend actions to drive the business & communicate future opportunities based on current trends.
• Developing strategic assortment buys based on channel and brand strategies along with financial objectives.
• Communicating assortment and buy strategies to Leadership.
• Acting as the subject matter expert in the business needs, while maintaining open communication with cross-functional partners
• Working with the Global Merchandising team to brief North America specific product needs, including exclusives and promotional needs to manage product lifecycle and hit financial goals.
• Partnering with Visual Merchandising during market to influence store execution that supports category strategies. Working with visual in-season to adapt presentations based on current trends.
You will be building effective cross-functional partnerships with team members in Global Merchandising, Planning, Allocations, Visual Merchandising, Marketing and Creative, as as well as the store teams. The consistent thread is that you'll be working with an amazing team who share your passion for excellence.
To Land This Role:
- Bachelor's Degree, preferred
- A minimum of 4+ years of buying experience with proven track record with strategic mindset, translating business goals into actionable plans.
- Footwear experience strongly preferred.
- Strong presentation skills and Executive presence with ability to influence Leadership
- Minimum 2 years managing a direct report
- Ability to build and maintain strong cross functional partnerships along with ability to influence
- Technical proficiency in Excel & PPT.
Why You'll Want to Join Our Team:
Our Buying team helps fuel the sustained growth of our business by selecting and managing the best product assortment for our North America boutiques and e-commerce sites. Operating as a central hub, we partner closely with the Design, Sourcing, Planning, Distribution, Visual and Marketing teams to develop and support our seasonal assortment. Our passion for our product fuels our mission: to drive sales and deliver on our inventory and profit objectives. Come join us!
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.
Compensation Range
The compensation range for this position is 90,000.00 USD - 120,000.00 USD. Our offer will be based on your relevant experience and work location.
Benefits Information
We offer a generous set of benefits to help you take care of your heath, create financial security, and achieve wellness in all areas of your life. Here are highlights of key benefits available to all Tory Burch members that work over 30 hours.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Tory Burch LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to an individual's age, race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy) or sexual orientation, gender expression, military status, marital status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, disability or membership in any other protected class under applicable law. Likewise, we will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Ordinance No. 184652. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment.
Disability Accommodation
Tory Burch is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. If you require assistance or an accommodation with the hiring process, please contact thetalentteam@toryburch.com.