Role Specific Information
Job Description
About the Role
As Buyer you will create and drive a customer-obsessed product merchandising vision and business strategy to meet sub-category goals. You will be accountable for leading a merchandising team and cross-functional sub-category team for end-to-end execution of product vision for National and Proprietary Brands. As a key partner to Design, you will own and drive the intersection of product innovation and commercialization.
What You’ll Do
Incorporate customer insights, competition and category trends to set overarching category assortment vision into business strategy and respond to in-season business trends
Serve as the customer and competitive expert for product, brand and category
Communicate overarching omni-merchandising vision to category cross-functional teams
Lead localization product strategy
Curate consumer, trend and climate-appropriate product assortments
Operate as a key Design partner to create customer, business and brand-relevant product offerings
Visit relevant markets and regions to gather product and consumer information, ideate future product strategies and establish business relationships
Partner with Marketing team to develop sub-category marketing strategies, identify key merchandise stories, plan the timing of marketing campaigns and align on brand-consumer insights
Partner with omnichannel experience teams to ensure product stories come to life in-store and digitally
Lead and develop your team, identifying and building best-in-class talent
Drive overall team engagement
Meet KPIs including Sales performance, Merchandise Gross Margin performance, Turnover Performance to Profit and Loss, Customer Choice Metric and Change Management
Support and execute the team vision, set clear objectives, assign and direct work, manage performance, and maintain open communications to create an effective work environment
Additional tasks may be assigned
What Skills You Have
Required
Exceptional product acumen and balanced ability to lead product creation and select relevant product
Catalyst of change with a growth mindset
Strong sense of curiosity, agility, urgency and resiliency
Outstanding communication and presentation skills
Strong collaboration and influence skills to build long-term strategic partnerships
Passion and eye for product and customer obsession
Ability to develop top talent and highly engaged teams
Essential Functions
The requirements listed below are representative of functions you will be required to perform, however you may be required to perform additional functions. Kohl’s may revise this job description at any time. To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, absent undue hardship.
Ability to perform the accountabilities listed in the “What You’ll Do” Section
Ability to comply with dress code requirements
Basic math and reading skills, legible handwriting, and basic computer operation
Ability to maintain prompt and regular attendance and meet scheduling requirements as set by the company
Ability to learn and comply with all company policies, procedures, standards and guidelines
Ability to give direction and to receive, understand and proactively respond to direction from leadership and other company personnel
Ability to work as part of a team and interact effectively and appropriately with others
Ability to maintain composure and work in a fast paced environment while accomplishing multiple tasks within established timeframes
Ability to satisfactorily complete company training programs
Ability to use a personal computer for tasks such as communicating, preparing reports, etc.
Ability to plan, prioritize and monitor activities across business units
Ability to complete or oversee the completion of assigned projects in a timely manner