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About the Role

The Buyer for Pottery Barn Outlet owns the product assortment for the outlet doors, and partners with Inventory Management, distribution, and field leadership to ensure product availability to maximize sales across the division. The Buyer builds a strong relationship with planning, brand merchants, and field leadership teams to drive results in the outlet business.

This role is onsite 4x a week in SF.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement appropriate methods to determine necessary inventory levels for key products and inventory components to meet customer demand.
• Collaborate with store teams on product needs and selling strategy to drive results.
• Make strategic decisions about the outlet product assortment based on efficient data analysis.
• Utilize wholistic customers shopping insights to inform business decisions.
• Consistently review and facilitate opportunities to reallocate inventory from brand to outlet, to drive sales.
• Estimate and communicate impacts for inventory overages, needs and selling opportunities to field and brand leadership.
• Participate in the development of communication tools to enhance product availability and deliver a best-in-class customer experience.
• Visit stores and collaborate with field teams to understand customer insights and inform product decisions.
• Collaborate with Visual Merchandising to plan the Outlet floor set, ensuring product strategy is reflected in store.
• Visit stores and collaborate with field teams to understand customer insights and inform product decisions.
• Collaborate with Visual Merchandising to plan the Outlet floor set, ensuring product strategy is reflected in store.
• Travel within country occasionally.

Qualifications and Required Competencies

• BA and or equivalent professional experience required.
• 3+ years of experience in buying or inventory management preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in the retail industry required.
• A demonstrated understanding of consumer shopping trends and analytics required.
• Familiarity with inventory management tools and processes required.
• Proven capability to drive results through product assortment in a retail environment required.
• Proficient use of MS Office Products, MRP and ERP systems preferred.
• Excellent retail math skills required.
• Experience leading others in a project setting, delivering learning strategies, instructing, and complex problem solving preferred.

Our Mission Around Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We firmly believe that working in a culture focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion spurs innovation, creates healthy and high-performing teams, and delivers superior customer experiences. We will create and nurture a global company culture where we confidently bring our authentic selves to work every day: where the only criteria for advancement are the quality of our work, the contributions we make to our teams and the business, and our ability to lead; and where our individual differences—whatever they may be—are valued, explored and appreciated.

Benefits Just for You

Depending on your position and your location, here are a few highlights of what you might be eligible for:

• A generous discount on all Williams-Sonoma, Inc. brands
• A 401(k) plan and other investment opportunities
• Paid vacations, holidays, and time off to volunteer
• Health benefits, dental and vision insurance, including same-sex domestic partner benefits
• Tax-free commuter benefits
• A wellness program that supports your physical, financial and emotional health

Your Journey in Continued Learning

• In-person and online learning opportunities through WSI University
• Cross-brand and cross-function career opportunities
• Resources for self-development
• Advisor (Mentor) program
• Career development workshops and learning programs
• Speaker series

WSI will not now or in the future commence an immigration case or "sponsor" an individual for this position (for example, H-1B or other employment-based immigration

This role is not eligible for relocation assistance.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, or other applicable state or local laws and ordinances.

The expected starting pay range for this position is $95,000-$110,000. Applicable pay ranges may differ across markets. Actual pay will be determined based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law. In addition to competitive pay, compensation may include a variety of other components like benefits, paid time off, merit, and bonus opportunities.

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