Buyer, Baby & Toddler - Abercrombie and Fitch Co.

Job Description 

 The A&F Co. Baby & Toddler Buyer will work as part of our global team to grow the Baby & Toddler business through the development of a Kids licensing strategy with Haddad. This role will drive assortment architecture and product selection, partnering with the Global Home Office product teams to ensure our product is brand right and globally relevant. Success in this role will be highly dependent upon building and maintaining exceptional relationships with internal and external teams across regions.

This job is located in Columbus, Ohio at the Global Home Office.

What Will You Be Doing? 

• Engage in foundational work to understand the Kids brand position and Baby & Toddler customer. Leverage Baby & Toddler market knowledge to provide sales forecast guidance and drive forecast accuracy.
• Create high-level strategies for the Baby & Toddler segments of the business, ensuring they are consistent with overall Kids brand identity.
• Following each season, execute a detailed hindsight / strategic line review process to inform future strategy and identify line list needs.
• Create & establish product architecture to execute key strategies.
• Be the expert in current selling analysis and historical selling knowledge. Present weekly selling / business updates, evaluating performance & proposing tactical actions.
• Leverage financial and strategic capabilities to influence promotions, pricing, product placement, etc. as well as product development and assortments.
• Intimately understand customer preferences and interests by observing parent shopping patterns, regularly shopping competitors / aspirational brands and monitoring media platforms.
• Share updates on trend and customer engagement with key partners across the organization.
• Participate in central assortment reviews on a seasonal basis, contributing ideas, identifying top items, and preparing for seasonal buys.
• Participate in monthly MPC meetings to reconcile current performance with future merchandise plans, identifying upside and downside strategies 
• Connect with Site Merchandising, PCM and Marketing teams to coordinate go live, item audit & maintenance and strategies for owned and operated site

What Do You Need To Bring? 

• Bachelor’s or undergraduate University degree equivalent
• 5+ Merchandising or Buying experience, preferably in apparel
• Proven ability to thrive in team-based settings
• Passion for the buying role, fashion retail, customer research, and the family of brands
• Desire to take ownership for a portion of a multi-billion-dollar business
• An acute eye for product and trend
• A deep understanding of sales analysis and financial metrics that relate to your business
• A high comfort-level with analytical sales tools (i.e. Tableau) and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Strong presentation skills and the ability to communicate confidently to leadership
• A collaborative approach to working with cross-functional partners to achieve the vision of the brand
• Willingness to travel as needed by the department

Our Company 

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.) is a global, digitally-led, omnichannel specialty retailer of apparel and accessories catering to kids through millennials with assortments curated for their specific lifestyle needs.  

Our Values 

Our corporate purpose of being here for you on the journey to being and becoming who you are, fuels our customer-led brands and our global associates. We lead with this purpose and always put our people first, which is evidenced by our Great Place to Work™ Certification, as well as being named a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality by the Human Rights Campaign. In addition to equitable compensation and benefit offerings, including flexibility and competitive Paid Time Off, we offer a range of educational and engagement opportunities, including various Associate Resource Groups, volunteer opportunities and additional time off to give back to our global communities.  

What You'll Get

As an Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.) associate, you’ll be eligible to participate in a variety of benefit programs designed to fit you and your lifestyle. A&F is committed to providing simple, competitive, and comprehensive benefits that align with our Company’s culture and values, but most importantly – with you! We also provide competitive incentives to reward the commitment our associates have for moving our global business forward:  

• Incentive bonus program
• 401(K) savings plan with company match
• Annual companywide review process
• Flexible spending accounts
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Associate assistance program
• Paid parental and adoption leave
• Access to fertility and adoption benefits through Carrot
• Access to mental health and wellness app, Headspace
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Mobile Stipend
• Paid time off & one paid volunteer day per year, allowing you to give back to your community
• Work from anywhere (Mondays and Fridays are “work from anywhere” days for most roles & six work from anywhere weeks per year)
• Seven associate wellness half days per year
• Onsite fitness center
• Merchandise discount on all of our brands
• Opportunities for career advancement, we believe in promoting from within
• Access to multiple Associate Resource Groups
• Global team of people who will celebrate you for being YOU!

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER