The Buyer, Pet is responsible for expanding and managing the Pet assortment, revenue, and margins by proposing new categories and products. Quince's growth and success is directly tied to the performance and success of this role.
Key Responsibilities and Year One Deliverables
- Build assortment in Pet by adding 300+ new styles across Walk, Wear, Carrier, and Home categories, meeting the Quince definition of quality, margins, and ethics
- Drive Pet business to deliver 200+% revenue growth by working closely with marketing, inventory planning, and supply chain partners
- Build a long-term product roadmap that is constantly refined/ updated with new information and learnings
- Design and build the cross-functional and direct teams needed to ensure long-term success
Key Requirements
- 5+ years of retail merchandising experience in the Pet category
- Product obsessed with experience in leveraging market trends, data, and a critical eye to anticipate customer needs (combining both the “science” and “art” of merchandising)
- Strong relationships with existing supplier base within the Pet industry
- Highly organized, detail-oriented and analytical with focus on execution, problem-solving, improving processes and brand enhancement
- Continuous learner and highly curious; always open to considering new perspectives; proactive when changing course and facing added challenges
- Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
- Motivated by working in a fast-paced collaborative environment, where flexibility to stretch into or out of functional comfort zones is crucial for team success
- Proficient with MS Office/ G Suite applications including Word, Excel and Powerpoint
- Bachelor’s Degree, preferred
