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Portland, OR

Full-time | Retail, Retail - Buying, Retail - Merchandising, Retail - Planning

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CCS today is a healthy, ambitious, and enjoying industry leading growth by driving innovation. We have approximately 40 coworkers and are based in Portland, OR. Our business is primarily online and we have one retail store location. We are well on our way to building a leading skate and street wear company by innovating in all areas of our business.

CCS is looking for an experienced buyer to help drive our apparel and accessories buying effort. The Buyer will work closely with our Senior Buyer on all aspects of apparel and accessories buying and collaborate cross functionally with our marketing and merchandising teams. The ideal candidate will be (i) able to both think big picture and work in the weeds to get stuff done and (ii) excited for the possibility of building something special.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Develop seasonal and long-term category and vendor strategies
• Select the apparel and accessories merchandise offering and negotiate with vendors
• Work closely with the Buying Support team which handles part creation and primary PO writing responsibilities
• Work closely with our Marketing and Merchandising team to identify products for amplified marketing and merchandising prioritization, provide guidance on retail store assortment planning, and plan our seasonal (physical) catalog issues
• Monitor performance and identify in-season and longer term trend opportunities
• Develop and nurture strategic relationships with our vendor-partners
• Source new vendor-partner opportunities that align with our category strategies
• Communicate with vendors to resolve issues and facilitate marketing programs
• Identify routine part management optimization opportunities
• Handle all aspects of Open-to-Buy
• Attend relevant trade shows and events
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