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Leadership Development Program, Buying and Planning

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BLOOMINGDALE’S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN BUYING & PLANNING

 

JOB OVERVIEW

The foundation of your expansive career at Bloomingdale’s begins with our Leadership Development Program. Bloomingdale’s is committed to a culture of collaboration and continuous learning and offers an exciting career with a variety of opportunities for you to take charge. With so many facets to the business of retail, Bloomingdale’s, America’s upscale, full-line contemporary department store, offers a multitude of areas where you can run multi-million-dollar businesses. 

Your career at Bloomingdale’s starts with an 8-week immersion experience. These first 8 weeks combine highly interactive training classes with hands-on experience to help you develop the technical, business, and leadership skills required for your first buying or planning role. You will learn how to curate, assort, and allocate merchandise that makes style come to life. You will collaborate with all levels of our executive team to analyze your business and develop strategies that directly impact sales and profitability. 

Following the successful completion of your initial 8-week immersion, you will be placed into your first role as either an Assistant Buyer or an Assistant Planner where you will be able to further your business acumen and creativity. Throughout your time at Bloomingdale’s, you will be able to explore a range of opportunities in merchandising, stores, marketing, digital, and more.

Here at Bloomingdale’s, we embrace a culture of learning through self-reflection, constructive candor and continued personal growth. We believe in the power of continuous personal and professional evolution, and will be here to support you through every step of your journey.

 

BUYING LDP

Our Buyers are tastemakers and trendsetters. They craft a point of view that shapes the Bloomingdale’s brand and excites customers across every channel. From discovering must-have pieces to driving business with strategy creation, our Buyers combine creativity and commerce to keep us at the forefront of fashion. 
   
EXPERIENCES 

  • Partner with vendors to curate a distinguished Bloomingdale's assortment across both channels
  • Consistently analyze and react to business trends by strategically selecting appropriate merchandise to satisfy customer demand
  • Monitor the stock levels, analyze sell-through, and make recommendations for future product buys
  • Seek new and differentiating vendors to satisfy customer demand in your assigned area of business
  • Collaborate with cross-functional departments, including Planning, Marketing, Creative and Site Merchandising to grow the business through total brand portfolio selling strategies 

 

PLANNING LDP

Our Planners are responsible to drive the business by leveraging analytics to optimize sales, gross margin, and turnover for both the stores and online business. Our Planners develop and execute localization strategies to capture business opportunities by demographics, climate, and other unique market characteristics.

EXPERIENCES

  • Analyze sales and stock performance by location using merchandise reporting to understand opportunities and liabilities
  • Develop pre-market analysis using relevant planning tools
  • Create and manage the merchandise financial plan
  • Cultivate relationships and collaborate with Buying and other cross-functional teams, including replenishment, sizing, fulfillment, and finance to drive the business
  • Develop and execute a strategic vision, with a progressive, customer-centric approach all while delivering on sales and profit objectives


QUALIFICATIONS

  • Passionate about a career in retail across a variety of product categories
  • Prior retail experience (a plus)
  • Retail club + organization involvement on campus (a plus)
  • Curious nature with a drive to make a direct impact in your business
  • Proficiency in MS Excel
  • Strong business acumen with the ability to balance the analytical and the creative
  • Well-developed communication, interpersonal and time management skills
  • Organized approach to prioritizing projects and ability to multi-task
  • Ability to succeed in a team environment
  • Current college Senior or graduate with a solid academic record (GPA 3.2 or higher preferred)
  • All majors welcomed, Business majors a plus
  • Able to work indefinitely in the US


PERKS

  • Hybrid work schedule
  • Summer Fridays
  • Competitive PTO
  • Flexible career path
  • Employee discount
  • …and more!