About this role

Job Description

NOTE: This position is offered as a hybrid role in the Seattle, WA or NYC area. You must be willing to work onsite at the Nordstrom office at your work location a minimum of 4 days/week in order to be considered for this position.

Nordstrom has an opportunity for a Buyer to shape and drive one of our most exciting categories - Fine Jewelry. In this role, you'll own the vision for product selection, content strategy, and you'll bring customer and trend insights to life — all in service of our division's merchandise strategy. You'll partner closely with your buy planner to hit sales, margin, and GMROI targets together, and you'll have real influence over the assortment customers fall in love with.

A day in the life…

- Develop product plan to support seasonal department merchandise strategies based on customers’ expectations and market trends
- Develop deep multi-channel expertise; including presentation knowledge, customer behavior and competition for both FLS and Online channels
- Negotiate exclusive offerings, terms, pricing, vendor-funded-markdowns, return-to-vendor agreements, drop-ship programs, co-op, etc.
- Manage and direct inventory management in season; ensuring effective analysis and decision making regarding swaps, markdowns, re-orders, etc.
- Partner with buy planner and financial planner on business reviews, open-to-buy management and plan revisions to achieve financial goals and strategic objectives
- Teach, coach and motivate assistant buyer(s) to become exceptional business managers and assortment curators

You own this if you have…

- 4+ years of experience as a multichannel/omni-channel retail Buyer or in an equivalent role
- Strong negotiation instincts and a track record of building lasting vendor relationships
- People leadership experience; proven ability to inspire and motivate performance
- A solid understanding of Nordstrom's retail and service culture
- Proficiency in MS Office
- A Bachelor's degree in Merchandising or a related field (preferred)
- Experience managing a high-volume, multi-brand category (jewelry or luxury experience preferred)
- Ability to travel domestically (and internationally 1 - 2X/year)

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Pay Range Details

The pay range(s) below has been provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different for other locations.
Pay offers are dependent on the location, as well as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
New York City, NY: $120,000 - $192,000 Annually, Seattle, WA: $110,500 - $183,000 Annually

We’ve got you covered…

Our employees are our most important asset and that’s reflected in our benefits. Nordstrom is proud to offer a variety of benefits to support employees and their families, including:

- Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away
- Life Insurance and Disability
- Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources

This position may be eligible for performance-based incentives/bonuses. Benefits include 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays, and more. Eligibility requirements may apply based on location, job level, classification, and length of employment. Learn more in the Nordstrom Benefits Overview by copying and pasting the following URL into your browser: https://careers.nordstrom.com/pdfs/Ben_Overview_17-19.pdf

A few more important points...

The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, responsibilities and qualifications for this job.

For Los Angeles or San Francisco applicants: Nordstrom is required to inform you that we conduct background checks after conditional offer and consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with legal requirements per Los Angeles, Cal. Muni. Code 189.04 and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For additional state and location specific notices, please refer to the Legal Notices document within the FAQ section of the Nordstrom Careers site.

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