Buyer

Job description

TJX Companies At TJX Companies, every day brings new opportunities for growth, exploration, and achievement. You’ll be part of our vibrant team that embraces diversity, fosters collaboration, and prioritizes your development. Whether you’re working in our four global Home Offices, Distribution Centers or Retail Stores—TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Homegoods, Homesense, Sierra, Winners, and TK Maxx, you’ll find abundant opportunities to learn, thrive, and make an impact. Come join our TJX family—a Fortune 100 company and the world’s leading off-price retailer. Job Description: A crucial part of our Company is represented by our Global Buying Offices, where resident buyers and sourcers purchase goods locally and scout regional markets looking for exciting products for our stores. Global Buying Offices in Europe are present in Italy, UK, Portugal and we have Associates also in Poland, The Netherlands and Spain. Come and Discover Different at TJX Global Buying Offices. From opportunity and teamwork to growth, we think you’ll find that it’s so much more than a job. When you’re a part of our global TJX family, you have the full support of a diverse, close-knit group of people dedicated to finding the greatest deals and fantastic style. Best of all? They have a lot of fun doing it. The Opportunity: Grow Your Career. Our merchants are in the market every week fostering vendor relationships and buying exciting merchandise that represents an incredible value to our customer TJX is not tied to a corporate controlled matrix; we expect and encourage our Buyers to source new vendors and resources to bring in desired goods Our Buyers have a high level of autonomy; they have the ability to negotiate and make on-the-spot decisions while in the market place We provide an environment where our Buyers can be creative, free thinkers and encourage risk taking Opportunistically purchase quality, brand name goods Analyze history and current business in order to strategically forecast future opportunities As part of the merchandising team you will work closely with other Buyers, and Management, to meet Company goals and objectives Maintain knowledge of market conditions regarding price, resources and fashion as they relate to trends and key items, and react accordingly to impact sales Negotiate and make decisions to buy, while in the market place. Travel as required Who We Are Looking For: You! Must have experience as Buyer in a fast paced retail environment and preferably apparel category Prior experience as a Buyer in a large, multi-unit retail environment Must have a proven history of successfully driving sales results Must have strong analytical, financial, strategic and planning skills Must have a proven record of strong negotiating skills, with examples to substantiate Must be a go-getter, with a "can-do attitude" and a true excitement for the business Creative, entrepreneurial minded, with a strong comfort level with taking measurable risks Strong team playing, clear communication, and relationship building skills are very important in order to be successful in our business Must be business proficient in Italian and English languages What's In It For You? As proud as we are of our past success, it’s our future that excites us most. We strive to provide opportunities for growth, recognition and a competitive salary and benefits package. Share our determination to think bolder and bigger, and be part of our future. Apply now. Address: Location: EUR Italy Buying Office