Associate Buying Manager - HOKA Retail
Core
Own offline store assortment strategy, in-season performance management, and cross-functional alignment to maximize sales and gross margin while balancing brand image.
Role type
Associate Buying Manager (Retail Merchandising)
Builds
Offline retail assortment plans, sales forecasts, promotion strategies, and new store product flows.
Domain
Footwear retail, brand management, inventory planning
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Assortment strategy, sales forecasting, gross margin management, markdown planning, cross-functional collaboration, new store planning, inventory allocation, price ladder architecture, lifecycle management
Preferred skills
Consumer insights analysis, competitive landscape understanding, agile optimization, channel-specific strategy
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Own offline merchandising and assortment strategy; maximize in-season performance through active monitoring and optimization; drive gross margin and profit management; own outlet GTM plan; manage close-out channel assortment; provide weekly/monthly merchandising analysis; adjust store and channel assortment dynamically; define discount strategies; own new store opening assortment; share direction for monthly rolling forecasts.
Seniority
Associate, hands-on IC