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BUYER -OUTDOOR/TOYS/DECOR/SEASONAL NF4
U.S. Marine Corps · Posted 134 days ago
On-site Quantico, VA $73K – $100K Apply by Jun 7, 2026 General Business And Industry ENTJESTJINTJISTJ
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Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) is looking for the best and brightest to join our Team! MCCS is a comprehensive program that supports and enhances the quality of life for Marines, their families, and others in the Marine Corps Community. We offer a team oriented environment comprised of military personnel, civilian employees, contractors and volunteers who keep the organization functioning smoothly and effectively.
What You'll Do
- →Oversees vendor relationships, for product selection, purchases, marketing, sell-through and markup for assigned merchandise categories as designated for Marine Corps Exchange (MCX) stores Marine Corps wide, as directed by the Merchandise Manager.
- →Delivers ¿best in class¿ assortments for areas of responsibility, assorting store clusters appropriately by demographic.
- →Responsible for establishing selling prices, and negotiating terms, delivery dates, promotion(s) and discounts for designated categories.
- →Manages inventory levels for assigned lines of business (LOB¿s) through open-to-buy.
- →Ensures brand matrix, assortment plans, and plan-o-grams are developed using appropriate analytics to support business decisions.
- →Completes price comparison to evaluate MCX pricing and marketing strategies as compared to outside retailers and collaborative efforts with Military Exchange Service entities.
- →Ensures that pricing strategies align with financial goals, as well as reflect the appropriate value message for MCX patrons.
- →Responsible to coordinate with planning team on monthly open-to-buy forecasts for departments of responsibility to ensure inventory is on plan as related to plan sales.
- →Responsible for product selection, managing the allocation process to ensure balanced unit inventories exist at store level to achieve maximum sales, turnover, and gross margin levels.
- →Reviews the market and merchandise offering to examine and evaluate product to be purchased for MCX.
- →Establishes assortment plans by store.
- →Negotiates support from vendors for cooperative advertising, freight concessions, displays, training, vendor provided in-store support, and any other allowances as directed and are standard in the marketplace.
- →Ensures MCX is provided with complete merchandising information, product specs and training materials pertinent to assigned departments and communicated to store operations and store associates.
- →Responsible for monthly projection of markdowns, funding claims,ensures timely and accurate execution of price changes through systems and delivered to the stores.
Requirements
- ✓EVALUATIONS: See Duties and Qualifications
Benefits
- ★The Federal government offers a number of exceptional benefits to its employees.
- ★Benefits you get to enjoy while working at MCCS include but are not limited to: • Stability of Federal Civilian Service • People with passion for doing work that matters • Quality of Work Life Balance • Competitive Pay • Comprehensive Benefit Packages • Marine Corps Exchange and Base Facility Privileges
Personality Fit
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