NAVY EXCHANGE SERVICE COMMAND (NEXCOM)
BUYER (LEVEL I) - HOME ENTERTAINMENT
NAVY EXCHANGE SERVICE COMMAND (NEXCOM), Virginia Beach, Virginia, us, 23450
Overview
Drive Global Merchandising Strategy. Lead Growth. Make an Impact. Join the Navy Exchange team as a merchandising leader, shaping category strategy, vendor partnerships, and seasonal assortments—all while supporting our mission to serve the military community. Enjoy federal benefits, PTO starting day one, retirement and savings plans, tuition reimbursement, relocation assistance, and tax‑free shopping worldwide.
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Job Summary Maximizes sales and profitability for an assigned group of businesses through the development and implementation of strategy analysis and appropriate response to sales trend.
Duties and Responsibilities
Leads the development and implementation of business strategy for a category of responsibility to achieve departmental sales gross margin and turnover objectives for a worldwide omni‑channel retail organization.
Responsible for the leadership supervision and development of a staff consisting of an Assistant Buyer and Merchandiser.
Analyzes market trends and offerings to develop, execute and maintain merchandise stock assortments, business strategies and goals and seasonal plans for assigned merchandise departments.
Negotiates with vendors to obtain most favorable prices and allowances to achieve sales and profit objectives for basic and seasonal merchandise.
Manages vendor performance.
Global sourcing for private‑label seasonal and basic merchandise as appropriate.
Works with other cognizant codes to develop space allocation adjacencies, seasonal merchandise visual guidelines and planograms for store sets and renovations.
Develops and executes marketing plan for assigned departments.
Oversees order placement and tracking to ensure timely receipt of merchandise.
Maximizes use of market development funds.
Plans sales gross profit and stock turn both seasonally and annually, maintaining an in‑season forecast on a monthly basis.
Analyzes financial performance using tools such as Data Warehouse and Category Scorecard, taking corrective action when necessary.
Determines and executes automated methods of replenishment, optimal order size, inventory levels and allocations needed to achieve merchandising and financial goals.
Prepares merchandise information and training for Communication Guide through weekly retail focus, seasonal trend directives, merchandise adjacency and presentation guides, promotional launches, pricing discrepancies, and stock issues.
Conducts store visits to evaluate merchandise presentation, customer demographics, stock assortments and inventory levels, collaborating with store management to maximize business opportunities.
Supervises a subordinate staff, providing associate training seminars as appropriate.
Attends trade shows and markets as appropriate, performing other related duties as assigned.
Maintains collaborative partnerships with vendors and internal and external colleagues.
Works under general supervision of the Divisional Merchandise Manager and operates independently within the framework of NEXCOM policies, procedures and regulations.
Exercises independent judgment and approach in routine and non‑routine situations.
Consults with supervisor on policy matters, deviations from normal procedures or unusual circumstances.
Performance is evaluated on operational performance, customer service, collaboration, teamwork, leadership and established objectives.
Experience Requirements Total of 7 years of experience
consisting of:
General Experience:
3 years of administrative, merchandising, technical or other responsible work enabling knowledge of merchandising and procurement practices; skill in person‑to‑person relationships and mature judgment.
Substitution Of Education For Experience:
1 year of education above high school may be substituted for 9 months of experience, up to a maximum of a 4‑year bachelor’s degree for 3 years of general experience.
Specialized Experience:
4 years of progressive experience in procurement practices, methods and procedures; developing and maintaining open‑to‑buy, selecting sources of supply, comparison shopping, pricing markdowns, stock rotation planning, sales promotions and merchandise controls.
Primary Location United States – Virginia – Virginia Beach
Organization NEXCOM HQ
Job Buying
Schedule Full‑Time (35+ hours)
Unposting Date January 2, 2026, 10:59:00 PM
The incumbent of this position must file a Financial Disclosure Report OGE Form 450 as required.
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Watch this video to learn more about us, our mission, and the journey you could be embarking on.
Job Summary Maximizes sales and profitability for an assigned group of businesses through the development and implementation of strategy analysis and appropriate response to sales trend.
Duties and Responsibilities
Leads the development and implementation of business strategy for a category of responsibility to achieve departmental sales gross margin and turnover objectives for a worldwide omni‑channel retail organization.
Responsible for the leadership supervision and development of a staff consisting of an Assistant Buyer and Merchandiser.
Analyzes market trends and offerings to develop, execute and maintain merchandise stock assortments, business strategies and goals and seasonal plans for assigned merchandise departments.
Negotiates with vendors to obtain most favorable prices and allowances to achieve sales and profit objectives for basic and seasonal merchandise.
Manages vendor performance.
Global sourcing for private‑label seasonal and basic merchandise as appropriate.
Works with other cognizant codes to develop space allocation adjacencies, seasonal merchandise visual guidelines and planograms for store sets and renovations.
Develops and executes marketing plan for assigned departments.
Oversees order placement and tracking to ensure timely receipt of merchandise.
Maximizes use of market development funds.
Plans sales gross profit and stock turn both seasonally and annually, maintaining an in‑season forecast on a monthly basis.
Analyzes financial performance using tools such as Data Warehouse and Category Scorecard, taking corrective action when necessary.
Determines and executes automated methods of replenishment, optimal order size, inventory levels and allocations needed to achieve merchandising and financial goals.
Prepares merchandise information and training for Communication Guide through weekly retail focus, seasonal trend directives, merchandise adjacency and presentation guides, promotional launches, pricing discrepancies, and stock issues.
Conducts store visits to evaluate merchandise presentation, customer demographics, stock assortments and inventory levels, collaborating with store management to maximize business opportunities.
Supervises a subordinate staff, providing associate training seminars as appropriate.
Attends trade shows and markets as appropriate, performing other related duties as assigned.
Maintains collaborative partnerships with vendors and internal and external colleagues.
Works under general supervision of the Divisional Merchandise Manager and operates independently within the framework of NEXCOM policies, procedures and regulations.
Exercises independent judgment and approach in routine and non‑routine situations.
Consults with supervisor on policy matters, deviations from normal procedures or unusual circumstances.
Performance is evaluated on operational performance, customer service, collaboration, teamwork, leadership and established objectives.
Experience Requirements Total of 7 years of experience
consisting of:
General Experience:
3 years of administrative, merchandising, technical or other responsible work enabling knowledge of merchandising and procurement practices; skill in person‑to‑person relationships and mature judgment.
Substitution Of Education For Experience:
1 year of education above high school may be substituted for 9 months of experience, up to a maximum of a 4‑year bachelor’s degree for 3 years of general experience.
Specialized Experience:
4 years of progressive experience in procurement practices, methods and procedures; developing and maintaining open‑to‑buy, selecting sources of supply, comparison shopping, pricing markdowns, stock rotation planning, sales promotions and merchandise controls.
Primary Location United States – Virginia – Virginia Beach
Organization NEXCOM HQ
Job Buying
Schedule Full‑Time (35+ hours)
Unposting Date January 2, 2026, 10:59:00 PM
The incumbent of this position must file a Financial Disclosure Report OGE Form 450 as required.
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