Footwear Buyer
Recruiting Partner: Wendy Krepp
Tyler, Texas | Marketing | Not Remote | $130,000 to $140,000 | Job ID: 164314
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Footwear Buyer – Men's
Comp: $130K–$140K base + 20% bonus
Join a fast-moving, high-performance retail organization leading the Western footwear category. This role puts you in control of a high-volume footwear business, shaping strategy across stores and e-commerce while driving measurable results.
What You’ll Do
- Lead and coach merchandising associates to hit aggressive financial and talent goals
- Own multi-category footwear strategy across retail and e-commerce channels
- Develop and execute assortment plans that optimize style mix, pricing, and margins
- Partner with Planning to maximize sales, margin, and inventory turnover
- Analyze trends, monitor competition, negotiate with vendors, and travel as needed
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Retail Merchandising, Business, or related field, or equivalent experience
- 3+ years progressive retail buying experience, preferably in footwear
- 2+ years leading merchandising teams
- Deep knowledge of Western/work footwear brands, private label assortment, KPIs, and financials
- Strong negotiation skills and ability to travel up to 20%
Benefits Overview:
- Medical premiums covered at this level (employee only; family pays up to $200/month max)
- United Healthcare/UMR medical + voluntary dental/vision/Aflac/life insurance
- 401(k) available
- PTO negotiable (flexible for experienced hires; can honor prior accruals)
- Relocation assistance provided
- Strong bonus structure (20%)
Join a team that’s leading the Western footwear industry—apply today and make your mark!
At Goodwin Recruiting, we are committed to our core values and providing world class customer service. We are committed to helping our clients navigate and comply with the complex and ever-changing labor laws as well as help ensure that in every hiring decision, internally and with our client partners, that all viable candidates are considered, and the most qualified candidate is offered the role. We evaluate the knowledge, skills, and abilities that meet the requirements of the position and aim to open doors and change lives. We value all people, understanding that uniqueness and diversity foster a stronger team that is innovative and brings varying perspectives to the table. We put our money where our mouth is and are proud of our efforts to identify a broad slate of candidates, with many hiring success stories to share.
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At Goodwin Recruiting we are committed to our core values. We take our value, Dedicated to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, very seriously and will never discriminate against a candidate or client based on any protected classes. Our clients seek qualified candidates, and that is what we deliver. A person’s age, gender, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or arrest or conviction record has no bearing on whether he, she, or they are able to do the job. We evaluate the knowledge, skills, and abilities that meet the requirements of the position and aim to open doors and change lives. We value all people, understanding that uniqueness and diversity foster a stronger team that is innovative and brings varying perspectives to the table. We put our money where our mouth is and are proud of our efforts to identify a broad slate of candidates, with many hiring success stories to share.
Wendy Krepp
Recruiting Partner
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At Goodwin Recruiting, our clients seek qualified candidates, and that is what we deliver. A person’s age, gender, race, color, marital or family status, national origin, disability, religion, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity has no bearing on whether they are able to do the job. We evaluate the knowledge, skills, and abilities that meet the requirements of the position and aim to open doors and change lives. We work hard to identify a broad slate of candidates for each of our clients, with many hiring success stories to share.
Wendy Krepp
Recruiting Partner
