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Brook Mays Music has been Texas' band and orchestra headquarters since 1901. We're a growing company with 13 stores across DFW and Houston. Our owners still do a lot of the buying themselves. We're looking for the buyer who's ready to take real ownership of that, starting now, working alongside them.
Purpose: Own product assortment, vendor relationships, and margin across Brook Mays' catalog. Work alongside the owners, who buy today. Direct our inventory-planning AI agent and catalog data-quality tooling. Don't manually re-key purchase orders.
This seat grows: own assortment, vendor relationships, and margin well for 2-3 years, and this becomes Head of Merchandising & Supply Chain, with warehouse and fulfillment added as you prove it out. Reports to senior leadership.
Compensation: $85,000 - $100,000 base salary plus a 10% margin bonus.
Must-haves:
Real buying/merchandising experience: vendor negotiation, assortment planning, margin ownership.
Comfortable working alongside ownership on live buying decisions from day one.
Understanding of MAP compliance mechanics, or the ability to learn it fast.
AI-native: ready to direct an inventory-planning agent, not build spreadsheets by hand.
Nice-to-haves:
Existing relationships with major band & orchestra instrument brands.
Musicianship or a genuine love of music.
Warehouse or fulfillment operations exposure.
Responsibilities:
Own assortment planning: what we carry, in what depth, at what price point.
Build and manage relationships with our major instrument-brand vendors.
Negotiate pricing, terms, co-op funds, and exclusives.
Own cost and margin performance across the assortment.
Own MAP compliance posture for the categories you buy.
Work within our existing MAP-floor enforcement process. Never fabricate or infer a MAP figure.
Direct our inventory-planning AI agent's recommendations. Set the parameters.
Review agent output and override it when the data doesn't tell the whole story.
Own catalog and product-data quality for your categories: attributes, images, descriptions.
Work directly alongside the owners on buying decisions today.
Take on more of that scope as you prove out the seat.
As the role grows, take on warehouse and fulfillment oversight.
Attend industry events to source new vendors and product lines.
Location: Dallas, TX (HQ, 8605 John W Carpenter Fwy, 75247). Full-time.
Brook Mays Music is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Pay: $85,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
Brook Mays Music has been Texas' band and orchestra headquarters since 1901. We're a growing company with 13 stores across DFW and Houston. Our owners still do a lot of the buying themselves. We're looking for the buyer who's ready to take real ownership of that, starting now, working alongside them.
Purpose: Own product assortment, vendor relationships, and margin across Brook Mays' catalog. Work alongside the owners, who buy today. Direct our inventory-planning AI agent and catalog data-quality tooling. Don't manually re-key purchase orders.
This seat grows: own assortment, vendor relationships, and margin well for 2-3 years, and this becomes Head of Merchandising & Supply Chain, with warehouse and fulfillment added as you prove it out. Reports to senior leadership.
Compensation: $85,000 - $100,000 base salary plus a 10% margin bonus.
Must-haves:
Real buying/merchandising experience: vendor negotiation, assortment planning, margin ownership.
Comfortable working alongside ownership on live buying decisions from day one.
Understanding of MAP compliance mechanics, or the ability to learn it fast.
AI-native: ready to direct an inventory-planning agent, not build spreadsheets by hand.
Nice-to-haves:
Existing relationships with major band & orchestra instrument brands.
Musicianship or a genuine love of music.
Warehouse or fulfillment operations exposure.
Responsibilities:
Own assortment planning: what we carry, in what depth, at what price point.
Build and manage relationships with our major instrument-brand vendors.
Negotiate pricing, terms, co-op funds, and exclusives.
Own cost and margin performance across the assortment.
Own MAP compliance posture for the categories you buy.
Work within our existing MAP-floor enforcement process. Never fabricate or infer a MAP figure.
Direct our inventory-planning AI agent's recommendations. Set the parameters.
Review agent output and override it when the data doesn't tell the whole story.
Own catalog and product-data quality for your categories: attributes, images, descriptions.
Work directly alongside the owners on buying decisions today.
Take on more of that scope as you prove out the seat.
As the role grows, take on warehouse and fulfillment oversight.
Attend industry events to source new vendors and product lines.
Location: Dallas, TX (HQ, 8605 John W Carpenter Fwy, 75247). Full-time.
Brook Mays Music is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Pay: $85,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in merchandise buyer jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in business, merchandising, fashion, or a related field
- Experience with retail buying, vendor negotiations, and purchase order management
- Proficiency in merchandise planning tools, ERP systems, or inventory management software
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret sales data and forecast demand
- Experience managing open-to-buy budgets and driving category margin goals
- Familiarity with trend analysis, assortment planning, and private label development
Tips for Your Merchandise Buyer Job Search
Quantify your open-to-buy results
Hiring managers want to see the business impact of your buying decisions. Add margin improvements, sell-through rates, and inventory turns to your resume rather than listing duties. Numbers tied to category performance stand out in a stack of generic applications.
List the systems you have used
Merchandise buyer roles almost always require familiarity with specific planning and merchandising tools. Name every retail planning system, ERP platform, and inventory management tool you have worked in. Leaving them out means your resume may not clear an ATS screen.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists merchandise buyer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target your application to the channel
A buyer role at a brick-and-mortar department store expects different category instincts than one at a direct-to-consumer e-commerce brand. Tailor your resume to highlight experience relevant to the retailer's channel, since hiring managers read for fit before skills.
Prepare a case study for your interview
Most merchandise buyer interviews include a scenario question about a failed buy or a markdown decision. Prepare one real example where you read demand incorrectly and what you changed afterward. Interviewers value self-awareness and process improvement over perfect outcomes.
Negotiate using category comp, not gut feeling
When discussing compensation, anchor your ask to your category volume and gross margin contribution rather than your previous salary. Buyers who can articulate the revenue size of the business they managed are in a stronger negotiating position than those who cannot.
Merchandise Buyer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most merchandise buyers?
PacSun, C Spire, and Foot Locker are hiring the most merchandise buyers right now, with openings concentrated in California, Texas, and Oregon, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Retail chains, department stores, and e-commerce brands tend to post the highest volume of buyer roles consistently throughout the year.
How many merchandise buyer jobs are remote?
About 50% of merchandise buyer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with remote arrangements more common in e-commerce and digital-first retail than in traditional brick-and-mortar buying teams. Roles that require frequent vendor meetings, trade show attendance, or in-store floor walks are less likely to be fully remote.
How do you become a merchandise buyer?
Most merchandise buyers start in an assistant buyer or buying coordinator role after completing a degree in business, fashion merchandising, or retail management. From there, you build category ownership by managing purchase orders, tracking sell-through data, and attending vendor meetings. Moving into a full buyer seat typically requires demonstrating you can manage open-to-buy budgets and make independent assortment decisions.
How do you get a merchandise buyer job with little experience?
Entry points into buying usually run through assistant buyer, merchandise coordinator, or allocator roles, where you gain exposure to vendor relationships and inventory systems without owning a full category. Internships at retailers or wholesalers are another path in. Emphasizing any coursework in retail math, trend forecasting, or supply chain alongside any retail floor or e-commerce experience helps your application stand out at the junior level.
What does the merchandise buyer interview process look like?
The merchandise buyer interview process typically involves an initial recruiter screen followed by a hiring manager conversation focused on category experience and analytical thinking. A case study or take-home exercise asking you to build an assortment plan or analyze a sell-through scenario is common at mid-level and senior roles. Final rounds usually include a panel with the planning team, a director, or cross-functional partners from marketing or supply chain.
Where can I find and apply to merchandise buyer jobs?
You can find and apply to merchandise buyer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your experience and category background, then apply directly to each listing from the page.
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