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Senior Buyer iRiS Recruiting Solutions Texas, United States (On-site) Save Apply Senior Buyer – Hardlines Outdoor Categories 📍Texas Lead a Category. Shape the Strategy. Influence the Future of Outdoor Retail. If you’re an experienced Senior Buyer with a background in hardlines merchandising and a passion for the outdoors, this is your opportunity to lead high-impact categories and influence the future of a growing national retailer. This role goes beyond buying—you’ll own category strategy, drive business performance, and help develop the next generation of merchandising leaders by managing the executive training team. What You’ll Do Own hardlines category strategy, including sales, margin, inventory, and assortment planning Build strategic vendor partnerships and negotiate for profitable growth Identify market trends and bring innovative products to market Partner with Merchandising, Planning, Marketing, eCommerce, Sourcing, and Supply Chain Lead and develop the executive training team while mentoring junior buyers Use customer insights and analytics to drive merchandising decisions What You Bring ✔️ 5+ years of buying or category management experience in hardlines within the outdoor, hunting, camping, sporting goods, or recreational products industry ✔️ Experience managing large, high-SKU product categories ✔️ Strong analytical, planning, and negotiation skills ✔️ Leadership experience with a passion for coaching and developing others ✔️ Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience ✔️ Willingness to travel as business needs require If you’re ready to take ownership of a major hardlines category and help shape what’s next in outdoor retail, let’s connect. 📩 Contact Vanessa Ramos to learn more. Seniority Level Not Applicable Industry RetailWholesale Employment Type Full-time Skills Retail BuyingMerchandisingCategory ManagementHardlinesVendor ManagementHuntingCampingOutdoorsTeam LeadershipPricing Strategy Screening questions Required qualifications Have you completed the following level of education: Bachelor’s Degree? Ideal Answer: Yes Are you comfortable commuting to this job’s location? Ideal Answer: Yes Applicant insights 13 Applicants 123 Total views People who meet your title and location Optimize 0 notifications total By using this site, you agree to LinkedIn terms of use. Commercial use of this site without express authorization is prohibited. LinkedIn Corporation © 2026 User Agreement Privacy Policy Copyright Policy Your California Privacy Choices Accessibility Support Training Blog Choose a Language Language