Buyer

Are you an excellent communicator and negotiator? Do you enjoy analyzing trends and collaborating with others? Are you skilled at building and maintaining trusted partnerships? If so, we'd like you to join our Purchasing team as a Buyer.

About the Role:

You will:

Be responsible for the procurement of merchandise for resale, involving sourcing suppliers, negotiating contracts, and ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality products at competitive prices.

Work closely with the Profit Center to understand their purchasing needs and align procurement activities with their goals.

Analyze product on hand and projected product sales and collaborate with inventory management teams to maintain optimal stock levels.

Identify, evaluate and maintain a strong network of suppliers based on quality, cost and reliability.

Create, process, and expedite vendor Purchase Orders to maintain desired product mix, optimum shelf quantities, and satisfy projected product sales.

Monitor vendor shipments and receipt of merchandise to ensure that they are within acceptable parameters established by the Profit Center Manager.

Negotiate with and maintain profitable partnerships with suppliers/vendors.

Analyze pricing trends and market conditions to make informed purchasing decisions.

Prepare reports on procurement activities and present findings to management.

Perform required file maintenance to products, buy lines, price and buy matrices; communicate with Product File Administrator as necessary.

Monitor customer returned goods and vendor merchandise returns to ensure timely processing and credit accuracy.

Maintain market intelligence and report changes in pricing levels and potential problem areas or conditions that could adversely affect the Company's procurement position.

Successfully complete required safety and compliance training programs as assigned.

Perform other reasonably related duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required.

About You:

1+ years of purchasing experience

Knowledge of products sold in the Profit Center preferred.

Possess a proper and valid driver's license

Our ideal candidate will also:

Effectively use Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Word, Excel) to communicate via email, to maintain vendor contact files and appointment calendars, and to analyze vendor purchases and sales data.

Be able to analyze sales and procurement data and understand market trends to make the best purchasing decisions.

Possess excellent verbal communication and negotiation skills.

Be able to build and maintain influential relationships with vendors, customers and co-workers.

Be energetic, self-motivated, and able to work independently.

Be able to learn and operate the computer related systems used to create, process and expedite purchase orders, to control inventory, and to produce reports for analysis.

Read, write, speak and understand English.

Be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.