Owenhouse Cycling
Job Description: Buyer/Merchandiser
Reports to: Store Manager/Owner
Position Philosophy: This position is responsible for purchasing and maintaining all appropriate levels of merchandise within the store. The Buyer position must work with the management team to ensure that the store is optimally stocked & merchandised. Along with providing any inventory maintenance. The Buyer position is responsible for working with the Receiving associate to ensure accuracy of product being received.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Culture Awareness
- Assure the core values are alive and well in all Owenhouse facilities through all forms of communication and daily interactions with employees, customers and vendors.
Always Be Open Minded
Communicate & Listen
Enjoy What You Do
Team Spirit
Engage The Customer
Above And Beyond
Make A Difference!
Operations
- Monitor inventory levels in conjunction with the Store Manager on a monthly basis to ensure the store maintains an inventory record accuracy level of 85% or higher.
- Responsible for supporting the Store Manager to ensure that merchandise plans are executed and well represented on the sales floor including seasonal changes as needed.
- Work with store management to ensure all new shipments are expeditiously received by the Receiving associate and displayed on the floor.
- Oversee merchandising of products.
- Utilize a network of vendors to source seasonal/relevant products required.
- Proactively work (min monthly with Mango report) to manage items that are slow sellers, no sellers and overstocks. This includes identifying items, closeout items, tagging and pulling items as required.
- Work with a Receiving associate to coordinate and ensure all goods are expeditiously and accurately received in a timely manner.
- Work with the Store Manager to review retail inventory and overstock to: reduce shrinkage, maintain appropriate stock levels, and ensure inventory reporting accuracy.
- Always provide input to the Store Manager to assure the product is maintained on the sales floor.
- Establish and maintain a uniform tagging and signage process.
Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Place proper priorities on work to be done.
- Has a high degree of attention to detail.
- Is proficient in proper placement of inventory.
- Communicate well with others, and work well as part of a retail team.
- Provide and accept constructive suggestions and instructions.
- High degree of analytical skills.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills.
- Be technically proficient in using computer software systems and database management.
- High School degree, some college preferred. Possess a vast product knowledge of bike related products along with a willingness to learn.
- Develops and maintains client relationships and strategic partnerships throughout the organization and with vendor representatives.
- Dress appropriately and according to company policy.
Additional Requirements:
- Retail experience preferred.
- Develops and maintains relationships and strategic partnerships throughout the organization, including employees, management staff, vendors, our community and our neighbors.
- Ability and willingness to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends and holidays to meet the needs of the business.
Physical Demands:
- Tasks involve the ability to exert moderate, though not constant physical effort, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling.
- Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time.
- Requires the ability to reach, bend, balance, lift and transport various objects weighing up to 30 lbs. repeatedly throughout the shift; at times, product weight may reach 50 lbs. Requires the ability to move heavy products with assistance.
Work schedule
- 8 hour shift
Supplemental pay
- Bonus pay
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Employee discount
- Paid training
- Flexible schedule