Buyer Assistant

Our client is looking to hire a Buyer Assistant to join their team. The primary responsibility of a Buyer’s Assistant is to provide the support required to purchase products with a focus on accurate and efficient data entry, on-time inbound logistics, and superior customer service. This role assists the buying team and ensures accuracy in the ordering process while facilitating communications between vendors and corresponding buyers.

Salary range: $40000 - $50000 per year.

Job Responsibilities

• Maintain department files, including purchase orders, quotes sheets, supplier lists, and other documents.

• Create purchase orders; ensure that purchase orders are completed in a timely and accurate manner

• Ensure that retails and values are adequately researched and input in purchase orders.

• Verify product descriptions and update elsewhere as needed.

• Relentless focus on ensuring all supplier invoices are processed timely with minimal past dues.

• Creates Hot Buy slides for weekly purchasing meetings.

• Maintain positive working relationships and effective communication with suppliers, internal departments, stores, and distribution centers.

• Establish and maintain a reputation of credibility and responsiveness; promptly returns vendor and store phone calls.

• Ensure timely follow-up on issues within 24 hours.

• Setup suppliers, items, and modules with maximum accuracy and strong attention to detail.

• Responds to all store issues and inquiries promptly.

• 1 years of retail/sales or related experience is a asset.

• Excellent interpersonal skills willing to help others, outgoing, and openness to learn.

• You are keen to details and highly organized.

• Proficient use of Excel, Microsoft Word, and Outlook.

• Resourceful and able to research problems and recommend solutions.

• Ability to prioritize and multitask with the broad workload to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong written & verbal communication skills.

• Proven team player, self-motivated, independent-thinker.

• Ability to reprioritize tasks and work frequently.

Employee Discount

Flexible Schedule