Buyer-M427K02

The Buyer is responsible for managing companywide strategies and tactics on new and discontinued items, category management and customer-specific sales initiatives. The Buyer is responsible for developing strategies and solutions to exceed company targets for sales and gross profit margin.

• Item sales analysis with purpose of making recommendations for promotions, new item introductions, and pricing.

• Analysis and maintenance of category assortments by account.

• Generates new item inventory needs and sales forecasts.

• Attends relevant industry trade shows and conferences to evaluate industry trends, identify and source new items.

• Evaluates items and programs based on quality, viability, sales history and profitability.

• Understands cross-merchandising mechanics and works collaboratively to fulfill category needs.

• Creates budgets and projections.

• Negotiates pricing, makes packaging/product recommendations and finalizes production samples with existing and new suppliers.

• Analyzes and develops pricing strategy to maximize profitability and sales.

• Coordinates with product development team on new item opportunities.

• Collaborates with buying and sales teams on promotional opportunities.

• Additional duties as assigned.