Buyer, Florida

The Buyer Is responsible for driving the revenue and profitability of our retail business. To do this, the Buyer will set and execute market-specific assortment strategies--including products, their prices, and promotions--that help create a world-class patient/customer experience. We're looking for Individuals who possess unwavering integrity, unquenchable curiosity, and a passion for cannabis. 

This position will require travel in the state of Florida to our dispensaries and production facilities up to 50% of the time. When you are not out in the field, you will work remotely. 

• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to develop localized assortments, retail pricing strategies, and sales forecasts to drive profitability. 
• Allocate internally produced products from our manufacturing site to our stores on a weekly basis. 
• Execute allocation and purchasing strategies that align with the financial goals of each dispensary and market. 
• Collaborate with the Marketing team to define and execute local retail marketing campaigns. 
• Cultivate strong relationships with cannabis product suppliers to ensure consistent access to products for our patients. 
• Anticipate potential problems and risks, generating insights and proposing effective solutions based on data analysis. 
• Establish and maintain a reputation of credibility and responsiveness in the marketplace. 
• Gather critical information from vendors regarding market trends and competitor buying activity, and present findings effectively. 
• Monitor the market through competitor pricing, promotional activities, and product launches, utilizing comp shopping techniques. 
• Manage the complete assortment lifecycle, including innovation, vendor meetings, costing negotiations, sales analyses, promotional calendars, and product exit strategies. 
• Present the current state, health, and future plans for the retail business to senior leadership. 
• Conduct audits of purchasing and allocation processes to identify areas for improvement and implement best practices. 
• Maintain appropriate inventory levels to exceed sales expectations while minimizing unnecessary liquidation. 

• Experience in retail buying, merchandising, planning, or category management. 7-10 years of relevant experience. Retail planning experience preferred. 
• Experience managing external relationships, adversarial and collaborative negotiations. 
• Adapts and thrives in a demanding, start-up, fast-paced environment 
• Strong presentation skills and ability to listen to the opinions of others to help form a cohesive decision  
• Ability to make decisions under pressure when needed  
• Must be a self-starter who likes to solve complex problems 
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel 
• Ability to gather / analyze data and to work with incomplete information 
• Analytical mindset 
• Highly motivated, self-directed, innovative and able to work independently or among teams with keen judgment, common sense and resourcefulness 
• Possesses a high level of critical thinking 
• Operates with a high level of professionalism and integrity, including dealing with confidential information 
• Must understand and comply with the rules, regulations, policies, and procedures of GTI 
• Eager to learn cannabis compliance laws, rules and regulations and passion to further their understanding and knowledge of the industry and the laws. 
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field 

• Must pass any and all required background checks  
• Must be and remain compliant with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry  
• Must possess valid driver’s license 
• Must be a minimum of 21 years of age 
• Must be approved by state badging agency to work in cannabis industry

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