Buyer- Sports Nutrition

Job Summary:
The Buyer is responsible for selecting, negotiating, procuring, strategically pricing, promoting and developing brands/products in assigned categories. This role is responsible for mid-large volume brands. In addition, the Buyer may also be responsible for developing, mentoring and overseeing activities of Jr. Buyers.

Job Expectations:

• Work closely with Category Manager and Sr. Buyer to ensure all are aligned on business strategies, short and long-term growth objectives
• Directly responsible for key category metrics (KPI’s) for the following: new and existing brands, new products, pricing, gross margin, promotions, and product life cycle
• Negotiate with vendors to secure exceptional everyday pricing, promotional dollars, special opportunity buys, rebates, growth incentives, delivery and payment terms
• Administer and manage RFQ packages, execution of contracts, product evaluation, quality issues; create and maintain supplier, product database
• Drive new product/brand onboarding process to ensure timely and quick addition to market
• Build, edit and maintain assortment to create market advantage while reflecting customer needs/requests
• Calculate, maintain and approve critical cost and pricing changes in system to ensure desired mark-ups, margin
• Manage and develop strong vendor relations through regular and consistent communication to ensure a clear understanding of short/long-term goals and capabilities  Coordinate with Planning Team and Replenishment Buyers in managing inventory turns, service level, order cycles, deal implementation and general supply chain practices
• Create, review and utilize reports to enable in-depth analysis of category successes/challenges
• Develop promotional co-op activities that are profitable and highly effective in conjunction with Marketing
• Solve and respond to customer concerns from Customer Service team
• Comply with company policies and procedures, including safety, business ethics, and standards of conduct
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Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Required:

• Successful and proven negotiating skills
• Strong analytical, data management and decision making abilities
• Strong mathematical skills with understanding of retail pricing concepts
• Ability to communicate written and verbally in a professional manner with people at all levels of the organization and external contacts
• Great attention to detail, highly organized with strong project management skills
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, problem solve and prioritize with awareness of deadlines

Equipment Knowledge:

• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience with Google Business Suite (Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Forms) preferred
• WMS, EDI, SAP, Tableau experience a plus

Experience Requirements:
Generally, requires a minimum of four (4) years of progressive experience in buying or directly related role with equivalent responsibilities, preferably in an e-commerce environment with natural products experience a plus.

Education Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field preferred, or a combination of education and equivalent work experience

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