Junior Buyer

Hi, we're Nuts.com!

Nuts.com is a self-funded, profitable, rapidly growing multi-channel DTC specialty food and wellness company with over 550 people on our team. We're changing the landscape of snacking on nuts, dried fruit, chocolate and more! We planted our roots in Newark, New Jersey during the Great Depression, selling premium nuts on Mulberry Street's open-air market. We've come quite a long way since then, taking our multi-generational family business online in 1999. Even after 94 years, we continue to pride ourselves in expertly sourcing the highest quality foods and treating our customers like family.

What's our team like? We're driven, collaborative and entrepreneurial. Energy and passion power our business and we look for candidates who share in that excitement to help us continue to build something special.

The role:

The Junior Buyer is responsible for monitoring and managing optimum inventory levels for the portfolio of products assigned to them. The junior buyer will be reviewing inventory on hand, placing and confirming purchase orders and managing vendor communication. The ideal candidate will be data driven and detail oriented and comfortable working in ambiguous environments. 

What you'll do:

• Analyze inventory and demand plans and place purchase orders as necessary
• Track placed PO’s and keep ERP (Kernel Web) up-to-date
• Partner with Ops on receipt of placed PO’s and work with finance to solve for any discrepancies to ensure smooth procure to pay process
• Manage relationships with key vendors to maintain quality of goods, timely delivery, and compliance to terms of contracts
• Review daily purchasing reports and act proactively to mitigate OOS risk
• Consistently hit in-stock and overstock targets
• Support introduction of new products and product discontinuation
• Partner with category merchants to support inventory investment needs for seasonal and evergreen category strategies
• Work cross functionally with all areas of the business, i.e.: Sales & Marketing, Finance, Operations and CX to solve problems and identify business improvement opportunities
• Effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders
• Critical thinking abilities and willingness to challenge the status quo

What you’ll bring:

• 1-2 years of experience in Purchasing roles (Food & Beverage industry preferred)
• A Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations Management, Logistics, Supply Chain
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively cross functionally
• Proficient in Excel/Google Sheets
• Detail-oriented, ability to multitask and prioritize tasks to stay organized
• Proactive, can-do attitude 

**We have a hybrid work environment in our beautiful and state of the art office in Jersey City**

What we offer

• A high-growth and rewarding role in a foundationally strong and rapidly evolving business
• Annual Salary Range: $65,000 - $75,000 plus annual bonus
• Excellent benefits including a 401K Match
• Paid Maternity, Adoption and Paternity leave
• And all the Nuts.com snacks your heart desires + a 40% employee discount

Base salaries may vary based on factors such as skills, experience and qualifications for the role. Base pay is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include short & long term incentive compensation. In addition, employees are eligible for our standard benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental and 401K match.

EEO STATEMENT
Nuts.com is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
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