Buyer​/Merchandiser Produce and Floral

Location

Green Bay Support Office

Full-Time

We are a Wisconsin grocer that is committed to giving back to the communities it serves and providing guests with exceptional service and value. We operate +40 full-service supermarkets across the state of Wisconsin.

At Festival, people are at the top of our list. You’ll see it in everything from our daily interactions to how we treat our guests – even in our extensive associate benefits and programs.

Job Title:
Produce and Floral Buyer/ Merchandiser

Reports To:
Produce Sr Director

The Produce and Floral Buyer/Merchandiser must possess strong leadership skills. The position impacts all aspects of the Produce and Floral departments across multiple locations. This position assists with achieving gross margins and collaborates with the Produce Senior Director on in-store products.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manages every day and seasonal assortments of products for all store locations
• Create and utilizes a forecaster as a basis to create the weekly ads that work toward achieving the department Annual Operating Plan.
• Collaborates with vendors on ad item selection to ensure sufficient availability and best possible pricing
• Monitors and communicates quarter strategy, prior year sales and market projections and trends.
• Maintains a year vs prior year program that includes lead item/sales for easy comparison.
• Prepares for and attends all ad planning/proofing meetings.
• Compares weekly competition ads for pricing and content.
• Creates and maintains a detailed marketing and item analysis to ensure optimum profit levels and achieve the Annual Operating Plan.
• Develops key strategies in pricing to drive business sales, while analyzing market trends to drive new and existing items.
• Coordinates weekly produce competition checks and make adjustments accordingly.
• Maintains vendor price guides, adjusting retails based on cost changes.
• Prepares a category review and plan for respective categories.
• Performs SKU rationalization of all categories.
• Manages the departments overall profitability to ensure it aligns with annual operating plan and adjust as needed.
• Facilitate negotiations on all produce or floral product contracts.
• Examines, selects, orders and purchases at the most favorable price, merchandise consistent with quality, quantity, and specification requirements.
• Identify suppliers, select merchandise, and negotiate bills of sale for a business.
• Regular, timely attendance in compliance with the work schedule, and adequate notice to find a replacement for occasional absences.
• Other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, quantitative analysis, resource allocation, leadership techniques, and coordination of resources.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office;
  Excel, Word, Outlook.
• Ability to communicate information effectively.
• Ability to travel as needed for the position i.e. food shows, plant tours, store tours, etc.
• High degree of problem solving skills.

The physical demands and work environment described below are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Spends the majority of the day in the office/sitting at a desk.
• Fine finger and broad manual dexterity.

The Produce and Floral Buyer is a full-time position. The work schedule will include mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

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