Buyer, Assistant

• Work under the supervision of the Buyer/Associate Buyer and support the selected Buyers team
• Perform administrative functions supporting the buying team, including purchase order management
• Partner with Category Planner to identify and communicate at-risk and/or high-visibility deliveries from third-party vendors
• Develop working knowledge of merchandise selection, negotiating, pricing, and merchandise planning/marketing
• Provide basic business data analysis and reporting, including merchandise reports, stock analysis, and ad-hoc reports
• Support product selection and purchasing to augment planned assortments
• Communicate with Product Development, Supply Chain, Inventory, Marketing, Retail teams, and vendors
• Assist in planning and coordinating product availability for advertising/promotions
• Develop vendor relationships and follow up on business needs
• Share product knowledge based on competitive shopping and market trend tracking
• Support preparation of vendor appointments and assortment planning meetings
• Maintain the assigned merchant team calendar
• Travel occasionally to visit vendors, attend trade shows, and review products at retail locations

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or Business Economics
• 2+ years Buying experience
• Prior experience in retail, supplement industry, consumer goods, and/or health and wellness preferred
• Strong strategic and analytic skills to grow the merchandising business
• Strong collaboration skills to partner with cross-functional teams and vendors
• Flexible, resilient, and adaptable to working in  grey areas  that constantly change
• Experienced in negotiating product promotional contracts and sales plan creations/executions
• Familiarity with Planograms and product assortment
• Extremely proficient in Excel, Outlook, Word, and Access
• Excellent verbal communication and effective written skills
• Strong organizational skills and attentional to detail

Demonstrates expertise in purchasing and vendor relationship management, with strong analytical skills for business data analysis and reporting. Proficient in collaborating with cross-functional teams to support product selection and merchandising strategies.

• Bachelor's Degree in Business
• 2+ Years Buying Experience
• Strong Strategic and Analytic Skills
• Proficient in Excel, Outlook, Word, and Access
• Experience in Negotiating Product Promotional Contracts

• Purchase Order Management
• Merchandise Selection
• Business Data Analysis
• Stock Analysis
• Negotiating
• Pricing
• Merchandise Planning
• Planograms
• Product Assortment
• Sales Plan Creation

• Strong Collaboration Skills
• Excellent Verbal Communication
• Effective Written Communication
• Strong Organizational Skills
• Attention to Detail
• Flexibility
• Resilience