Buyer

• Purchase trees, shrubs, evergreens, perennials, ornamental grasses, and other live plant material
• Develop seasonal purchasing and replenishment plans based on sales, inventory, customer demand, and market conditions
• Manage inventory levels, order points, sell-through, seasonal build-up, and drawdown
• Develop and maintain relationships with wholesale growers and nurseries
• Negotiate pricing, freight, availability, quantities, and delivery schedules
• Manage pre-book and contract-grow commitments and ship-window calendars
• Source specialty and hard-to-find plant material
• Coordinate inter-branch transfers and inventory rebalancing
• Build efficient truckloads and help manage freight and transportation costs
• Monitor plant quality from purchase through delivery
• Collaborate with sales and branch managers to understand customer needs and upcoming demand
• Analyze purchasing, sales, and inventory data to inform buying decisions
• Track inventory turns, landed cost, shrink, culls, markdowns, and sell-through
• Directly influence Fiore's purchasing, product availability, inventory efficiency, and live-goods business success

Plant Buyer

• Continually review and process purchasing suggestions, converting mock purchase orders into accurate supplier orders
• Enter and submit purchase orders in ERP via EDI and email submission
• Enter orders on vendor order-management systems through customer portals
• Create and enter rush purchase orders as required to meet urgent customer or operational needs
• Consolidate requirements across supplier locations and create stock transfer orders between company locations
• Review purchase order acknowledgements from suppliers for accuracy and catch discrepancies before they become delays
• Review open purchase orders and expedite as necessary to protect delivery commitments
• Collaborate with suppliers and internal customers to resolve invoice and purchase order discrepancies promptly
• Review supplier notifications on price increases, minimum order requirements, payment term changes, shipping procedures, and rebates, escalating to management as appropriate