Buyer

• Provide sourcing and procurement services to clients under limited supervision
• Manage the entire sourcing and procurement cycle from sourcing and purchasing to settlement
• Source competitive suppliers for raw materials, utilities, and other services
• Ensure material availability in the supply chain and maintain inventory at minimum acceptable levels
• Monitor inventory requests, production schedules, and purchase requisitions to coordinate purchasing activities
• Collect supplier quotations, examine bids, and select suppliers based on price, quality, and delivery standards
• Negotiate terms and manage supplier relationships
• Procure products from a predefined list of suppliers
• Review inventory recommendations and anticipate products required to fill customer orders
• Manage assigned inventory lines, including inventory parameters, committed stock requirements, new item setup, overstock, vendor returns, pricing, quotes, products, and promotions
• Resolve shipping discrepancies and invoice mismatches
• Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers and manufacturer representatives
• Provide global purchasing services in support of the business unit
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Own a portion of the Buying Office’s business
• Take accountability for long-term and short-term strategic and financial planning
• Purchase and manage sales objectives
• Select products based on relevant trends and translate them into products/concepts for multi-platform retail
• Maintain the on-air assortment for assigned merchandise categories
• Build on-air strategies
• Develop terms and purchase items that exceed customer expectations
• Analyze item, category, and on-air sales to follow trends and react to performance
• Analyze vendor and category productivity
• Evaluate customer-buying behaviors and identify trends
• Maintain product elevation and quality
• Perform daily office functions, including spreadsheet maintenance and item creation
• Help train the Intern and Assistant Buyer on daily office operations
• Handle Quality Assurance issues and demonstrate product expertise
• Partner with internal teams to maximize product lifecycle efficiency and manage the order process
• Establish relationships with DDGS, Quality Assurance, Category Production, eCommerce, Legal, Social Marketing, Multi Channel Planning, Sales, and Planning
• Establish vendor relationships and handle vendor communication, education, and preparation
• Return vendor calls and give oral and written presentations

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