Buyer/Content Manager (Gifts & Games)

About the role

Ingram Content Group (ICG) is seeking an experienced Buyer/Content Manager for gifts & games to join our Wholesale Product team. This is a hybrid position in our LaVergne Office. The Content Manager position maintains profitable vendor relations to secure applicable ICG service offerings and revenue. Identifies, analyzes, and negotiates procurement of stocked inventory. Ingram Content Group (“Ingram”) connects people with content in all forms. Providing comprehensive services for publishers, retailers, libraries, and educators, Ingram makes these services seamless and accessible through technology, innovation, and creativity. With an expansive global network of offices and facilities, Ingram’s services include digital and physical book distribution, print-on-demand, and digital learning.

Responsibilities

• Makes buying decisions on content for an assigned group of publishers/vendors and researches market trends to discover new vendors with products that complement the book industry
• Analyze and oversee product selection and vendor partnerships for a comprehensive Gifts and Games catalog that considers channels of distribution
• Negotiates the procurement of stocked inventory and maintains profitable vendor relations
• Provides complete vendor analysis and analyzes various vendor activity reports for key performance indicators and recommends the activities to ensure enhanced financial performance and profit contribution
• Participates in strategic business review discussions based on critical analysis and makes recommendations that will drive profitability
• Directs vendor activities to meet strategic goals and objectives

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent B2B Management experience in either publishing, wholesale retail bookselling, merchandising
• Minimum 3 years of progressive experience in 3 or more of the following: Team Management, Purchasing, Sales, Distribution, Inventory Management, Project Management and maintaining significant supplier relationships

Skills

• Intermediate level proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) to communicate effectively, analyze performance, and achieve business goals
• Knowledge of buying, planning, distribution, inventory management
• Analytical skills
• Negotiation and relationship skills
• Ability to apply new knowledge, technology and procure to job responsibilities

Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation package with generous benefits beginning first day of employment for Medical/Prescription Drug plans, HSA, Vision, Dental and Health Care FSA
• 15 vacation days & 12 sick days accrued annually and 3 personal days
• 401K match, Life and AD&D, Employee Assistant programs, Group Legal, & more
• Wellness program with access to onsite gym and basketball court for associates
• Tuition reimbursement program for continued education
• Financial and in-kind opportunities to engage with non-profits in your community
• Company match program for United Way donations
• Volunteer opportunities and in-kind drives for non-profits throughout the year
• Game room with ping pong & foosball for breaks or brainstorming
• Casual dress code

Pay

Hiring Salary Range: $65,224 - $82,466