Buyer-M427K02

About the role

The Buyer manages company‑wide strategies and tactics on new and discontinued items, category management, and customer‑specific sales initiatives. They develop strategies and solutions to exceed company targets for sales and gross profit margin.

Responsibilities

• Conduct item sales analysis to recommend promotions, new item introductions, and pricing.
• Analyze and maintain category assortments by account.
• Generate new item inventory needs and sales forecasts.
• Attend industry trade shows and conferences to evaluate trends, identify and source new items.
• Evaluate items and programs based on quality, viability, sales history, and profitability.
• Understand cross‑merchandising mechanics and collaborate to fulfill category needs.
• Create budgets and projections.
• Negotiate pricing, make packaging/product recommendations, and finalize production samples with existing and new suppliers.
• Analyze and develop pricing strategy to maximize profitability and sales.
• Coordinate with product development team on new item opportunities.
• Collaborate with buying and sales teams on promotional opportunities.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.