Buyer/Purchasing Agent

Job Summary

As a Buyer, you will be responsible for sourcing, purchasing, and managing product assortments that drive sales and profitability across our wholesale and e-commerce channels. This role combines vendor management, inventory planning, and sales analysis to ensure the right products are available at the right time, price, and margin. You will collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, operations, and sales teams to support promotions, new product launches, and overall business growth.

Skills/Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• One year’s experience in purchasing, buying, or procurement preferred.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite, especially MS Word and Excel.
• Effective in working in a demanding environment.
• Desire to learn product attributes and functionality.
• Able to organize, set priorities, and work as a team member or independently.
• Persuasive communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to spot trends in the market and translate them into products desired by our target customer.
• Ability to analyze sales reports and future projections and draw conclusions/ provide recommendations on maximizing profit.
• Able to think creatively, solve problems and be flexible with change.
• Experience with ERP systems (AS400, Shopify, etc.).
• Data analysis skills (forecasting, etc.).
• Understanding of product lifecycle.
• Experience in wholesale, retail, or beauty industry (preferred).

Job Duties

• Negotiate buying terms with vendors.
• Generate and present analytical reports such as market research, price comparisons, and cost analyses.
• Keep abreast of competitors and the new products on the market.
• Review inventory levels and maintain adequate quantities of assigned items.
• Develop new products with existing vendors or source new vendors for product ideas.
• Maintain Item Master File information for all assigned vendors’ product offerings.
• Maintain accurate records of purchases, contracts, and supplier information.
• Monitor inventory to identify slow-moving items and generate ideas to move those items to optimize inventory turnover and minimize carrying cost.
• Analyze sales patterns, inventory levels, and products by various vendors.
• Use analysis to leverage purchasing, reduce product cost & reduce inventory investment.
• Resolve defective goods and/or shipment discrepancies with vendors.
• Provide information for Marketing to develop catalogs and maintain website.
• Proof catalog pages and marketing materials for assigned vendors.
• Accountable for documenting purchases and all charges on assigned company credit card.
• Set up monthly promotions for assigned vendors’ product offerings.
• Maintain confidentiality of extremely sensitive information concerning costs, supplier information, etc.
• Collaborate with marketing, warehouse, and customer service teams to ensure product availability, accurate promotions, and customer satisfaction.
• Additional duties as assigned.

About the Role

This role operates in a temperature-controlled office environment. Casual dress attire is routine. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and fax machines. Physical demands include visual acuity, speech, hearing, and hand and eye coordination, as well as manual dexterity required to operate a computer keyboard and basic office equipment. Occasional prolonged periods of sitting with repetitive use of hands, fingers, wrists. Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs., push/pull up to 75 lbs., bend, stoop, kneel, crawl, twist, and reach.

Benefits

Four Seasons Sales & Service was founded on an unwavering principle... give customers what they want and need to operate a successful, stress-free business. That is the reason we offer you a premium catalog filled with all the latest products, a 120,000 square foot warehouse, a knowledgeable and well-informed staff, innovative technology and the best customer service in the industry. We understand that to help you achieve your goals, we have to continually expand our resources. Four Seasons is proud to be part of an employee stock ownership plan. This means that Four Seasons' specialists and team members have the ability to share in our company's success. We understand that to help you achieve your goals, we have to continually expand our resources. We have a team of incredibly productive and highly motivated individuals that will settle for nothing less than excellence. What does this dedication mean for you and your business? This means your order will be taken, shipped, and arrive at your salon in the most professional and expedient manner possible. Your satisfaction ensures our success.

Contact Us

Check us out at http://www.fstanning.com.