Junior Buyer

About the role

The Junior Buyer supports day-to-day purchasing, inventory accuracy, menu maintenance, promotional execution, delivery receiving, and data reporting across assigned retail and wholesale channels. This role is ideal for a highly organized, detail-oriented individual who enjoys working cross-functionally with Buying, Retail Operations, Compliance, Marketing, Accounting, vendors, and distribution partners to ensure products are purchased, received, presented, and reported accurately. Reports to commercial leadership.

Responsibilities

• Support commercial leadership with the purchasing process by assisting with purchase orders, product replenishment, vendor communication, and order tracking.
• Maintain accurate retail menus and e-commerce product listings, including product names, categories, pricing, discounts, descriptions, images, strain information, potency details, and availability.
• Aid in promotional setup and execution by coordinating approved discounts, menu updates, product tagging, promotional calendars, and communication to Retail teams.
• Receive and verify deliveries, ensuring products, quantities, documentation, invoices, manifests, and system entries are accurate and compliant with company and state requirements.
• Partner with Inventory and Retail teams to resolve discrepancies related to received goods, product availability, pricing, and menu visibility.
• Monitor inventory levels, sales velocity, and product performance to support replenishment recommendations and identify potential out-of-stock or overstock risks.
• Prepare recurring data reports on sales, inventory, promotions, receiving activity, menu accuracy, and vendor performance.
• Maintain organized records of purchase orders, delivery paperwork, vendor programs, promotional approvals, pricing updates, and product performance metrics.
• Absorb vendor follow-up related to order confirmations, delivery timing, product substitutions, pricing questions, and missing documentation.
• Support Buying and Commercial Operations leadership with analysis, reporting, and administrative tasks as needed.
• Collaborate with Retail Operations, Marketing, Compliance, Accounting, Distribution, and vendor partners to support timely and accurate execution of buying initiatives.
• Help ensure all product, pricing, promotional, and receiving activity aligns with internal controls, company standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Identify process improvement opportunities related to menu maintenance, receiving workflows, promotional communication, and reporting accuracy.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate or bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain, Retail Management, Marketing, Finance, or equivalent experience related field preferred.
• 1-2 years of experience in retail, purchasing, inventory, merchandising, receiving, data entry, or administrative support preferred.
• Cannabis, CPG, retail, or regulated industry experience is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to maintain accurate product, pricing, promotional, receiving, and reporting information.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word; experience with reporting tools such as Power BI is a plus.
• Excellent organizational, communication, follow-up, and time-management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple priorities, and collaborate effectively across departments.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 1-2 years of experience in retail, purchasing, inventory, merchandising, receiving, data entry, or administrative support preferred.
• Cannabis, CPG, retail, or regulated industry experience is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to maintain accurate product, pricing, promotional, receiving, and reporting information.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word; experience with reporting tools such as Power BI is a plus.
• Excellent organizational, communication, follow-up, and time-management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple priorities, and collaborate effectively across departments.

Skills

• Attention to detail
• Organizational skills
• Communication skills
• Time management
• Microsoft Office proficiency
• Reporting tools proficiency

Benefits

We offer benefit packages that may include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short-, and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, and 401(k).

Pay

Competitive salary.

Schedule

Flexible schedule.