REFURB BUYER - CONSUMER ELECTRONICS

Major Responsibilities

• Source, evaluate, and procure refurbished, open-box, and recertified products across key technology categories
• Develop and manage partnerships with OEMs, authorized refurbishers, liquidators, and service providers to ensure consistent supply and quality standards
• Define grading standards, pricing strategies, and margin targets for refurbished merchandise to maximize profitability while delivering strong customer value
• Negotiate and manage vendor-funded marketing, merchandising and VIR programs
• Manage vendor relationships
• Recommend, present, and direct the development and implementation of category strategies and tactical plans
• Collaborate with the Web Development team and Marketing team to maximize merchandising opportunities
• Collaborate with QA, Services, Operations, and Inventory teams to ensure refurbished product quality, warranty alignment, and proper lifecycle management
• Analyze return streams, repair yields, and secondary market trends to identify new refurbished buying opportunities
• Monitor competitive refurbished pricing and marketplace dynamics to maintain Micro Center’s value leadership
• Accurately forecast to ensure proper stocking levels for top selling products
• Collaborate and motivate other teams to achieve category objectives: Distribution and Transportation, Retail stores (Sales and Operations), Web Development, Marketing, Finance, Planning and Allocation

Education & Experience

• B.S Degree in Retail Merchandising, Marketing, or Business preferred
• A minimum of 5 years demonstrated experience buying refurbished, open-box, returns, or secondary-market consumer electronics
• Working knowledge of refurbishment processes, product grading, warranty programs, and reverse logistics
• Strong negotiation skills needed
• A proven track record of establishing and maintaining positive relationships with vendors
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical skills with experience modeling yield, recovery rates, and profitability for refurbished inventory
• Able to balance speed-to-market with quality, brand standards, and customer trust
• Must be detail-oriented
• Must be a team player
• Knowledge of purchasing and forecasting systems required as well as proficiency in MS Office with an emphasis on Excel and Outlook