Replenishment Buyer

Contract role (6 months) with Harris Teeter in Charlotte — 5 days onsite per week. One opening.

Responsibilities

• Monitor replenishment of assigned products to maintain adequate inventory and service levels, considering expiration guidelines and inventory turn targets
• Support an average of $450M in sales by maintaining store in-stock targets
• Manage $330M in inventory on average while hitting target inventory levels
• Manage an average of 3,000 items and 150 vendors across active warehouses
• Analyze warehouse on-hand, warehouse on-order, and historical store orders to determine daily purchase quantities
• Track inventory turn rates to ensure proper warehouse levels for high-volume and slow-moving items
• Review invoice reconciliation cost exceptions
• Communicate frequently with vendors about inventory strategies, out-of-stocks, and new item launches
• Track open orders to ensure timely inventory receipt
• Perform root cause analysis on out-of-stock items, implement solutions, and communicate to impacted stakeholders
• Collaborate with Category Management team to ensure alignment on inventory strategies
• Become familiar with assigned products, supply chain preferences, seasonality, baseline demands, and replenishment/sale challenges
• Facilitate and coordinate delivery of new, deleted, and cut-in items for successful reset processes
• Maintain item integrity related to substitutions, purchasing, and billing status
• Communicate with Category Manager on aged inventory and assist with exit plans
• Work hold, damaged, PO overage, or out-of-date items in the warehouse; facilitate vendor pickup or donation
• Act as subject matter expert for assigned desk in cross-functional collaboration projects
• Review inventory exception reporting related to store in-stocks

Requirements

• At least one year of purchasing, inventory management, replenishment, or supply chain experience
• Basic Microsoft Office proficiency
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Education

Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university; or one to two years of related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.