Buyer

Location: Shawnee Retail location

Reports to: Department Manager, Assistant Department Manager, Supervisor, Lead Buyer

Works With: Buyers, Team Members

A Buyer must have thorough knowledge of seasonal trends and sales potential for a designated category. Budgets are set twice a year, and a Buyer must work within the approved budget. This position requires thorough planning and procures goods up to a year in advance. Buyers must maintain organized records for orders placed and work closely with the Receiving Leads to ensure product is received and merchandised correctly. Products should be placed on the floor with seasonal relevance in mind, utilizing teamwork to ensure everything is completed on time. When working in teams to display new merchandise, the Buyer must collaborate well with others and allow for creative ideas outside of their own.

The following job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of the duties and responsibilities of the position, and the duties and responsibilities may change without prior notice.

Required Qualifications:

• 1+ years of experience in retail merchandising or purchasing.

• Demonstrate professional and strong sales proficiency.

• Understand and execute processes efficiently in department as directed.

• Possess knowledge of inventory life-cycle.

Essential Functions:

• Work in varying weather conditions including hot, cold, wet, or dry environments.

• Perform physical tasks including standing, squatting, bending, lifting arms above head, and lifting items up to 50lbs. Team lifting is required for items over 50 lbs.

• Work on a variety of surfaces including but not limited to gravel, concrete, mud, or dirt.

• Be available to work weekends, evenings, early mornings and holidays.

• Stand and walk on your feet for multiple hours at a time with breaks as required by law.

• Operate effectively in a high paced setting involving various individuals and teams.

• Possess a strong technological acumen, with Microsoft products and point of sale system (POS).

Key Expectations:

• Management- Manage product and processes, including stocking levels, product placement, vendor relations, brand standards, inventory curation, team meetings, planning

process, and internal and external communication.

• Accountability- Hold team members accountable to essential processes, procedures, and core values.

• Product Selection and Acumen- Look ahead with a creative vision, develop storyboards, conceptualize display and layout ideas, and carefully select, curate, and refine products within a category to align with and achieve shared company goals.

Additional Expectations:

• Work five days a week, including at least one weekend day throughout the year.

• Work with Lead Buyer and buying team from other locations to plan product promotions, vision and merchandising strategies.

• Travel to trade shows, farms, greenhouses, field trials, or other buying events.

• Collaborate with Lead Buyer on product resets, provide product placement, and work alongside team members in implementing merchandising strategies.

• Coordinate with buying teams across locations to plan and execute effective merchandising strategies and promotions, aligning with seasonal and market trends and deadlines.

• Ensure proper inventory quantities and values with seasonal relevance.

• Manage inventory reallocation across locations, optimizing markdowns and maintaining efficient stock flow.

• Follow and implement proper receiving processes, including communication with receiving team and location leadership.

• Unload, pack, price and merchandise product.

• Respond promptly and professionally to phone calls and emails with buyers, vendors and customers.

• Maintain cleanliness as a point of attention throughout the store.

• May be requested to work six days a week for at least four months per year. This timeframe includes, but is not limited to, March, April, and May, as well as additional 'flex' months: September and/or November.