Buyer – Sporting Goods (Firearms, Ammo, hunting, fishing, camping, coolers, safes, canoes, meat processing, grill & grill accessories)
COMPANY PROFILE:
Our client company, a staple of the home and ranch retail industry in the Midwest, is seeking a Sporting Goods Buyer to join their Marketing & Merchandising Team.
FEATURES AND BENEFITS:
As a Full Time Corporate Employee you'll be eligible for:
Excellent Salary & Bonus
Health, dental, vision, flexible spending account
Short-term and long-term disability
Life insurance
401K with Company Match
PTO, holiday, and birthday-off pay
Associate discount and many other benefits
THE ROLE YOU WILL PLAY:
Manage assigned categories to create the biggest impact on gross margin through leveraging of sales, inventory, and financial strategies
Monitor and correct pricing on products
Lead a sales-driven culture within the stores
Utilize Line Reviews to manage products lines with a goal of creating a customer driven assortment by driving cost out, creating strategic planograms, and eliminating product redundancy
Work cross functionally throughout the organization to facilitate sales driven product layouts, location, and merchandising improvements
Manage inventory turnover with a focus on eliminating over ordering stocks, redundancy, and to create better flow from the warehouse
Monitor competitors for similar items and prices
Manage special orders, transfers and shipping errors
Develop an action plan to increase sales or improve inventory productivity
Stay abreast of industry trends by attending trade shows and analyze trend reports with the goal of better understanding product sales
Actively search for new suppliers, to create a competitive vendor culture and enhance value proposition
Cultivate and maintain a relationship with vendors in order to review new merchandise and maintain current supply
Negotiate financial incentives, pricing and product lifts/buy backs with vendors
Maintain a relationship with the stores to determine product opportunities and tour stores to assess issues with sales, inventory turnover, and planograms
Develop a marketing strategy for each category of business
Analyze the outcome of previously advertised items to assess impact
Determine promotional prices on products and ensure that inventory levels are within the acceptable levels for the length of the ad
Clearly communicate with advertising at every step in the ad preparation process and proofread ads for accuracy
Continually analyze the ad’s effectiveness and inventory movement during the ad run
Other duties as needed
BACKGROUND PROFILE:
Experience with accounting, forecasting, projections and spreadsheet analysis
Marketing & Category Management/Buyer experience
Familiarity with software including AS400 iSeries, Windows, P.O.S., EDI, queries, IBM Client Access, Excel, Word, Outlook, Power Point, SQL, SEQUEL BI tool, etc.
Experience supervising, coaching, counseling, evaluating, training, and disciplining subordinates
Excellent analytical, statistical analysis, decision making, and problem-solving abilities
Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks
Exhibit a high level of business ethics to handle sensitive and confidential information
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to effectively express ideas or instructions to others
Excellent leadership skills including enthusiasm, courtesy, empathy, and integrity
Outstanding interpersonal, relationship building, employee coaching and development skills
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