Grocery Outlet
Assistant Buyer
Grocery Outlet, Emeryville, California, United States, 94608
About Grocery Outlet:Our Mission:
Touching lives for the betterOur Vision:
Touching lives by being the first choice for bargain-minded consumers in the U.S.Our Values & Behaviors:
Achievement, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Family, Fun, Integrity & ServiceAbout the Team:
Our Purchasing team's mission is to provide bargain-minded customers with the deepest discounts on quality and branded products. In many ways our team is the heart of the organization- building and maintaining vendor relationships and providing solutions for our supplier partners and independent operators. Our buyers are empowered with speed, flexibility, and freedom while their passion and creativity embody the art of closeout buying. Successful members of our team are motivated to exceed annual comp sales, thrive in a collaborative environment, have an entrepreneurial spirit, and be motivated by relationship building.
About the role:
This role is responsible for assisting the Frozen & Refrigeration purchasing team. A huge part of the role is day-to-day maintenance functions, data analysis and accurate data entry. This role ensures accuracy in the ordering process while facilitating communications between vendors and corresponding buyers. This role reports to the Sr. Buyer.
Responsibilities Include:
Support Buyers on all day-to-day functions of the department.Maintain departmental files on line; Purchase Orders, Quote Sheets, Import files, Vendor lists, Performance files correspondence, forms and other documents.Assist the Buyers in writing purchase orders. Monitors existing purchase order status; production, shipping and receiving of shipments. Ensures quality control of all ordersMonitors on-order and manages weekly receipt flow into DC to insure timely arrival of ordersResponsible for direct store shipments - Flex Order GuideResponsible for initiating yellows, red alerts, price changes and corrective billingsTrack and maintain monthly ad planUnderstand and execute appropriate distribution of products and maintain proper turn goalCreate weekly Hot Buy sheets for Friday purchasing meeting.Update WOW alert photos and verify product descriptions on a weekly basis.Update internal communication systemEnsure that communication (written/verbal) is complete and thorough with vendor and internal partners.Assist in marketing event planning. Assist with creation of packaging and brandingAssist the Buyer in analyzing opportunistic opportunities and communicate to the Buyer recommendationsMaintains positive working relationships and communication with vendors, internal departments, stores and warehouseIdentify and shop competition (including price checks); understand the target customerIdentify trends within the department to help reach and exceed sales and margin planReview sales by store by SKU; identifying hot and slow sellers.Maintain vendor relationships; work with vendors and Buyer to help negotiate better terms and/or costs for merchandise being purchased.Establishes and maintains a reputation of credibility and responsiveness; promptly returns vendor and store phone calls, ensures timely follow-up on issues within 24 hoursWrite articles addressed to store managers and operators communicating organic trends, merchandising recommendations and general knowledge of the organic category.About The Pay:
Base Salary Range: $27 - 28.75 Hourly401(k) Profit SharingMedical, Dental, Vision & More!Final compensation will be determined based upon experience and skills and may vary based on location.About You:
B.A. Degree or 1 to 2 years retail/sales or related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.Excellent interpersonal skills, outgoing, willing to help others and positive attitudeProficient in the use of Excel, Microsoft Word and OutlookYou are keen to details and highly organized!Resourceful and able to research problems and recommend solutions.You are highly analytical and numerical savvy.Strong written & verbal communication skillsFrozen industry awareness or interest with the ability to understand and research current trends, within competition and market.Ability to prioritize, multitask and manage multiple projects with broad workload to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environmentProven team player, self-motivated, independent-thinkerAbility to reprioritize projects frequentlyAble to effectively and respectfully communicate with all levels of staff and management
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Touching lives for the betterOur Vision:
Touching lives by being the first choice for bargain-minded consumers in the U.S.Our Values & Behaviors:
Achievement, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Family, Fun, Integrity & ServiceAbout the Team:
Our Purchasing team's mission is to provide bargain-minded customers with the deepest discounts on quality and branded products. In many ways our team is the heart of the organization- building and maintaining vendor relationships and providing solutions for our supplier partners and independent operators. Our buyers are empowered with speed, flexibility, and freedom while their passion and creativity embody the art of closeout buying. Successful members of our team are motivated to exceed annual comp sales, thrive in a collaborative environment, have an entrepreneurial spirit, and be motivated by relationship building.
About the role:
This role is responsible for assisting the Frozen & Refrigeration purchasing team. A huge part of the role is day-to-day maintenance functions, data analysis and accurate data entry. This role ensures accuracy in the ordering process while facilitating communications between vendors and corresponding buyers. This role reports to the Sr. Buyer.
Responsibilities Include:
Support Buyers on all day-to-day functions of the department.Maintain departmental files on line; Purchase Orders, Quote Sheets, Import files, Vendor lists, Performance files correspondence, forms and other documents.Assist the Buyers in writing purchase orders. Monitors existing purchase order status; production, shipping and receiving of shipments. Ensures quality control of all ordersMonitors on-order and manages weekly receipt flow into DC to insure timely arrival of ordersResponsible for direct store shipments - Flex Order GuideResponsible for initiating yellows, red alerts, price changes and corrective billingsTrack and maintain monthly ad planUnderstand and execute appropriate distribution of products and maintain proper turn goalCreate weekly Hot Buy sheets for Friday purchasing meeting.Update WOW alert photos and verify product descriptions on a weekly basis.Update internal communication systemEnsure that communication (written/verbal) is complete and thorough with vendor and internal partners.Assist in marketing event planning. Assist with creation of packaging and brandingAssist the Buyer in analyzing opportunistic opportunities and communicate to the Buyer recommendationsMaintains positive working relationships and communication with vendors, internal departments, stores and warehouseIdentify and shop competition (including price checks); understand the target customerIdentify trends within the department to help reach and exceed sales and margin planReview sales by store by SKU; identifying hot and slow sellers.Maintain vendor relationships; work with vendors and Buyer to help negotiate better terms and/or costs for merchandise being purchased.Establishes and maintains a reputation of credibility and responsiveness; promptly returns vendor and store phone calls, ensures timely follow-up on issues within 24 hoursWrite articles addressed to store managers and operators communicating organic trends, merchandising recommendations and general knowledge of the organic category.About The Pay:
Base Salary Range: $27 - 28.75 Hourly401(k) Profit SharingMedical, Dental, Vision & More!Final compensation will be determined based upon experience and skills and may vary based on location.About You:
B.A. Degree or 1 to 2 years retail/sales or related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.Excellent interpersonal skills, outgoing, willing to help others and positive attitudeProficient in the use of Excel, Microsoft Word and OutlookYou are keen to details and highly organized!Resourceful and able to research problems and recommend solutions.You are highly analytical and numerical savvy.Strong written & verbal communication skillsFrozen industry awareness or interest with the ability to understand and research current trends, within competition and market.Ability to prioritize, multitask and manage multiple projects with broad workload to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environmentProven team player, self-motivated, independent-thinkerAbility to reprioritize projects frequentlyAble to effectively and respectfully communicate with all levels of staff and management
To learn about how we collect, use and secure your personal information. Click here to see our privacy policy.