Senior Retail Buyer

Curaleaf Culture:

At Curaleaf, we have a passionate commitment in everything we do. From innovative products to promoting social justice, from environmental sustainability to building world-class brands, we know that none of this is possible without our Team Members, which is why we’ve committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive experience for all.

About the Role:
As a Senior Buyer, you will be responsible for sourcing, purchasing, planning and scheduling the movement of raw materials, packaging materials, parts, services, supplies, finished goods and related materials through the production and inventory process. This includes placing orders, forecasting sales, reviewing invoices, reconciling accounts, and identifying new opportunities as they arise. You will work with vendors consistently to build a strong relationship, resulting in lasting partnerships and deals.

What You’ll Do:

• Drive the strategic direction of the area with the goal to make Curaleaf the most compelling place for our customers to shop by focusing on Pricing, Assortment, Brands and Promotion
• Utilize internal and external market information to anticipate trends and future customer needs to drive brand and item selection.
• Visits stores weekly to proactively understand assortments, pricing and promotion presentation
• Determine mix and category position profile and assigns a role to each category
• Drive the category/brand review process and makes recommendations based on analysis
• Work with team to develop and approve master product assortment
• Determine pricing strategy for category / product that maintains Curaleaf’s pricing integrity, drives sales, and gross margin dollars
• Review pricing analysis to determine optimal pricing and ensure that Curaleaf is competitively priced within the marketplace in conjunction with Planning
• Determine promotional price based on competition, seasonality, and events
• Collaborate with Inventory Manager and Planning on inventory needs to support promotional strategy
• Collaborate with the supply chain team to ensure inventory optimization
• Evaluate marketing effectiveness and leads changes to drive increases over prior year – post promotional analysis
• Approve markdown/promotional strategy that ties to plan
• Informs and elevates markdowns/promotions that do not tie to plan to Regional SVP
• Seek and partner with reliable vendors and suppliers, negotiate with vendors for best pricing and promotional support
• Conducting a strong, action-oriented analysis of business and long-term planning within retail stores
• Use analysis to drive assortment, pricing, and promotional placement decisions
• Utilize industry information to drive brand and item selection focusing on internal mix and competition
• Creates a bottoms up plan to meet total area financial targets
• Mentor, train and develop junior team members
• Create strong partnerships with cross-functional partners

What You’ll Bring:

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree; or equivalent retail experience
• 6+ years of experience in Associate Buying/Buying role
• 5+ years of experience in the retail industry
• Buying, inventory management and analysis experience required
• Experience in buying, merchandising, supply chain, and/or assortment decision making
• Knowledge of the market, retail business and customers
• Knowledge of business drivers (e.g. pricing, promotion, assortment).
• Strong Financial Planning skills
• Strong vendor negotiation skills
• Thorough sense of product trends
• Enthusiasm, Initiative and Passion
• Proficiency in Excel and Tableau Preferred

What We Offer:

• Competitive Pay
• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Retirement Plan - 401(K)
• Life/AD&D Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Community Involvement Through our Rooted in Good Initiative
• Employee Resource Groups
• Employee Referral Payment Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Product Discounts

Curaleaf Awards and Achievements:

• 2023 Ragan’s Top Places to Work
• 2022 TIME100 Most Influential Companies
• 2020 Cannabis Doing Good’s Good Neighbor Award
• 2020: Minorities for Medical Marijuana’s Diversity & Inclusion Award

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Twitter: @Curaleaf_Inc

Salary

$86000 - $96000 USD per year