Buyer - Frozen

Buyer - Frozen

About Grocery Outlet :

Our Mission : Touching lives for the better

Our 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 & Service

About 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 : The Frozen Buyer will report to the Senior Buyer of Frozen Foods, and will be responsible for managing all aspects of their assigned categories with the Department. This individual must possess the strategic planning and communication skills needed to plan and direct the future growth of these categories, able to make quick buying decisions, manage key supplier relationships and provide direction to an Associate Buyer and Assistant Buyer. The individual must be able to manage a dynamic merchandise assortment that changes weekly based on the opportunistic inventories available while maintaining an overall inventory level that is consistent for the stores and achieves the company inventory and turns objectives. Given the broad nature of the merchandise sub-categories within the categories, this individual must have the ability to develop a solid understanding of Grocery Outlet's core customer and have a "gut merchant" sense about the how various items will perform at deeply discounted retail pricing. The position is based in Emeryville, CA and will require travel outside of the office (including visits to GOI and competitive stores as required).

Responsibilities Include :

• Working effectively with other departments related to purchasing Planning, Marketing, Operations, Distribution and BT.
• Ability to establish relationships with our existing supplier base.
• Possesses a good understanding of Grocery Outlet and the supplier community and has built momentum in growing the business as a result.
• Successfully identify new product opportunities and successfully incorporated them into the mix.
• Partner with the planning team to identify category specific opportunities that strategically maximize sales and minimize loss.
• Actively adjust retail price, margin, value to the customer, risk, and timing during a negotiation to achieve a win-win with a vendor.
• Consistently recommend and advocate innovative solutions during the negotiating process.
• Confirm the needs and concerns of vendors and account for them in the negotiating process to ensure they feel like a strong partner.
• Rapidly prioritize which deals to pursue and follow up in a timely response.
• Take the lead in inspiring others with differing viewpoints to work together for mutual benefit.
• Set the example of being easy to work with.
• Capture and share information about strategic suppliers so others can benefit as they build their own relationships.
• Inspire others through personal example in remaining teachable and open to new ideas regardless of years of experience or level in the company
• Be comfortable and flexible in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Prioritize short- and long-term goals based on team and department's strategic initiatives
• Respond to changing demands and prioritize appropriately
• Forecasting inventory weeks of supply to achieve both a sales and turns target
• Effectively take calculated risks that led to increased revenues for their area.
• Viewed by the management team as an individual who isn't afraid to take risks and can successfully run and grow their business through existing and new accounts.
• Shown that they have the ability to successfully sell Grocery Outlet to vendors while also ensuring that the company's goals and objectives are met.

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