Junior Buyer - 00 - Corporate Office - Commerce, CA (Commerce, CA) - El Super

The Junior Buyer reports to the Senior Vice President of Purchasing NP and provides support to assigned categories through analysis, project support, and category management responsibilities.

ONSITE: Candidates must be able to report to the Store Support Center 5 days a week.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned or required.

• Assists Buyers with category management initiatives and projects.
• Extracts and analyzes internal and external data, interprets results and makes recommendations/decisions to management based on this analysis.
• Assists Buyers in managing inventory turns, service level, order cycles, deal implementation and general supply chain practices. 
• Responsible for category management in the sales, net contribution, and other objectives of a given category including:
• Partners with Buyers in negotiation with vendors for cost of goods, promotional funding, rebates, delivery terms, payment terms and growth incentives within corporate guidelines.
• Maintains awareness in market trends and analyzes market data from IRI, Nielsen and other reliable sources.
• Stays updated on all competitive situations for key items and reacts as guided.
• Interviews vendors for new product presentations and recommends new items to Buyers.
• May identify what products will be advertised and promoted in the stores.
• Monitors sales and margin plans of assigned categories in accordance with personal and company overall goals.
• Utilizes merchandising and pricing strategies to optimize category performance.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience is required. Typically, 4 or more years prior related buying/sales/market/financial experience is required. A working knowledge of the supply chain tools/systems is preferred. 

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

COMPUTER/PC SKILLS

Personal computer skills including the MS Office programs; Excel, Power Point and Word and the ability to apply these skills to essential duties and responsibilities is required. Must also be able to develop, manipulate, format and share spreadsheets for purposes of analysis. Knowledge of Access or a similar relational database is desirable.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to sit. The associate frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The associate is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and taste or smell. The associate must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance and peripheral vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

COMPENSATION

The salary range for this position is $80,000 to $100,000. The actual starting pay will be determined by the number of qualifications, including experience and relevant skills