Assistant Buyer
Charlotte

We are looking for an Assistant Buyer  to ensure that materials are purchased on time, negotiating with suppliers and building long term relationships. Liaising with planning and production staff for forecasting purposes.

OVERALL DUTIES

Overall Duties

• Cultivate and maintain relationships with current/future vendors
• Purchasing of goods from partners across all Whitaker Grp banners
• Frequent reporting of sales and inventory data with Head of Buying and external partners where applicable
• Tracking current and future purchase orders to ensure timely delivery and internal processing
• Maintaining markdown cadence for seasonal goods
• Ensuring purchase orders into the POS system
• Interdepartmental communication, sharing pivotal product related information across the business

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Ability to perform and multi-task under pressure
• Experience in data entry style work
• Ability to be versatile and adapt plans where necessary
• Previous experience in the merchandising or retail industry is a plus
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Careful attention to detail

The Whitaker Group prides itself in creating a healthy self-management working environment to produce the most efficient and creative place of work.

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