Merchandise Buyer
Company: Alamo Industries Inc
Location: El Paso
Posted on: May 7, 2024
Job Description:
Description:Purpose of Position: To manage the product mix,
inventory, pricing, and promotions of an assigned group of product
categories for all business segments (Retail, Wholesale and Fleet)
to achieve sales growth and inventory performance goals while
maintaining high level relationships with vendors and internal team
members.Primary Roles:
- Product Mix
- Manage new product selection and launch process.
- Provide mix information to marketing and sales to support
merchandising and promotion of products.
- Monitor performance of current offering and adjust as necessary
to achieve sales and inventory performance goals.
- Pricing
- Set and implement pricing strategies.
- Adjust prices based on market, inventory, and demand.
- Negotiate with vendors for the best prices, discounts, and
terms.
- Promotions
- Create promotions to boost sales and product awareness to
support marketing calendar.
- Coordinate with marketing, sales, and operations to communicate
and execute promotions.
- Evaluate effectiveness of promotions
- Process incoming information
- Review incoming information and feedback from vendors, buying
group, Alamo team, and customers.
- Act on, respond to, share, and document this information as
necessary.
- Inventory Management and Performance
- Forecast and manage inventory levels, including min-max
calculations and overrides, to ensure optimal availability and
turnover.
- Track and analyze inventory measures (Sales, Turns, GMROI,
Margin, Fill Rate).
- Manage disposition of inventory that is no longer part of
stocking mix
- Vendor Relationships and Performance
- Build and maintain strong relationships with vendors.
- Communicate with vendors regularly to ensure order accuracy,
issue resolution, and feedback.
- Assess and evaluate vendor performance based on quality, price,
service, and reliability.
- Plan Vendor VisitsOther Responsibilities:
- Review scheduled reports and take actions as necessary.
- Performs other areas as requested.Alamo Team Member Duties and
Responsibilities:
- Commits and adheres to the following company core values:
- Do the right thing
- Ask questions and bring solutions
- Build relationships
- Take initiatives and follow through
- Engages in the extended mission and support group and team in
achieving the team's metrics
- Coordinates efforts with others to achieve group and team
metrics
- Drives a culture of safety
- Performing additional duties where needed
Making sure you fit the guidelines as an applicant for this role is
essential, please read the below carefully.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree with at least four years of related
experience required or equivalent combination of education and
experience.
- Excellent organizational and computer skills.
- Automotive experience preferred.
- Available to work extended hours
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Keywords: Alamo Industries Inc, El Paso , Merchandise Buyer, Hospitality & Tourism , El Paso, Texas
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