Buyer/Purchasing Manager

Job Purpose:

Provides merchandise for customers by purchasing, delivering, and pricing goods; training sales staff.

Duties:

* Enhances buying staff accomplishments and competence by planning delivery of solutions; answering technical and procedural questions for less experienced team members; teaching improved processes; mentoring team members.

* Purchases merchandise by studying needs, preferences, and buying patterns of customers.

* Delivers merchandise to locations by scheduling shipments.

* Approves merchandise delivery by authorizing payment; directing returns.

* Resolves discrepancies by collecting and analyzing vendor or merchandise information.

* Supervises merchandise pricing and identification by determining markups; identifying manufacturer style numbers and seasonal codes.

* Provides merchandise information by answering questions and requests.

* Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.

* Identifies current and future customer requirements by establishing rapport with potential and actual customers and other persons in a position to understand merchandise requirements.

* Prepares special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.

* Prepares sales staff by developing and conducting merchandise- specific, in-service training programs.

* Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Skills/Qualifications:

General Math Skills, Selling to Customer Needs, Market Knowledge, Scheduling, Customer Focus, Attention to Detail, Client Relationships, Analyzing Information, Supervision, Understanding the Customer, Job Knowledge