Associate Retail Buyer

Location: Philadelphia, PA

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Job Posted:
Sep 06, 2024
Company:
Curaleaf

Company & Role Overview

Summary

What The Job Is All About:

What You'll Do:

  • Creates purchasing strategies that tie to financial goals of each dispensary, state, and micro-region.
  • Works with Store Operations team to craft localized assortments and sales forecasts to drive profitability.
  • Develops strong relationships with suppliers of cannabis products to ensure consistent access to product for our patients.
  • Responsible for managing the full lifecycle of buying: product innovation, vendor meetings, costing negotiations, executive reporting, pricing analysis, promotional calendars, and product exit strategies.
  • Audit purchasing processes to create "best in class" behaviors.
  • Understands the competitive landscape and identifies opportunities for Curaleaf brands and products.
  • Generate POs to build and maintain strong business relationships with third party vendors and own the new product creation process.
  • Data Entry and Reporting within the full Supply Chain.
  • Planning, forecasting, and purchasing to manage inventory levels and maximize service to the customer while hitting inventory level and working capital targets.
  • Proactively taking part in departmental meetings to ensure up to date communication is provided to the team.
  • This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required.

Who You Are:

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
  • Minimum of 1 year of prior experience with inventory management, new product inventory planning, buying, merchandising, supply chain, forecasting tools and/or assortment decision making You bring a positive, energetic attitude to fast-paced environments, excel in interpersonal communication, and confidently negotiate favorable outcomes
  • You excel in organization, attention to detail, and efficiency, with strong critical thinking and interpersonal skills, and leverage data analysis and business software to drive informed decisions and streamline operations
  • You thrive working independently while making impactful contributions to your team's goals
  • Ability to travel to states within the Northeast Region for 5-10% of a given working month.

Even Better If:

  • You have advanced expertise in MS Excel and Tableau
  • You bring hands on experience in buying, merchandising, supply chain management, and assortment decisions
  • You have experience in the cannabis industry

What We Offer:

  • Career Growth Opportunities
  • Competitive Pay and Benefits (Health, Dental Vision)
  • Generous PTO and Parental Leave
  • 401(K) Retirement Plan
  • Life/AD&D Insurance, Short & Long-Term Disability
  • Community Involvement Initiatives
  • Employee Referral Bonuses and Product Discounts

Curaleaf Awards and Achievements:

  • 2023 Ragan's Top Places to Work
  • 2022 TIME100 Most Influential Companies
  • 2020 Cannabis Doing Good's Good Neighbor Award
  • 2020 Minorities for Medical Marijuana's Diversity & Inclusion Award

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Rooted in Good.

Our Vision:

Our Values:

  • Lead and Inspire.
  • Commit to Win.
  • ONE Curaleaf.
  • Driven to Deliver Excellence.

Current Curaleaf employees should use our internal job board to apply for current openings: https://app2.greenhouse.io/internal_job_board

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About Curaleaf

Curaleaf creates clean, reliable, trusted cannabis products for wellness and medical use. Our highly-skilled dispensary staff is trained—and dedicated!—to help you find just the right method and concentration to achieve your personal cannabis goals