Replenishment Buyer - Full-time

GreenStar offers excellent time off benefits & affordable and flexible health care!

Purpose: Responsible for replenishment buying and tracking sales patterns to ensure accurate inventory and purchasing. Assist with displays and store merchandising. Manage relationships with vendors by negotiating pricing, delivery, and payment terms. To help foster a hospitable environment that welcomes coworkers, customers, owners, and members of the community.

Commitment: GreenStar Co-op is committed to being an organization free from discrimination. We seek out, welcome and celebrate people with diverse identities to participate in our community-owned cooperative business structure.

Status: Level III, Supervised by the Merchandising Manager.

Responsibilities:

Replenishment Buying & Merchandising

• Place replenishment orders with suppliers as directed by the Merchandising Manager, while ensuring deadlines are met for the various orders placed to vendors.
• Develop & maintain professional working relationships with vendors. Ensure effective, timely interpersonal communication; both verbal and written.
• Coordinate returns and credits with Receiving from suppliers where applicable.
• Review orders and invoices for accuracy.
• Coordinate with POS to ensure new items or UPC/package changes are put in the system.
• Provide feedback on customer requests and products as needed to the Merchandising Manager.
• Assist with displays to include end-caps, seasonal displays, and cross merchandising throughout the store. Ensuring all end-caps are merchandised for all sales periods.
• Assist with training new replenishment buyers as necessary.
• Have a working understanding of, and ability to use, the Product Line Selection System.
• Maintain merchandising guidelines as set by the Merchandising Manager.
• Assist with stocking shelves fully without overcrowding; rotate older stock to front, making space for newer stock. (FIFO: first in, first out)
• Ensure items are labeled accurately with expiration dates, price tags and signs, alert POS to correct or replace labels/signs.
• Understand guidelines for stocking and pricing products and communicate to other staff as needed.

RECEIVING

• Check deliveries to verify piece count; note discrepancies as needed to ensure credits/returns and accurate invoicing.
• Check for damage and unacceptable quality; coordinate with Receiving and/or suppliers as needed to return items.
• Help with unloading as needed.

CUSTOMER SERVICE

• Assist customers with product questions in a prompt, and courteous manner, referring them to other staff when necessary.
• Work as part of a team to develop a hospitable department space that feels welcoming to all.
• Working knowledge about Grocery products and where they are located.
• Offer suggestions for purchases and ways to use and prepare products.
• Help customers place special orders, note product requests.

DEPARTMENT MAINTENANCE

• See that unsaleable items are properly disposed of, and short dated products are reduced for quick sale. Keep accurate shrink records.
• Remove recycling, trash, and empty crates promptly; clean as needed or coordinate with facilities, or other staff.
• Participate in inventory counts.
• Ensure maintenance of department equipment and notify manager if equipment breaks.

SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Follow GreenStar's safety guidelines.
• Assist other employees in safety needs.
• Report unsafe equipment and conditions to the Merchandising Manager.
• Participate in safety training programs.
• Perform other tasks as assigned to ensure a safe and healthy work environment.

STOREWIDE AND OTHER DUTIES

• Attend Human Resources trainings, all-staff meetings, department meetings, and OBM Huddles to stay informed.
• Read GreenStar publications to stay informed.
• Read, respect and comply with storewide personnel policies.
• Adhere to scheduled shifts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Communication – effective interpersonal communication with team members and vendors in verbal and written forms.
• Demonstrated ability to follow through on commitments and effective time management.
• Open to input/feedback on work performance.
• Open to giving input/feedback on Merchandising & Category Management department.
• Self-driven/motivated throughout shift.
• Knowledge or interest in learning about natural foods, local vendors, local farms.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple demands, stay calm, and prioritize effectively.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Ability to work in fluctuating temperatures.
• Ability to handle raw and packaged animal products (meats, eggs, dairy, etc.)

Compensation details: 18.77-19.77 Hourly Wage

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