ASSISTANT BUYER

Essential Function:
Responsible for the day to day management and execution of business processes to maximize sales and gross margin objectives, while managing inventory objectives for specific categories. Works actively with the Category team in developing strategic objectives to ensure long term sustained growth.  This postion will be reporting into the Denton Support Center on Tuesdays and Weds of each week, working remotely the other days of the week.

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Primary Duties

• Supports category management process by researching, analyzing and drawing conclusions from customers, data, vendors, needs, and task analyses to provide a concise, logical merchandising focus. Identifies and promotes new products and trends in a timely manner to maximize sales potential. Collaboratively builds and executes strategic business plans to ensure overall success of the category to achieve company objectives.
• Contributes to and supports the category management process to achieve sales and management objectives. Actively manages the flyer building and buying process ensuring that all deadlines are adhered to. Measures the effectiveness of the advertising offer through sell through. Manages the pricing process to ensure accuracy and a competitive position.
• Supports category team in the negotiation with vendors to reduce costs and increase margins. Negotiate special terms, discounts, allowances and payment dating in all appropriate opportunities.
• Identifies and devises profitable exit strategies, including vendor participation, of slow selling items, discontinued items, package changes and poor promotional sell through.
• Attends vendor meetings and tradeshow presentations to identify sales opportunities through new products, trends and competitive strategies.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Bachelors degree or relevant business experience. Degree in Business/ Purchasing preferred.
• 2-4 years purchasing or merchandising experience in related field. Consumer goods and services preferred.
• Computer skills including Excel Spreadsheet, Microsoft Word and Outlook e-mail.

Competencies / Attributes

• Strong analytical and organizational skills combined with high creative potential.
• Ability to multi task with accuracy.
• Leadership qualities and work ethics that dictate the standards for the department.
• Ability to communicate with and influence all levels of staff.

Work Environment

• The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, retail stores, and residences or commercial vehicles, e.g., use of safe work practices with office equipment, avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire regulations and traffic signals, etc. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated.
• The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items such as papers, files, books, small parts; using a keyboard, driving an automobile, etc. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.

We offer a competitive salary and outstanding benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, paid vacation and sick days, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement and 401(k) with company match. In addition, associates of SBH may take advantage of our in house salon with complementary services and a varied selection of food options at our corporate campus. Also, featured at our corporate campus, is both a Sally Beauty and CosmoProf Professional onsite store, where associates enjoy a great merchandise discount!