Assistant Buyer

Cracker Barrel•Lebanon, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At the Store Support Center, we’re in the business of serving those who serve our guests. Whether you’re designing solutions, telling our story, or setting our teams up for success, your work makes a difference every single day. Here, the work means more because we take pride in doing it together. So, join our team and find your place, because here...we’re all in good company.

Requirements

Competitive Annual Salary
Annual Bonus Opportunities
Medical, Rx, Dental and Vision Benefits on Day 1
Life Insurance and Disability Coverage
Paid Vacation/Employee Assistance Program
Business Resource Groups
Tuition Reimbursement
Professional Development
Onboarding, training, and development to help you thrive
Recognition programs and employee events that bring us together
401k Plan with Company Matching Contributions at 90 days
Employee Stock Purchase Program
35% Discount on Cracker Barrel Food and Retail items
Exclusive Biscuit Perks like discounts on home, travel, cell phones, and more!

Responsibilities

Travels to major market shows with Buyer and some category-specific shows independently.
Identifies, selects, and negotiates product for Buyer's final approval.
Conducts vendor follow-up on product development and purchases to include reviewing purchase order, negotiating costs and price, and verifying nomenclature and specifications of purchase request as well as packaging and shipment attributes with vendor.
Sets-up new item attributes.
Places initial order and determines initial product allocation.
Analyzes sales for all items.
Determines profitability of product and makes recommendations to keep or discontinue the product, etc.
Tracks order and sales on all new merchandise.
Monitors status and location of new products.
Reviews product sample and cold calls for Buyers.
Reviews product for quality and Cracker Barrel standards; recommends product to Buyers.
Assorts, finds, develops, submits product for final approval, and negotiates with vendors on initial cost.
Confirms quantity, terms, packaging, marking, ticketing, and shipping for accepted items.
Communicates product changes, problems, status of shipment, etc. to the stores.
Communicates with the Distribution Center and individual stores on shipping and receiving issues; works together to develop more efficient and effective packaging attributes.
Follows-up with vendor and negotiates packing changes.
Completes special projects (i.e. develops line enhancements, purchases small categories, renegotiates "hot" items to increase profit margin, etc.).