Associate Buyer - Electronics
About The Position
As NFM’s Associate Buyer, the key objective is to increase sales and profitability through correct product selection, display, price, and promotion for our multiple locations including NFM.com. Analyzing customer needs, shopping/purchase patterns and trends, the Associate Buyer will collaborate with their financial planner and develop assortment plans to ensure the department has a range of merchandise that reflects the category's strategic plans and the overall merchandise strategy. Your work will directly impact our ability to help people create a lifestyle they love, for the people they love—because that’s what we love.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business, management, marketing, related field, or equivalent experience
- 3 years buying and/or category financial planning experience
- Strong analytical and financial skills
- Strong negotiating skills
- Knowledge of MS Office Applications
- Ability to work nights, weekends and/or early morning hours based on business needs
- Ability to travel to all store locations and appropriate product markets on a regular basis
- Basic computer skills plus knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
Responsibilities
- Ensure pricing is aligned with company pricing strategy, competitive forces, and product differentiation
- Collaborate with space planning to insure maximum productivity
- Responsible for identifying new business opportunities-from ideation through store execution and reading results
- Buying plans meet all KPI’s to include, product ranging, floor plans, planogram requirements, life cycle planning
- Develop good/better/best assortment strategy inclusive of vendor matrix and pricing matrix for our multi-channel strategy
Benefits
- Same day pay - access to your earned pay on-demand, when you need it the most
- Competitive pay - generous annual increases up to 7%
- Inclusive culture
- Health, dental, vision, life Insurance, short and long term disability
- Paid holidays (upon hire) and paid time off (after 90 days)
- Staff discount on merchandise
- Virtual and in-person career development opportunities at all levels
- Paid community volunteer opportunities
- Tuition Reimbursement
- 401(k) and company match after one year
- Berkshire Stock as an investment option
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
