Associate Buyer - FL

Cresco Labs•Florida, FL

5d•$50,000 - $58,000

About The Position

The Associate Buyer will support day-to-day, multi-state coverage for merchant activities as a member of the centralized buying team. Navigating a fast-paced demand environment, the Associate Buyer will primarily support the execution of orders across the states. They will leverage their knowledge of cannabis and buying experience to curate a best-in-class product assortment and promotional offering for Sunnyside retail stores.

Requirements

1-2 years’ experience in retail buying and merchandising
Self-directed and able to work without supervision; strong cross-functional team player
Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with multiple tasks and projects with the ability to be a creative problem solver
Intermediate proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Must be 21 years of age or older to apply
Must comply with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis without the need for current or future sponsorship at any time.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in the cannabis industry preferred (ideally at the dispensary level)

Responsibilities

Execute variable orders from both internal and external vendors on a weekly/biweekly basis
Own purchase order authorship of 3rd party vendors with the internal Portal to ensure visibility provided to accounting and store teams on delivery order details
Communicate to and develop strong relationships with vendors to ensure product assortment and pricing is accurately reflected in-store and online
Leverage vendor relationships to report competitive assortment and pricing strategies to leadership.
Partner with the Marketing team to ensure promotions are executed and messaged effectively and accurately across all stores
Review accuracy of promotions programmed by IT team to assure compliance to plan prior to state date
Identify assortment gaps based on SKU count and inventory level targets in collaboration with Merchandise Planners
Monitor and update vault capacity targets by store, including working with store teams to ensure targets are accurate and future orders are within the optimal inventory levels
Collaborate with store teams on a frequent basis with updates on product assortment, pricing, promotions, vendor deliveries and in-store events
Deep dive on sales and inventory reporting to better understand the drivers of business performance
Resolve discrepancies with vendor invoices, purchase orders, and manifests
Identify data discrepancies between reporting tools and POS systems