Fd Buyer, Replenishment

Family Dollar•Chesapeake, VA

9d•$68,000 - $85,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Replenishment Analyst manages the portion of Family Dollar’s business classified as “Basic,” which represents over 70% of total company sales. The position aims to optimize inventory investment while maintaining desired in-stock positions across stores, distribution centers, and third-party vendors. The role optimizes basic inventory to maximize sales, profitability, and inventory turns while meeting store in-stock and service-level goals. It supports and executes the basic SKU replenishment life cycle, including base, seasonal, and promotional sales. Replenishment Buyers work cross-functionally with Merchandising, Planning, and Supply Chain and maintain partnerships with suppliers. Buyers manage an average of 400–500 domestic and import SKUs across more than 7,000 stores supplied by eight distribution centers, representing over $300 million in annual sales. The position is based in an office work environment and requires 40 or more work hours per week.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university, or equivalent experience or training.
Two or more years of related retail and/or replenishment experience.
Results-driven, adaptable, detail-oriented, and organized.
Ability to make sound decisions with limited managerial direction and take accountability for decisions, actions, and results.
Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and time-management skills.
Ability to analyze data and identify root causes, trends, opportunities, and concerns.
Excellent written and verbal communication and relationship-management skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including the ability to develop, manipulate, format, and share spreadsheets for analysis.

Nice To Haves

SQL experience or skills.
Retek experience or skills.
MicroStrategy experience or skills.

Responsibilities

Manage an average of 400–500 domestic and import SKUs across more than 7,000 stores and eight distribution centers.
Manage allocations of basic products to support promotions and special events, improve store in-stock levels, maximize sales, and minimize markdowns through dropped-SKU execution.
Own system metrics that support accurate forecasting, purchasing, and deployment to meet inventory, margin, and sales goals for assigned categories and suppliers.
Investigate root causes of overstocks, out-of-stocks, store in-stock issues, and inventory-turn opportunities, and implement action plans.
Track and expedite inbound purchase orders.
Partner with suppliers and cross-functional teams to establish and maintain compliance with store in-stock, distribution-center service-level, and inventory-turn objectives.
Conduct weekly analysis of assigned categories and suppliers and present findings and actions to the category team.
Manage purchase quantities within approved receipt budgets and approve purchase orders up to $70,000 at cost.
Communicate business needs effectively to multiple levels inside and outside the organization.
Perform other duties as assigned.