Description
Work Location: Remote – Servicing the Northeast Region: MD, NJ and PA.
Candidates must be comfortable traveling to Stamford, CT 1-2 times per week.
Curaleaf Culture:
At Curaleaf, we have a passionate commitment in everything we do. From innovative products to promoting social justice, from environmental sustainability to building world-class brands, we know that none of this is possible without our Team Members, which is why we’ve committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive experience for all.
Who You Are:
As an Associate Retail Buyer, you will be responsible for supporting the Retail Buyer in executing the strategy for the assortment, pricing, and promotion within Curaleaf Retail stores that deliver to customer expectations as well as the company’s financial plan. You will support the sourcing, purchasing, and scheduling of finished goods, both 1st and 3rd party, and related materials through the production and inventory process. This includes building reports, tracking orders, reviewing invoices, reconciling accounts, and identifying new opportunities as they arise.
What You’ll Do:
- Data entry to support the movement of products across the full Supply Chain.
- Build retail performance reports to enhance decision making at all levels of the organization. Reports will include top performing SKUs, promotional results, inventory levels and store performance.
- Coordinate the receipt and shipping of all 1st and 3rd party goods to and from retail stores to maintain service metrics.
- Support the execution of purchasing strategies that tie to financial goals of each dispensary, state, and micro-region.
- Work with buyer to assist in managing localized product assortments that drive profitability.
- Assist in executing allocations of products across all stores within given state/micro-region.
- Audit purchasing processes to create “best in class” behaviors.
- Track the competitive landscape and identify opportunities for Curaleaf brands and products.
- Generate POs to build and maintain strong business relationships with third party vendors and own the new product creation process.
- Track credit memos as well as provide recommendations on aging inventory strategy.
- Identify project opportunities within the site or across the business removing organizational barriers to deliver continuous improvement.
- Proactively take part in departmental meetings to ensure up to date communication is provided to the team.
- This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required.
What You’ll Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or a relevant field.
- Ability to work on-site at the Stamford, CT headquarters
- Minimum of 1 year of prior experience with inventory management, new product inventory planning, buying, merchandising, supply chain, forecasting tools and/or assortment decision making
- Critical data-driven thinking, sound decision making, and effective interpersonal communication skills.
- Organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Interpersonal skills for communication on vendor and colleague levels.
- Strong ability to negotiate with confidence.
- Ability to work efficiently towards a set deadline.
- Knowledge of business data analysis and basic business software
- Positive and energetic attitude and personality comfortable with rapid change and growth
- Ability to work individually while contributing to the goal of their office team.
- Experience in the cannabis industry is a plus.
- Ability to travel to states within the East Region for 5-10% of a given working month.
- Proficiency in Excel
- Proficiency in Tableau or PowerBI preferred, but not required.
What We Offer:
- Competitive Pay
- Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
- Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Retirement Plan - 401(K)
- Life/AD&D Insurance
- Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Community Involvement Through our Rooted in Good Initiative
- Employee Resource Groups
- Employee Referral Payment Program
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Commuter Benefits
- Employee Product Discounts
Curaleaf Awards and Achievements:
- 2023 Ragan’s Top Places to Work
- 2022 TIME100 Most Influential Companies
- 2020 Cannabis Doing Good’s Good Neighbor Award
- 2020: Minorities for Medical Marijuana’s Diversity & Inclusion Award
Follow us on Social Media
Instagram: @curaleaf.usa
Twitter: @Curaleaf_Inc
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