Buyer - Building Materials Hardware Store

Description

Why Norfolk Hardware & Home Center?

We are a family-owned company with our roots in hardware back in 1934. As a family-owned business, we appreciate our employees as we know they are the key and work to provide the best working environment. Being customer centric is the core of our values.

The Buyer will focus on inventory levels and monitor products stock to ensure all SKUs are at required stocking level. This position will work on floor, reviewing and updating buying queue, addressing discontinued items, ensuring accurate bin locations. The Buyer will work closely with the Operations Purchasing Manager to plan, buy, and replenish product stock within the store as well as sourcing and pricing special orders from sales team.

This position will require strong time management and organizational skills, ability to utilize Microsoft Excel for analytical and tracking purposes for day to day and seasonal buys, knowledge of products within the hardware store or the ability to learn quickly beyond the SKUs.

Requirements

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Order products and supplies as per negotiated and approved to meet stock levels
• Review special order purchase requests for proper authorization to ensure timely purchase of new products
• Accurately enter and review all purchase orders
• Review backorder data and report trends to management
• Actively review manufacturer price files for accuracy and completeness
• rack purchasing activities and measurements through the system compiling analytical reports (Open Purchase Order report, Special Order Report, Cancelled Orders Report)
• Accurately maintain all system SKUs nd bin locations. Create/add/remove SKUs as needed
• May assist with planograms sourcing products and securing special pricing.
• Distribute weekly discontinued reports to appropriate buyer
• Work with retail staff to ensure stocking is at correct level and product is merchandised properly
• May assist with other operational functions as needed
• Other projects as assigned by Management.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Aptitude for numbers as related inventory analysis, units of measure, gross profit
• Understanding of purchasing and merchandising principles
• Proficiency working with ERP system and Microsoft applications
• Product knowledge common for a home center
• Ability to prioritize daily demands to meet customer and/or operational requirements
• Self-directed and able to work with limited supervision

Education and Experience

• 5+ years in purchasing/buying role in hardware/building materials industry
• Experience in a high transaction retail sales environment
• Experience with an ERP/POS system (Bistrack a plus)

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