Associate, Buyer

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Cresco Labs is one of the largest public, vertically integrated, multistate operators in the cannabis industry. Our portfolio of in-house cultivated and manufactured brands features some of the highest quality, most awarded and most popular cannabis products in America. With dozens of locations nationwide, our owned and operated Sunnyside® dispensaries provide a welcoming, positive, judgement-free place to shop for anyone at any point on their cannabis journey.
 
Founded in 2013, Cresco Labs’ mission is to normalize and professionalize cannabis through our passionate employees. As stewards of the cannabis industry, our teams are constantly focused on supporting the needs of our fellow colleagues, consumers, customers, and communities alike. With a focus on Social Equity and Educational Development, our SEEDTM initiative ensures that our company reflects the communities in which we serve, ensuring equal opportunity for all to have the knowledge and resources to work in and own businesses in cannabis.
 
At Cresco Labs, we aim to revolutionize and lead the nation’s cannabis industry with a focus on quality and consistency of product, and to bring legitimacy to the industry with the highest level of integrity and professionalism.
 
If you’re interested in joining our mission, click the below links to join our team today!

MISSION STATEMENT

At Cresco, we aim to lead the nation’s cannabis industry with a focus on regulatory compliance, product consistency, and customer satisfaction. Our operations bring legitimacy to the cannabis industry by acting with the highest level of integrity, strictly adhering to regulations, and promoting the clinical efficacy of cannabis. As Cresco grows, we will operate with the same level of professionalism and precision in each new market we move in to.

JOB SUMMARY

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. 

CORE JOB DUTIES 

• 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 

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND SKILLS  

• 1-2 years’ experience in retail buying and merchandising
• Prior experience in the cannabis industry preferred (ideally at the dispensary level)
• 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)

BENEFITS

Cresco Labs is proud to offer eligible employees a robust offering of benefits including, major medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(K)-match program, FSA/HSA programs, LTD/STD options, life insurance and AD&D.  We also offer eligible employees paid holidays and paid time off.  Other rewards may include annual discretionary bonuses, stock options as