Description
Weee! is seeking a Regional Buyer II to source, plan, and replenish the regional assortment to drive sales, margin, and customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate will bring market intuition and negotiation skills paired with data and analytics.
Responsibilities:
- Source seasonal and year-round products locally using customer preference data and trend forecasts.
- Research competitors' assortment, pricing, and promotions to identify gaps and opportunities.
- Build long-term vendor partnerships that secure competitive pricing, better terms, consistent quality, and reliable supply.
- Monitor vendor performance at the regional level through scorecards.
- Define purchase-order strategies with the Regional Merchandising Manager, aligned to business goals.
- Plan orders and replenishment from sales history and forecasts, weighing inventory levels, logistics lead times, and supply constraints.
- Build a forward-looking promotional and inventory flow plan based on seasonality, vendor supply, and market insights.
- Partner with Warehouse on product inspection, quality assurance, and cold-storage standards.
- Work with cross-functional teams to resolve inventory, quality, and customer issues.
- Track weekly revenue, margin, product availability, and other KPIs, and turn insights into continuous improvement.
- Prepare and present reports to senior leadership.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years in grocery/perishables buying, including vendor negotiation.
- Knowledge of product quality standards and supply chain dynamics.
- Hands-on experience with vendor negotiation and inventory management.
- Strong Excel and procurement-tool skills for data analysis and reporting.
- Working knowledge of ERP systems and relational databases.
Benefits:
- Comprehensive health insurance package.
- 401k, 4% company match.
- Equity and Bonus.
- Vacation, sick and holiday time off.
- Monthly mobile stipend.
- Monthly Weee! Points credits.
Compensation Range:
- The US base salary range for this full-time position is $71,000 - $84,000.