Buyer - Sporting Goods

We are a leading farm and ranch lifestyle retailer headquartered in the Caldwell, Idaho area with stores in Idaho and Oregon. We are passionate about our customers in providing products to enhance their lifestyle and experience. Whether they have a 100-acre ranch or a small garden in their backyard, we take pride in providing them with solutions for their needs. We carry a large depth of product categories allowing us to best serve our customers. In our stores you will find products from pet food and supplies, power tools and accessories, to lawn and garden and almost everything in between. D&B Supply is a company built to serve those that live and love the northwest, including ranchers, farmers, and suburbanites who feel a real connection to the land, their animals, and the outdoors.  

To support a multi-chain retail organization in obtaining products and materials for retail sales. Responsible for procurement of merchandise within the hardware and automotive categories along with other areas as assigned. Takes full responsibility of category performance regarding product turnover and inventory levels. 

Essential Functions/Duties:

• Review product lines and categories for sales opportunities. 
• Attend trade shows in local, regional, and national locations. 
• Negotiate product purchases and programs with vendors. 
• Perform sales, margin and inventory analysis for categories and vendors. 
• Build and maintain strong professional relationships with vendors and suppliers.  
• Coordinate purchase activities to meet all store location needs. 
• Review and maintain proper inventory levels to attain sales goals. 
• Plan annual advertising strategies and plans for respective categories. 
• Recommend cost saving proposals including alternative sourcing and vendor evaluation criteria. 
• Learn and fully utilize available technology to maximize job efficiency. 
• Work closely with a purchasing assistant in developing work efficiencies that support store operations and distribution needs.   
• Other duties pertaining to procurement of products, goods or services as assigned by management.

Required Skills: Requires excellent written and oral communication skills.  Must be professional in accordance with company objectives to solve complex retail business related problems in creative and effective ways.  Ability to analyze data and provide in-depth analysis regarding various factors related to procurement.  

Required Experience: Minimum of 3+ years’ work related experience within a procurement environment (buying experience) with strong foundation of skills, knowledge, and experience of buying with proven record of success.  Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and/or other analytical spreadsheet tools, inventory management, product selection, pricing and review, advertising/marketing and freight. 

Required Education/Certification: Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field; or equivalent experience.

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his or her supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.