Liquidation Specialist

Responsibilities

• Identify and secure liquidation, closeout, overstock, cancelled-order, and excess inventory opportunities.


• Build and maintain relationships with liquidators, wholesalers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers.


• Analyze inventory lots for quality, resale potential, market demand, and margin opportunities.


• Negotiate purchase terms, pricing, freight, and volume agreements.


• Review manifests, inventory reports, and warehouse opportunities to determine value and profitability.


• Travel to warehouses, liquidation events, and supplier locations as needed to inspect merchandise.


• Monitor market trends and competitive pricing within the discount retail industry.


• Partner with merchandising, logistics, and operations teams to ensure successful product acquisition and sell-through.


• Source merchandise from channels including warehouse overstocks, retailer closeouts, bankruptcies, customer returns, and seasonal excess inventory.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of buying, liquidation, closeout sourcing, wholesale purchasing, or discount retail experience.


• Strong negotiation and relationship-building skills.


• Proven ability to identify profitable inventory opportunities and manage risk.


• Knowledge of liquidation channels, secondary markets, and discount retail operations.


• Strong analytical and financial acumen.


• Willingness to travel and work in a fast-paced, opportunity-driven environment.