Buyer Analyst, Part-Time

Job Title

Support the buyers by analyzing purchasing data, assisting with supplier evaluation and contributing to the development of procurement strategies.

Essential Functions:

• Works with the Marketing Department to help plan for promotional and sale campaigns.
• Communicates effectively with customers, management, supervisor, and staff.
• Assists in analyzing purchasing data to identify trends, cost-savings opportunities and supplier performance metrics.
• Prepare and present reports on purchasing activities, inventory levels and supplier performance.
• Provide administrative support to the buyers, including managing purchase order and updating records
• Keeping inventory accurate on the University Book Store website. Adding merchandise when back in stock and removing discontinued product.
• Coordinates transfers between stores.
• Completes promotional events, price changes and markdowns.
• Assist in market research to identify new suppliers and product options.
• Proposes new ideas to help promote University Book Store merchandise.
• Ensures merchandise is in stock, priced correctly and displayed according to guidelines.
• Assists with maintaining sales floor presentation.
• Performs UBS customer service expectations as required
• Performs all additional duties as assigned.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Writes up defects for credit.
• Works with buyers on pricing, scanning and product issues.
• Assists in maintaining inventory records as directed by the Supervisor and Department Manager, including counting items, data entry, and verifying and recording information.
• Operates cash register to accurately record purchases, completing transactions according to company procedures.

Requirements:

• Excellent sales and organization skills.
• Ability to multitask.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
• Competent data entry skills with PC Experience.
• Strong working knowledge of Excel.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Previous retail experience preferred.