Retail Buyer

Retail Buyer

At Curaleaf, we're redefining the cannabis industry with a strong commitment to quality, expertise, and innovation. Join us at Curaleaf to be part of a high-growth, purpose-driven company that champions corporate social responsibility through our Rooted in Good initiative, supporting community outreach and positive change. Here, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, drive innovation, and help shape the future of cannabis.

The candidate must be able to work on-site 5 days a week at either our Stamford, CT, or Wakefield, MA office. Compensation is negotiable and will be based on qualifications and experience. Travel requirements: 25%

About the Role: As a Retail Buyer, you will lead sourcing, purchasing, and planning efforts for retail Curaleaf locations in the Northeast region, strategically managing the retail assortment to align with customer needs and market trends. Your role will involve analyzing data, forecasting, pricing, and inventory planning to drive sales and ensure an optimal product mix. You will foster strong vendor partnerships, negotiate pricing, and continuously seek new opportunities for business growth.

What You'll Do:

• Strategic Buying & Planning
  • Drive the strategic direction for assigned categories, ensuring competitive pricing, relevant assortment, and compelling promotions to enhance the customer shopping experience.
  • Analyze market trends and customer preferences to select brands and items that align with current and future needs.
  • Develop a bottom-up financial plan to meet category and total area sales and margin goals.
• Assortment & Inventory Management
  • Oversee product assortment, determining mix and category roles, and approve master product selection.
  • Partners with inventory and supply chain teams to ensure inventory optimization and support promotional activities.
  • Perform regular store visits to assess assortment presentation, pricing, and promotions, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
• Pricing & Promotion
  • Set and review pricing strategies that uphold brand pricing integrity, maximize gross margin, and enhance competitive positioning.
  • Determine promotional pricing based on seasonal events, competitive landscape, and sales goals.
  • Evaluate promotional effectiveness, implementing changes to drive year-over-year improvements.
• Vendor & Stakeholder Collaboration
  • Cultivate partnerships with reliable vendors and negotiate favorable pricing and promotional support.
  • Collaborate closely with inventory management, marketing, and supply chain teams to align strategies across functions.
  • Guide cross-functional partners in buying and analysis best practices.
  • Lead and mentor team members to foster their professional development.

What You'll Bring:

• Passion for the cannabis industry, including product categories, market trends, consumer preferences, and the evolving regulatory landscape.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a retail buyer in the food, beverage, or consumer goods industries.
• Strong understanding of inventory management principles, product lifecycle planning, and replenishment strategies to maximize sales while minimizing inventory risk.
• Proven ability to analyze sales performance, market trends, and consumer insights to make data-driven purchasing decisions and optimize assortment strategies.
• Excellent negotiation, relationship-building, and communication skills, with a track record of securing favorable pricing, promotional opportunities, and supplier partnerships.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple product categories, prioritize competing demands, and thrive in a fast-paced retail environment.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk or hear, use hands to finger or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, climb and balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, lift up to 10 pounds. This position has no special vision requirements. This position requires high stress tolerance, adaptability, and flexibility. Ability to work in an ever-changing environment.

Curaleaf Pay Transparency $71,000 —$80,000 USD

What We Offer:

• Career Growth Opportunities
• Competitive Pay and Benefits
• Generous PTO and Parental Leave
• 401(K) Retirement Plan
• Life/ Disability Insurance
• Community Involvement
• Referral Bonuses and Product Discounts

Benefits vary by state, role type, and eligibility.

Curaleaf is an equal opportunity employer. Curaleaf recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Individuals adversely impacted by the war on drugs are encouraged to apply.