Global Buyer- Prepared Foods

Corporate Buyer

Hybrid: Miami, FL (4 days in office, 1 day work from home) $100,000 - $150,000 (based on experience)

A membership-based warehouse retail organization operating across the U.S. and Latin America/Caribbean markets is hiring a Corporate Buyer to own merchandise strategy for an assigned category portfolio. This is a full buying seat not a support role. You will manage vendor relationships, negotiate costs and terms, control inventory health, and drive gross margin performance across a multi-warehouse footprint. The work sits at the intersection of commercial negotiation, supply chain discipline, and member-facing merchandising.

What You Will Own

• Develop and maintain merchandise strategy for assigned categories, balancing member value, competitive positioning, and profitability.
• Collaborate with regional and U.S.-based senior merchandising leaders to build category item plans by department and warehouse location, maintaining pre-established SKU count targets.
• Build and manage seasonal calendars for items with strong seasonal demand cycles.
• Develop in-and-out programs to enrich categories that need depth or variety rotation.
• Visit warehouse locations as needed to assess program execution, gather in-store feedback, and evaluate implementation effectiveness.

Vendor Negotiation & Relationship Management

• Lead negotiations on product cost, terms of sale, discounts, freight allowances, return allowances, and gross margin targets all aligned to established pricing strategy.
• Establish vendor payment terms with a minimum weighted average of 45 days, without incurring additional cost-of-goods impact.
• Conduct two formal annual vendor performance reviews to assess results and align on forward goals.
• Ensure all vendor agreements (new and existing) are executed and on file.
• Monitor vendor invoice payment timeliness.
• Coordinate with the vendor promotions function to secure vendor funding for promotional programs.

Inventory & Financial Accountability

• Own sales, gross margin dollars, gross margin percent, and inventory metrics for U.S.-sourced items, keeping days-supply and inventory dollars within budget.
• Assess current inventory levels, market conditions, product availability, and promotional impact to forecast order quantities and provide replenishment recommendations.
• Establish and manage replenishment quantity criteria, including bracket pricing review and distribution options for low-stock situations.
• Generate, review, and act on daily and weekly reports tracking cost, quality, service levels, inventory turns, and out-of-stock positions.
• Review slow-moving items and develop action plans to recover against budget.
• Manage and maintain accurate item data (weight, cube, terms, unit pricing, category codes) in the merchandising system.

Operations & Competitive Intelligence

• Ensure timely resolution of merchandising notes from warehouse operations.
• Maintain a productive working relationship between the buying function and field operations.
• Oversee competitive shopping program; review weekly competitive shop results and take pricing action as warranted.
• Identify new products and sourcing methods to maintain market competitiveness and drive ongoing member satisfaction.

Budget & Team Oversight

• Administer department budget efficiently.
• Review annual budgets prior to each fiscal year and submit recommendations for adjustments to senior leadership.
• Analyze work methods and distribution of tasks to reduce idle time and maximize team productivity.
• Monitor team performance and identify training needs on an ongoing basis.

Who You Will Work With

• Internal: Buying team peers, warehouse/club managers, HR, logistics and trade compliance, receiving
• External: Domestic and international vendors
• End stakeholders: Members (the organization's customer base)

What You Bring

• Education & Experience
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, or a related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in a management role, preferably within retail or wholesale/club retail.
• Minimum 2 years of purchasing or vendor management experience in a retail or consumer goods environment.
• Technical Skills
• Proficiency in Windows-based systems; experience with AS400 or legacy ERP environments a plus.
• Strong analytical and math skills; comfortable working with margin, cost, and inventory data daily.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish (verbal and written) strongly preferred given the regional scope of this role.
• Soft Skills & Competencies
• Negotiator who is direct, prepared, and relationship-minded you can hold a firm position without burning a vendor relationship.
• Clear communicator across functions and levels.
• Collaborative team player who can also work independently and manage up.
• Customer-service orientation toward both internal stakeholders and end members.
• Other Requirements
• Travel required (domestic and international).
• Must adhere to all company codes of conduct, ethics, security, and safety guidelines.

This position description represents the primary scope of the role. Additional duties may be assigned as business needs evolve. At ttg, "We believe in making a difference One Person at a Time," ttg OPT. IND3