Assistant Buyer

- Resolves any Vendor discrepancies for Invoices, Purchase Orders, Missing COA's, Compliance Violations, and Metric Manifests - Develops strong relationships with suppliers of cannabis products to ensure consistent access to product for our patients - Completes and tracks all Purchase Orders - Manages all data entry for new products, promotions and discounts - Ensure accuracy of data and analysis - Anticipates potential problems and risks; generates ideas, insights and solutions to resolve potential problems. Proposes and executes solutions for issues identified during analysis of data - Establishes and maintains a reputation of credibility and responsiveness in the marketplace - Builds reports to enhance decision making at all levels of the organization. Reports will include best sellers, promotional expectations, and dispensary performance - Audit purchasing processes to create better practices - Understands the competitive landscape of the cannabis industry - Manage appropriate inventory levels to ensure dispensaries can exceed sales expectations - Performs other ad hoc duties as needed - Bachelors Degree - Minimum of 3 plus years of Purchasing or Vendor Management experience in retail: cannabis experience is a plus. - Strong analytical skills with an advanced understanding of retail math concepts. - Understanding of perishable procurement, logistics, inventory management, marketing, accounting and financial management practices. - Excellent organizational and analytical skills; ability to take initiative and make fact based decisions. - Written and verbal communication skills as well as interpersonal skills to develop and maintain effective business relationships both internally and externally. - Strong computer aptitude in MS-Office