Do you get excited about taking risks and reaping the benefits of those risks? Do you pride yourself on your negotiation skills? Do you enjoy seeking out and following consumer trends? As a buyer for Gold Beach Lumber, you will be required to have good planning skills, decisiveness, and a willingness to go with your gut and take a risk. If this sounds like you, Gold Beach Lumber is the place for you!
Gold Beach Lumber is looking for a highly motivated Strategic Retail Buyer to join our team in Eugene, Oregon!
About Gold Beach Lumber:
We are a growing, family-owned business serving communities in Oregon for over 60 years. Gold Beach Lumber stores are convenient and offer great values on name brand products while treating our customers with a superior customer service experience.
We are part of your community and we have served generations of families with honest values that your family can count on. We also have a long history of giving back to the communities that our stores service by supporting charitable organizations and worthy causes.
If you are a great team player with a strong work ethic, great attitude and thrive to help our customers; we want to you to join our company.
Why work for Gold Beach Lumber?
Family-owned
Constantly growing and looking for new opportunities
Great work-life balance
Community involvement
Excellent work environment
We foster service with honesty, integrity, and value
We love our employees and customers!
We offer our employees:
Competitive wages
Affordable health insurance with dental, vision and other voluntary options
PTO/Sick Time
401k with company match
Employee discounts
On the job training with growth potential
About this position:
As a Strategic Retail Buyer, no two days are ever the same. You will be responsible for negotiating with vendors to procure the best products at the best price possible. You will be responsible for seeking trends and attending trade shows in hopes to find treasures to bring back to our Gold Beach Lumber & Cascade Home Center retail stores. You must be comfortable with taking calculated risks. You must also be interested in fostering relationships and building upon them. You will get to work with some of the top brands in the industry and call them friends.
You will be responsible for:
Purchasing goods and commodities
Researching consumer and industry trends
Attending trade shows in key categories
Increasing customer base
Sourcing and negotiating with suppliers to ensure the best quality at the best price
Collaborate with merchandise and retail departments to make key decisions
Managing all administrative tasks such as purchase orders, stock control, and logistic documents.
Assisting with marketing and sales strategies.
Generating and presenting analytical reports such as market research, price comparisons, and cost analyses.
Reporting any issues with suppliers, logistics, or products to the supervisor.
Keeping abreast of competitors and the new products on the market.
Embodying the company values and put customers first
Professional competencies:
Self-motivated and result oriented
Flexibility, multi-task, and prioritize under tight deadlines
Proficiency in MS office, excel and a good understanding of POS
In depth analytical skills with strong attention to detail
Process and procedure oriented
Excellent negotiation and networking skills
Market researching skills
Responsibility, reliability, and trustworthiness
Travel:
Monthly travel required
Experience:
Bachelor’s Degree in a business-related field (Business management, retail, finance, etc.)
2+ years of retail merchandise or commodities buying experience
If this describes you, we want you to be part of our team.
Apply today by visiting our careers page at www.goldbeachlumber.com and select the “Strategic Retail Buyer” job for Eugene.