Buyer

BUYER

Our Values:

At Morris Furniture Company, our values represent our distinctive core beliefs-the Morris way of doing business. Our Mission is “Making Homes Great” and we bring our mission to life through our values of: Professionalism, Quality, Ownership, Collaboration, Integrity and Fun!

Purpose:

The Buyer will work as a lead member of the Product Team to ensure a strategic approach to purchasing quality in-demand goods to sell in our various showrooms. The Buyer is responsible for understanding consumer demand for their assigned product area and to select and purchase items that will generate sales and profit for the organization.

General Description of duties:

• Review customer purchasing history, patterns, and trends to identify products to purchase for our showrooms
• Manage the RTV and BTI processes for damage and mis-shipments to receive credit
• Proactive with market trends, changes in business practices in the assigned markets, new or altered types of materials entering the market, etc.
• Develop and maintain cross functional relationships within the organization between marketing, operations, stores, and visual merchandise managers.
• Build vendor relationships to ensure two-way communication and acceptable service levels
• Communicates with vendors to obtain product or service information, such as price, availability, and delivery schedule
• Manage pricing, inventory levels, and select items for advertisements as requested
• Coordinate vendor training when necessary
• Oversee and review charge backs and service issues with specific vendors
• Review and approve all price tags and follow-up on all pricing changes, including the creation of promotional codes
• Attend meetings and run specialized reports as required
• Monitor performance of all product lines and categories
• Visit stores to review product changes, do competitive shopping, conduct sales product training
• As requested, communicate product information and changes to Sales, Marketing and Advertising to ensure successful roll out
• Work with vendors to negotiate prices and arrange for special purchase options
• Meet margin, turn, and GMROI standards
• Creating, placing, and managing purchase orders to ensure timely delivery and adherence to specifications
• Creating and managing inter-store transfers to maintain optimal inventory levels based on store needs
• Continuously evaluate and improve planning processes to enhance operational efficiency
• Assisting in new store openings, including coordinating timelines, resources, and communication between teams to ensure smooth execution
• Collaborate with the accounting department to review and process invoices for accuracy, ensuring timely payments to vendors and resolution of discrepancies.

Qualifications:

• Manage multiple, on-going, and high priority assignments at the same time
• Work as part of a collaborative team
• Ability to travel to different company showrooms
• Ability to travel to out of state furniture markets (4 times/year)

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Associate’s Degree a plus
• Experience in a professional merchandising department
• Experience in a retail purchasing environment a plus

Work Requirements:

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, twist, lift, and climb. The employee will be required to unpack product from shipping boxes, assemble products and move to appropriate showroom location for display. Employees will routinely lift and move product samples up to a maximum of 25 lbs.

This job description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employees

• Confidential – For the use of appropriate Morris Furniture Co., Inc. employees only. Employment is at will. Neither this document, nor any other, unless specifically approved in writing by the CEO, Director of Human Resources, is to be construed as an employment contract. Morris Furniture Co., Inc. is an equal opportunity employer who is dedicated to a harassment-free environment. All Job Descriptions must be approved through Human Resources.