• Job Description

  Req#: 16670

  Join our Support Center and be a pivotal resource to our field and distribution teams —where innovation, cross-functional collaboration, and career growth come together in an exciting environment!

  As the Senior Buyer, you are responsible for ensuring the customer is at the heart of our decision making, using data and insights to create a vision and strategy to bring products to life in store.

  Location: Support Center, 6600 S Bermuda Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89119

  Schedule: Monday – Friday, Weekends as needed, 40 - 50 hours per week

  Pay: $115,000 - $120,000 annual & Bonus eligible

  Job Type: Full-time

  Benefits

  • Employee Discount
  • Employer-Paid Life Insurance
  • Flex Time Off
  • Disability Insurance
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • 401(k) with company match

  Job Responsibilities

  • Develop and lead a high performing team
  • Complete P&L ownership of the budget category with focus on net profitability. Budgets for sales/ margin, costs, capex, and supplier income
  • Understand total business strategy and the categories’ role, owning the category planning process
  • Review longer trading outlook mitigation plans to hand and engage with wider business on trends
  • Manage own category pricing including working with pricing and promotion manager on development of pricing elasticity trials
  • Full ownership for department supplier income delivery and responsibility for reporting performance across business.
  • Have a long-term supplier strategy in place covering annual deals, payment terms, cost prices, marketing spend & conduct regular grow/hold/decline reviews
  • Negotiate with and manage the supplier base, including a clear supplier strategy and the ongoing maintenance/improvement of terms

  Job Requirements

  • Minimum 5-7 years of buying experience, preferred in consumer-packaged goods categories
  • Understanding of retail math and ability to interpret financial analysis and measure impact
  • 2-3 years of experience in leading and developing a team
  • Experience in setting category strategies and measuring against targets set by the wider business
  • Computer literacy including Microsoft Office (WORD, Excel, Power Point, Outlook)
  • Bachelor's degree preferred but not required

  Additional Requirements

  • Frequent sitting
  • Limited standing, walking, climbing, crouching, bending, pushing, or pulling

  • Limited travel or overnight
  • Occasional travel or overnight
  • Frequent travel or overnight; including international

  • Normal or corrected vision and hearing
  • Can distinguish varying or specific colors, patterns, or materials

  • Fluency in English is required for training, customer interactions, and ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures

  • Typically, indoors
  • Typically, in a consistent temperature

  • Lift 0-25 lbs.
  • Use of fine motor hand functions

  About Us

  WHSmith is a leading global travel retailer with over 1,700 stores across 30 countries worldwide. WHSmith North America, incorporating Marshall Retail Group (MRG) and InMotion, represents over half of the Company’s international store estate, with a collection of attractive, successful specialty retail stores located in airports and resorts across North America.

  EEO/ADA/DFWP

  WHSmith North America is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin/ancestry, age, gender identity, gender expression, military/veteran status, marital status, disability status or any other basis prohibited by law. Reasonable accommodation will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities.

• About the company

  O Marshall Retail Group é um varejista especializado independente no mercado de aeroportos, cassinos e resorts.

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