Job Description

Retail Buyer

Wahiawa, Hawaii Retail

Annual Salary Range: $50,000 to $60,000

The primary responsibility for all positions with Pioneer Ace Hardware is to WOW Every Customer Every Time and uphold the Core Values as determined by the management team. The primary responsibility of the Retail Buyer is to manage the purchasing and replenishment of merchandise for all Pioneer Ace Hardware locations.

This position is responsible for demand forecasting, vendor management, inventory investment, product assortment, promotional purchasing and ensuring product availability that supports sales, profitability, and customer satisfaction. In addition to creating the culture to concentrate on purchasing products, customer service, promotions, special events and sales. The quality and variety of products on our shelves are essential for our success. Therefore, the Retail Buyer must be a responsible individual with great attention to detail. The Retail Buyer will also need to negotiate with suppliers to secure competitive prices.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Place and Track purchase orders; including left off freight
• Analyze vendor performance and category sales
• Creation of SKUs (i.e. Carhartt, Stihl, Echo, Izuo, Kakaako Kasuals, Gator Line, EGO. Hillman)
• Ace orders (all stores)
• Local vendor ordering (all stores)
• Order repair department parts and maintain RepairStorm
• Approve orders by store management (Amazon, Grainger, B2B Special Orders)
• Review and submit Ace Fall and Spring show buys
• Submit promotional bulletin orders
• Monitor inventory levels and coordinate replenishment across all stores
• Oversee receiving and purchase order discrepancies
• Freight allocation for Hawaii orders (Ace, H2O)
• Reconciliation of Hawaii container billing
• Reconciliation of propane sales
• Collaborate with General Merchandising Manager on purchasing and scheduling

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• High School degree, some college preferred
• Outstanding communication abilities
• Excellent organizational skills
• Demonstrable aptitude in effective negotiating
• Up to speed with purchasing best practices
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office; working knowledge of purchasing software is an advantage
• A commitment to service, excellence and customer satisfaction

We are your local hardware store and we are a part of your community. Ace Hardware has over 5,000 stores around the world with the majority of those stores independently owned and operated by local entrepreneurs. These hard working men and women are part of the fabric of your community. They are small business owners who are local and loyal...just like it ought to be. While others have become large and impersonal, at Ace, we've remained small and very personal. That's why we say a visit to Ace, is like a visit to your neighbor.

$50000.00 - $60000.00 per year

Find out how we've created a one-of-a-kind, passionate and helpful workplace that puts our people first.

Notice to Applicant about this Employer: You are applying for a job with an independently owned and operated cooperative member of Ace Hardware Corporation, who owns and operates this Ace Hardware retail store location. Ace Hardware Corporation is not the employer for this position. The independent store owner alone is responsible for and independently makes all decisions concerning employment related matters, including hiring, firing, discipline, supervision, staffing and scheduling. Ace Hardware Corporation will not receive a copy of any applications submitted for this position, does not control interviews and/or hiring decisions, and has no control over or responsibility for the employment policies and practices of the independent store owner. If hired, the independent store owner will be your only employer. The Ace Hardware trademarks, logos and designs are owned by Ace Hardware Corporation and used by independent store owners under a license from Ace Hardware Corporation.

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