Browse Career Research in Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail
Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail Career Research
Turnkey Merchandise Programs
Researches, plans, directs and implements merchandising/promotional strategies and product plans for Company Catalogs and websites to maximize financial return. Brings new business marketing and merchandising concepts and ideas to the company. Leads new program and product introductions and enhance existing product mix.
Avg. Salary: $69,500 · Company Rank: Not Available
Amway Corporation
Managed a team of four buyers with sales in excess of $20 million to provide complete marketing support for consumer hard line categories. Collaborated with finance, quality assurance, merchandising, accounts payable, creative staff, catalog management, inventory control, rework, shipping and receiving, returns, and information technology.
Avg. Salary: $69,500 · Company Rank: Not Available
Amway Corporation
Negotiated pricing and managed P&L, product development of catalog merchandise, marketing plans, sales analysis, product selection and forecasting, for both US and Canadian programs. Managed negotiations for guaranteed pricing and delivery contracts on all new and existing vendors. Helped introduce and develop Spring/Summer and Christmas catalogs.
Avg. Salary: $69,500 · Company Rank: Not Available
Seven D Wholesale of FL, LLC.
Maintained contact with vendors to assess market conditions. Purchased lumber for distribution yards and diret shipments to customers. Advised yard managers and sales personnel of market movement and made purchasing recommendations. Sourced specific product inquiries with vendors. Verified that vendor invoices matched P.O.'s for items ordered and prices billed. Traced rail and truck shipments. Followed up on an product clai...
Avg. Salary: $50,000 · Company Rank: 2.0 out of 5
Ply-Trim, Inc.
Made purchasing decisions and bought lumber, plywood and oriented strand board for a wholesale distribtion yard, for a plywood trim manufacturing plant and for direct shipment to customers. Involved in day-to-day sales to retail lumber yard dealers and manufactured housing accounts. Balance inventory needs against sales with consideration for market conditions.
Avg. Salary: $50,000 · Company Rank: 2.0 out of 5
Four Guys Wholesale, Inc.
Purchased forest products for a wholesale distribution yard and a fence manufacturing plant. Kept in touch with vendors and markets. Did spot inventory checks. Balanced inventory needs against sales and market conditions. Maintained records of all purchases and for shipments received. Checked and approved all invoices for porest products purchased. Traced truck and car shipments. Took incoming sales calls as needed.
Avg. Salary: $50,000 · Company Rank: 4.0 out of 5
Diamond Lumber, Inc.
Keep abreast of market conditions and advise lumber yard managers of when to buy. Purchase lumber as needed for inventory for 35 retail lumber yards. Source individual yard inquiries with vendors. Trace shipments.
Avg. Salary: $50,000 · Company Rank: 3.0 out of 5
Stimson Lumber Co.
Maintained daily contact with customers in Northeastern US states and sawmills in eastern US and Canada. Purchased lumber on speculation and sold to retail lumber yards.
Avg. Salary: $50,000 · Company Rank: 3.0 out of 5
Diamond Lumber, Inc
Purchased lumber both on spec and for specific inquiries for 25 retail lumber yards in New England. Maintain constatnt contact with all suppliers to keep up with changing market conditions. Passed market information along to individual yard managers. Kept track of all open orders and orders in transit.
Avg. Salary: $50,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
C & R Trading Co./Universal Commidities
Follow markets. Keep clients abreast of market movement on an hourly or, sometimes minute-to-minute basis. Give advice on speculative trades, hedging and basis trading. Place orders with clearing house personnel on floors of the exchanges and immediately report fills to customers. Recap markets with customers at end of trading sessions. Update charts. Take phone calls at all hours to answer customers questions....
Avg. Salary: $50,000 · Company Rank: 4.0 out of 5
