Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail Career Research

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Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Assistant Buyer - Fort Lauderdale, FL

Supervised the "back room" of approximately 65 employees - customer service, provisioning and collections.

Avg. Salary: $57,500   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Covidien

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Mansfield, MA

* Team member for continuous replenishment for national accounts. * Expedited key products when necessary, while replenishing stock through out the week. * Provided information concerning backordered products, delivery dates to assist the customer in decision making for product flow. * Used multiple systems to perform daily tasks: Manugistics, SAP, JD Edwards and SQL. Knowledge of these systems enabled me to understand ...

Avg. Salary: $70,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Covidien

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Mansfield, MA

* Core team member for multiple new product launches. * Schedule department training for newly effective General Spec (GS) documents and train new employees on all documents. Expanded the training, with the approval of management, to department personnel that in the past were not included in training. * Revised the wording on the departmental GS document to include the procedures of the e1 system and new policy on storag...

Avg. Salary: $70,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

WB Mason Co

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Brockton, MA

* Managed several RFP projects simultaneously and delegated work to other team members to ensure the project was completed accurately and on time. * Formulated accurate responses for the RFP questions and establishing item file pricing for the Office Supply contract, including recommending discount structures, rebates and other incentives to the customer. * Collaborated with Marketing design personnel to create custom p...

Avg. Salary: $70,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

New England Office Supply

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Braintree, MA

* Responsible for writing script for RFP responses and creating item files for quotes and RFP’s including costing and pricing. * Reviewed contracts to recommend changes to improve margin based on the contract wording. * Advised sales managers and representatives on ways to increase margin while providing a lower costing product to the customer without sacrificing quality. * Implemented State of Mass Office Supply...

Avg. Salary: $70,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

NES Clothing Company

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Middleboro, MA

Analyzed sales trends to place container orders for overseas product. * Calculated necessary stock-levels for 3 major suppliers and several smaller suppliers. * Designed spreadsheets and reports to better analyze stock trends and container shipments. * Tested systems and wrote user-friendly manuals for the purchasing department and the script for related departments, as a member of the computer conversion team for...

Avg. Salary: $70,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Hill's Department Stores

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Canton, MA

* Created inventory plans and inventory plan-o-grams for new store layout while working closely with the buyer. * Managed departmental inventory levels for 150 stores and placed truckload orders for diapers while staying with in a strict budget. * Worked closely with the department buyer in selection of products and product type to provide the best possible product selection for our customers.

Avg. Salary: $70,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

TJ Maxx

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Framingham, MA

* Maintained inventory levels in stores nationally. * Prepared reports analyzing business trends for the buyers and assisted planning manager with creation and maintenance for seasonal ladder plans. * Provide shipping instructions to the distribution centers for coordinate groups and sale items critical to the stores performance.

Avg. Salary: $70,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

MJ’s Bridal Emporium

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Westwood, MA

* Administered to all aspects of the business from staffing and payroll to inventory and quarterly budgets.

Avg. Salary: $70,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

DuBose Industries, Inc.

Merchandising, Purchasing & Retail - Purchasing - Clinton, NC

Analyzing and securing new vendors, developing internal teams and vendor relationships, managing outsourcing projects and negotiating optimal pricing

Avg. Salary: $47,500   ·    Company Rank: Not Available