Green Thumb Industries (GTI) · 1 day ago
Associate Buyer, MN/OH
Ohio, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$70K/yr - $85K/yr
3+ years expGreenthumbindustries is a company focused on providing a world-class patient/customer experience in the cannabis industry. The Associate Buyer will execute market-specific assortment strategies, manage purchasing activities, and develop relationships with suppliers to enhance profitability and revenue.
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Responsibilities
Works with the Buyer to craft localized assortment strategy by store and market for our MN and OH markets
Executes day-to-day purchasing activities, including: writing orders, performing financial analysis, overseeing inventory logistics, informing internal product opportunities, and managing vendor relationships
Develops strong relationships with suppliers of cannabis products to ensure consistent access to product for our patients; leads vendor negotiations; problem solves to resolve conflict as needed
Identifies and surfaces potential business risks to the Buyer with a solution-oriented mindset
Establishes and maintains a reputation of credibility and responsiveness in the marketplace
Elicits critical information from vendors with regards to market trends and current buying activity of competitors and presents findings effectively
Responsible for managing the full lifecycle of buying for assigned vendors: influencing product innovation, leading vendor meetings and costing negotiations, conducting pricing analysis, promotional calendars, and product exit strategies
Surfaces reporting and process improvement opportunities to the Buyer
Works cross-functionally to ensure accurate data entry for products, promotions, and discounts happens accurately and in a timely way
Stays abreast of the evolving and competitive landscape of the cannabis industry
Assists the Buyer in managing appropriate inventory levels to ensure dispensaries can exceed sales expectations in addition to other ad hoc duties as needed
Supports other Revenue-related tasks as needed
Qualification
Required
3+ years' experience in retail buying, merchandising, or planning
Adapts and thrives in a demanding, start-up, fast-paced environment; willingness to work outside of typical “9-5”
Experience managing external relationships
Intermediate proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Ability to gather / analyze data and to work with incomplete information
Highly motivated, self-starter, innovative and able to work independently or among teams with keen judgement, common sense and resourcefulness
Possesses a high level of critical thinking
Operates with a high level of professionalism and integrity, including dealing with confidential information
Must understand and comply with the rules, regulations, policies, and procedures of GTI
Eager to learn cannabis compliance laws, rules and regulations and passion to further their understanding and knowledge of the industry and the laws
Must pass any and all required background checks
Must be and remain compliant with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry
Must possess valid driver's license
Must be a minimum of 21 years of age
Must be approved by state badging agency to work in cannabis industry
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field preferred, but not required
some experience using AI tools is a plus
Benefits
Discretionary annual incentive program driven by organization and individual performance
Company
Green Thumb Industries (GTI)
Green Thumb Industries Inc.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$229.15MKey Investors
Valley National Bank
2024-09-12Post Ipo Debt· $150M
2021-04-30Post Ipo Equity
2018-10-17Post Ipo Equity· $78.08M
Leadership Team
Anthony Georgiadis
President
Recent News
New Cannabis Ventures
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