Assistant Buyer of Specialty
Company: Hudson Group
Location: Secaucus
Posted on: June 25, 2022
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Job Description:
Grow With Us!
Hudson is North America's leading travel retailer. For over 30
years, Hudson has met the needs and wants of travelers in more than
1,000 duty-free, duty-paid, and food & beverage stores. We couldn't
serve our customers, landlords, and partners in airports, commuter
terminals, hotels, and casinos without the continued support of our
greatest assets: our team members. We're dedicated to hiring and
training exceptional team members, who are committed to serving the
customer as the Traveler's Best Friend. We strive to ensure we're
fulfilling our team members' career potentials through training,
skills-development, and career pathways - as our team members grow
and succeed both personally and professionally, so does Hudson.
The Assistant Buyer for Specialty position is for you, if you would
enjoy:
--- Performing the administrative and operational functions
supporting designated buyer(s)
--- Developing a working knowledge of the buying function including
merchandise selection, negotiation, pricing, and store
merchandising
Key Accountabilities - your team is counting on you as an Assistant
Buyer for Specialty to:
--- Performs the administrative and operational functions
supporting designated buyer(s) (Responsible for Purchase Order
Management and administration including item file set up, order
writing, changes and cancellations and any necessary follow up (
internally and vendor ) to ensure shipments are delivered and
processed)
--- Responsible for setting up new vendors and ensuring all
paperwork is completed
--- Responsible for developing a working knowledge of the buying
function including merchandise selection, negotiation, pricing, and
store merchandising.
--- Provides ongoing analysis and interpretation of key business
issues as directed by buyer
--- Demonstrates product knowledge through sharing information with
buyer as a result of competitive shopping in the market. Utilizes
product knowledge to take the initiative to suggest new resources
and creative methods of sourcing/displaying product.
--- Heavy communication with stores and vendors
--- Travel to source new product, new store openings, store visits,
store "re-dos" vendors meetings, trade shows, etc.
Assistant Buyer for Specialty Required Qualifications:
--- Ability to multitask and have strong attention to detail
--- Must be articulate, assertive and have excellent communication
skills ( both written and oral)
--- Proven ability to organize and prioritize work effectively with
high sense of urgency
--- Must be able to travel for multiple days at a time
--- Strong math skills; ability to analyze sales and product
statistics to support effective merchandising decisions
--- Demonstrated initiative and ability to perform duties with
minimal supervision
--- Must have at least 2+ years of related experience.
--- Strong computer skills; MS Excel and MS Word experience
desired
Some of our Company-Offered Benefits & Perks Include:
--- Health & Well Being: Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
--- Paid Time Off
--- Various Personal and Parental Leave Programs
--- Universal Life Insurance
--- Retirement Programs & Matching Employee Contributions: 401K &
RRSP
--- 20% off Hudson Employee Discount
--- Employee Recognition & Anniversary Programs
--- Training, Development, and Growth Opportunities
--- Tuition Assistance & Scholarship Programs
For additional information on our benefits, please visit:
https://www.hudsongroup.com/careers/our-perks.
Hudson is an Equal Opportunity Employer of all qualified
individuals. All employment decisions are made without regard to
age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national
origin, citizenship, disability, military leave or veteran status,
genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable
federal, state or local law. We are committed to creating an
inclusive workplace in which we value diversity and unique
experiences, backgrounds and identities.
All offers are contingent upon successful completion and passing of
background checks and/or employment verification results.
Note to Staffing Agencies: Please do not directly contact Hudson
hiring managers regarding candidates for our positions. If
assistance is needed in filling any position for Hudson, a member
of the talent team will reach out directly vetted agency
partners.
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