Regional Buyer resume example

As the Regional Purchasing Assistant I was responsible for the sales data analysis, reporting, data collection and maintenance, promotions management, and regional communication. I collaborated with the regional coordinators, the regional marketing team, the global data team, and suppliers to help ensure the successful execution of all programs, and the growth of sales.

Data Analysis and Reporting

• Create routine, and custom reports as requested by the coordinators utilizing vendor supplied data, Micro-strategy, and other company specific reporting systems.
• Analyze and research all potential sales opportunities, and potential errors in regional data.

Data/Item Management

• Ensure product data is continuously up to date by processing and communicating all data changes, supply shortages, discontinuation, and new item launches to all stores in the region.
• Collect new item information from the category managers and vendors.
• Provide complete data submissions to the global data team, regional space planner, and regional distribution centers.
• Partner with the global data team to on board new suppliers and maintain compliance documentation.

Promotion Management

• Co-create promotional plans with regional coordinators, and category managers.
• Act as primary point of contact for the collection of promotion submissions/agreements from suppliers, regional, and global partners.
• Maintain up to date internal documentation of past, current, and future promotional events.
• Manage promotional product allocations, PO creation, and all communication with distributors and stores.

• Manage and audit POS and Item data received from hosting system.
• Facilitate communications between product teams and regional data teams as needed.
• Perform Weights and Measures compliance audits and report results to the product teams and store leadership.
• Communicate data discrepancies to the regional data teams.
• Administer store-level computer software training and assistance.
  

• Log and enter invoice data daily. Document product transfers, waste, spoilage, merchandise transfer forms, markdown logs and credit request. Verify each delivery and note all variances on invoice.
• Give every delivery immediate and undivided attention and assist drivers and vendors with unloading and checking in deliveries.
• Follow through on all team member questions and requests, and effectively communicate with all team members proper receiving operations.