Junior Buyer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Massachusetts.

📋 Description

• Assist commercial leadership by managing purchase orders, product replenishment, vendor interactions, and order tracking.

• Ensure retail menus and e-commerce product listings are accurate, covering aspects such as pricing, discounts, descriptions, images, strain information, potency details, and availability.

• Aid in the setup and execution of promotions, including discounts, menu updates, product tagging, promotional calendars, and communications with the Retail team.

• Receive and verify deliveries, ensuring products, quantities, documentation, invoices, manifests, and system entries are accurate and compliant.

• Address discrepancies with the Inventory and Retail teams concerning received goods, availability, pricing, and menu visibility.

• Monitor inventory levels, sales velocity, and product performance to facilitate replenishment and identify risks of stockouts or overstock.

• Compile recurring reports on sales, inventory, promotions, receiving activities, menu accuracy, and vendor performance.

• Maintain detailed records of purchase orders, delivery documents, vendor programs, promotional approvals, pricing updates, and metrics for product performance.

• Follow up with vendors regarding order confirmations, delivery schedules, substitutions, pricing inquiries, and missing documentation.

• Support Buying and Commercial Operations leadership with analysis, reporting, and various administrative tasks.

• Collaborate with Retail Operations, Marketing, Compliance, Accounting, Distribution, and vendors.

• Ensure that product, pricing, promotional, and receiving activities comply with internal controls, company standards, and regulatory requirements.

• Identify opportunities for process improvements in menu maintenance, receiving workflows, promotional communications, and reporting accuracy.

• Travel up to 25% within Massachusetts.

• Perform additional duties as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• A high school diploma or equivalent is required.

• Preferred 1–2 years of experience in retail, purchasing, inventory, merchandising, receiving, data entry, or administrative support.

• Experience in the cannabis, consumer packaged goods (CPG), retail, or regulated industries is an advantage.

• Strong attention to detail is essential for ensuring accurate information regarding products, pricing, promotions, receiving, and reporting.

• Comfort with inventory management, point-of-sale systems, e-commerce platforms, purchasing systems, and reporting tools.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word.

• Familiarity with cannabis industry software is a plus.

• Experience with reporting tools like Power BI is advantageous.

• Excellent organizational, communication, follow-up, and time-management skills are necessary.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple priorities, and collaborate effectively across departments.

• Willingness to travel up to 25% within Massachusetts.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• Life insurance

• Short-term disability

• Long-term disability

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Paid Time Off

• Paid Holidays

• 401(k)