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Automotive Buyer

Theisen Home Farm Auto

1 Positions

ID: 7369

Posted On 10/20/2024

Job Overview

AUTOMOTIVE BUYER

Employment Type:

Full time

Supervisor:

Purchasing Manager

Location:

Dubuque Corporate Office

Job Description

Responsible for purchasing automotive, outdoor power equipment, trailers, and power sports categories. Responsibilities include purchasing products, maintaining inventory, partnering with marketing to develop strategies that deliver on key financial metrics such as sales, gross margin, and inventory turnover. Also, a Buyer is expected to assist in hiring and be responsible for managing an Associate Buyer.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree preferred

3 years related experience preferred

Job Duties

Manage categories to create the biggest impact on gross margin through leveraging of sales, inventory, and financial strategies

Monitor and correct pricing on products

Lead a sales-driven culture within the stores

Manage an Associate Buyer by setting expectations, teaching, providing him/her the right tools and holding him/her accountable

Utilize Line Reviews to manage products lines with a goal of creating a customer driven assortment by driving cost out, creating strategic planograms, and eliminating product redundancy

Work cross functionally throughout the organization to facilitate sales driven product layouts, location, and merchandising improvements

Manage inventory turnover with a focus on eliminating over ordering stocks, redundancy, and to create better flow from the warehouse

Monitor competitors for similar items and prices

Manage special orders, transfers and shipping errors

Develop an action plan to increase sales or improve inventory productivity

Stay abreast of industry trends by attending trade shows and analyze trend reports with the goal of better understanding product sales

Actively search for new suppliers, to create a competitive vendor culture and enhance value proposition

Cultivate and maintain a relationship with vendors in order to review new merchandise and maintain current supply

Negotiate financial incentives, pricing and product lifts/buy backs with vendors

Maintain a relationship with the stores to determine product opportunities and tour stores to assess issues with sales, inventory turnover, and planograms

Develop a marketing strategy for each category of business

Analyze the outcome of previously advertised items to assess impact

Determine promotional prices on products and ensure that inventory levels are within the acceptable levels for the length of the ad

Clearly communicate with advertising at every step in the ad preparation process and proofread ads for accuracy

Continually analyze the ad’s effectiveness and inventory movement during the ad run

Other duties as needed

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Experience with accounting, forecasting, projections and spreadsheet analysis

Marketing experience

Familiarity with software including AS400 iSeries, Windows, P.O.S., EDI, queries, IBM Client Access, Excel, Word, Outlook, Power Point, SQL, SEQUEL BI tool, etc.

Experience supervising, coaching, counseling, evaluating, training, and disciplining subordinates

Excellent analytical, statistical analysis, decision making, and problem-solving abilities

Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks

Exhibit a high level of business ethics to handle sensitive and confidential information

Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to effectively express ideas or instructions to others

Excellent leadership skills including enthusiasm, courtesy, empathy, and integrity

Outstanding interpersonal, relationship building, employee coaching and development skills

Benefits

Full Time eligible for:

Competitive match on 401K

PTO, holiday, and birthday-off pay

Associate discount and many other benefits

Health, dental, vision, flexible spending account

Short-term and long-term disability

Life insurance

Physical Demands

Frequent physical demands include sitting, standing, walking, dexterity, and light grasping. Occasional physical demands include lifting up to 25 lbs., bending, stooping, reaching, kneeling, squatting, climbing stairs and firmly grasping. The employee is required to accept incoming calls and must be able to hear and speak. Specific vision abilities required by this job include vision adequate for the incumbent to perform the responsibilities and functions of the job efficiently. The associate must have the manual dexterity to manually operate and use a computer and other basic office equipment.

Work Environment and Working Conditions

This position will be performed inside a climate-controlled office facility. The noise level is low to medium and typical of an office environment. Potential hazards include electrical hazards. Atmospheric conditions are typical of an office environment and may include exposure to odors and dust.

Theisen’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment based on race, color, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, status as a veteran, or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Primary Contact

315330

Kelly Boge

HR Generalist, Human Resources

563-556-4738

Phone

Phone

Phone

Fax

Kellyb@theisens.com

Email

True

True

True

Job Details

Categories

Location

Dubuque, IA

Job Type

Employee

Full/Part

Full Time

Company ID

1280

Job REQ #

7369

# Positions

1

Start Date

20241020

End Date

20241126

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Theisen Home Farm Auto

About the Company

Theisen's is an independent, family-owned chain of Home, Farm and Auto stores, with locations in Dubuque, Maquoketa, Dewitt, Anamosa, Monticello, Tipton, Dyersville, Vinton, lowa Falls, Charles City, New Hampton, Marshalltown, Cedar Rapids (2), Newton, Ames, Grinnell, Pella, Coralville, Indianola, Davenport IA, Sparta WI, Black River Falls WI and Jefferson, WI.

Theisen's is a member of Mid-States Distributing, a buying group comprised of independent, family-owned retailers across the country.

Theisen's was founded in 1927 by Leo & Kathryn Theisen. Theisen's headquarters are in Dubuque where the buying staff, advertising, accounting, human resources, MIS and distribution center are located.

Theisen's

employs over 1200 associates. The philosophy at Theisen's is "people buy from people, not companies" and the company stresses that "our associates work with us, not for us". 6201 Chavenelle Road Dubuque , IA 52002-2634 (563)556-4738

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