Mexico Assistant Merchant / Buyer

Ace Hardware; San Pedro Garza García; Presencial; MXN 537,000 - 896,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading retail company in Nuevo León is seeking an International Assistant Merchant to support product category management. The successful candidate will handle category reviews, promotional planning, and communication with retailers while demonstrating product passion and strategic thinking. Bilingual skills in English and Spanish are essential, along with at least 2 years of retail buying experience. This role also involves collaboration on product development and cross-functional teamwork, offering a dynamic and engaging work environment.

Formación

• A minimum of 2 years of retail buying experience.
• Bilingual (English / Spanish).
• Strong problem-solving and interpersonal skills.

Responsabilidades

• Support merchant in all phases of category review process.
• Assist in the creation of packaging for new items.
• Diagnose and resolve vendor service issues.

Conocimientos

Product passion

Strategic thinking

Influencing

Results-oriented

Communication

Problem Solving

Strong negotiation skills

Educación

Bachelor's Degree in Merchandising or Business

Herramientas

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

SAP

Microsoft Power Point

Descripción del empleo

The Job

The International Assistant Merchant is responsible for all aspects of support for a product category, including but not limited to category review support, promotional planning, show prep, retailer communication, SKU on-boarding, and maintenance and special projects as assigned.

The International Assistant Merchant :

• Executes the current year plan that has been laid out by the Merchant.
• Responsible for all aspects of support for a product category
• Assists with teams' responsibilities and projects, including category reviews, promotional planning processes, show preparation, retailer communication, SKU onboarding and maintenance, and special projects as assigned.
• I expected to consider enterprise (International, Mexico and Leveraging ACE USA) impact with all decisions.

What you'll do :

Category Review Support

• Support merchant in all phases of category review process.
• Request and prepare all category analytics.
• Participate in all aspects of vendor meeting prep, meetings, item selection, plan-o-gram build, marketing, and execution to retailers.
• Maximize category wholesale margin.

Promotional Planning Support

• Support in organizing and securing all vendor marketing assessments.
• Assist in solicitation of promotional items from vendors.
• Assist with promotional item submission forms, target pricing, correction notices and AD proofing

Retailer Communication

• Support with daily retailer customer service.
• Assist with communication to relay new programs, changes, or issues.

Convention Planning Support

• Assist in selecting and inviting vendors to attend semi-annual convention.
• Lead prep of show materials including drop ship forms, as well as submission for convention promotional Skus.
• Assist in planning merchant area theme and execution for respective category

Inventory / Supply Chain Support

• Assist in diagnosing and resolving vendor service issues.
• Assist in inventory planning for promotional items.
• Lead processing of initial orders for new programs.

Systems Support

• Lead SKU on-boarding for department.
• Lead all item master data and price changes.

Product Development

• Assist in solicitation of information, test reports and general information for new items.
• Assist in the creation of packaging for new items.
• Work with vendors and cross functional teams on new product development.

Special Projects

• Lead department and cross-functional projects as assigned.
• Lead category refreshes (L1) guided by the International Merchant.

What you will need : Competencies :

• Ace International Assistant Merchant Competencies_
• _ Product passion_ - Natural and fanatical curiosity around product and retail marketplace, demonstrated and put into action_.
• _ Strategic thinking _- has advanced business acumen to draw insights from gathered data_.
• _ Influencing _- Builds and leverages internal / external network (vendors, retailers, cross functional team members, etc.) to drive results and improve processes_.
• _ Results-oriented_ - Ability to drive results to and above plan with full accountability, proactively shifting efforts as trends and business variables change_.
• _ Communication_ - Demonstrates clear, concise, and relevant communication skills (written / verbal), ability to plan, assemble and present with excellence strategy, execution, and updates to leadership, across the organization, vendors, and retailers_.
• _ Problem Solving _- Analyzes issues and makes suggestions for solving problems_.
• _ Results-oriented _- Ability to make decisions, take appropriate risk, and drive results_.

Experience and Technical Requirements :

• Bachelor's Degree preferred (Merchandising or Business degrees a plus) OR comparable work experience.
• A minimum of 2 years of retail buying experience
• Bilingual (English / Spanish)
• Strong problem-solving & interpersonal skills
• Strong corporate financial acumen and analytical ability
• Demonstrate strong decision-making skills.
• Highly creative, flexible, and adaptable with good follow-through
• Proven ability to multi-task projects and meet deadlines.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, Power Point,
• Strong negotiation skills
• Knowledge of SAP, SAP B1, and guided Ad-hoc reporting tools
• Ability to travel 15%.