Hardgoods Category & Purchasing Leader

Mayesh; Romulus (MI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Mayesh Wholesale Florist seeks a Category & purchasing Manager – Hardgoods to lead strategy, purchasing, and performance across multiple locations. You will drive category assortment, pricing, inventory optimization, and data-driven decisions to improve profitability and availability.

You will work with Branch Managers, Hardgoods Leads, Operations, and Business Systems to establish standards, negotiate terms, and build scalable processes for growth, openings, and acquisitions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in category management, purchasing, merchandising, inventory management, or strategic sourcing.
• Experience negotiating vendor contracts, pricing, and supplier programs.
• Proven ability to analyze sales, margins, inventory, and purchasing data to drive business results.
• Experience managing large product assortments or SKU portfolios across multiple locations.
• Proficiency with ERP, inventory management, and reporting systems; NetSuite experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies that drive sales growth, profitability, and customer satisfaction.
• Manage product assortment, pricing, promotions, and product lifecycle decisions.
• Research market trends, competitor offerings, and emerging products relevant to professional florists.
• Identify opportunities to expand high-performing products and eliminate underperforming items.
• Oversee purchasing strategies, replenishment practices, forecasting, and inventory investment across branches.
• Improve inventory turns, product availability, and working capital while minimizing excess, obsolete, and slow-moving stock.
• Establish consistent purchasing guidelines and recommend appropriate stock levels based on demand and seasonality.
• Coordinate with branches to balance inventory, reduce stockouts, and improve fulfillment.
• Develop and maintain strategic supplier partnerships.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, freight, rebates, volume discounts, and promotional programs.
• Evaluate supplier performance, product quality, lead times, and reliability.
• Identify alternative sourcing opportunities and mitigate supply chain risks.
• Manage company-wide SKU creation, product data, naming conventions, units of measure, and assortment standards.
• Review new product requests, substitutions, and assortment exceptions.
• Partner with Operations and Business Systems to maintain accurate product data and improve purchasing processes.
• Collaborate with Branch Managers and Hardgoods Leads to improve merchandising, purchasing practices, and category performance.
• Visit branches as needed to assess inventory, identify opportunities, and support training.
• Develop and report key performance indicators, including sales, gross margin, inventory turns, stock availability, and vendor performance.
• Present data-driven recommendations to executive leadership and support new branch openings and acquisitions.

Skills

Category management

Purchasing

Merchandising

Inventory optimization

Vendor negotiations

Data analysis

ERP systems

NetSuite

Tools

NetSuite

ERP software

Inventory management systems

Job description

Mayesh Wholesale Florist seeks a Category & purchasing Manager – Hardgoods to lead strategy, purchasing, and performance across multiple locations. You will drive category assortment, pricing, inventory optimization, and data-driven decisions to improve profitability and availability.

You will work with Branch Managers, Hardgoods Leads, Operations, and Business Systems to establish standards, negotiate terms, and build scalable processes for growth, openings, and acquisitions.