Purchasing Assistant: Growth, Merchandising & Inventory Impact

Ring's End, Inc; Wilton (CT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plans

Medical insurance

Employee discounts

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Ring's End, Inc. of Wilton, CT is seeking a full-time Purchasing Assistant to support purchasing agents, manage item setup, pricing updates, and data integrity across GenetiQ and POS systems.

This role collaborates with the e-commerce team to ensure accurate online product representations and coordinates inventory cycle counts for multiple locations. The position involves merchandising support and alignment with hardlines standards company-wide.

Qualifications

• The incumbent must be thorough, accurate, and highly detail-oriented, with the ability to maintain precise item and inventory records across all systems.
• Must be capable of learning and effectively using Microsoft products, the current POS and inventory management software utilized by Ring's End, as well as adapting to future platforms.
• Regular travel to all Ring's End locations is required to support merchandising, inventory cycle counts, and purchasing initiatives.
• Flexibility, adaptability, and quick adjustment to system updates and product transitions are essential.

Responsibilities

• Price updates - Implement cost and retail price changes in current POS/inventory software and future systems
• MAP/PMAP maintenance - Review and maintain MAP and PMAP pricing per manufacturer programs
• Item setup - Add new items into the POS system and oversee discontinued item records
• Item organization - Review and maintain items in correct groups and sections
• Alternate codes - Maintain alternate item codes and keywords
• E-commerce accuracy - Work with the e-commerce team to ensure accuracy of product representation
• Min/Max adjustments - Adjust and monitor minimum/maximum inventory ranges
• Cycle counts - Maintain cycle count records
• Inventory counts - Assist in planning and executing coordinated inventory counts
• Promotional suggestions - Suggest promotional items for monthly flyers and promotional postcards
• Merchandising schemes - Plan and implement coordinated merchandising schemes in all locations for hardlines
• Resets & programs - Assist in resets, new product programs, and vendor promotions at all locations
• Vendor events - Assist with location vendor events such as demos and tabletop promotions
• Endcap planning - Plan endcap displays for all yard locations
• Sales aids - Assist in producing sales aids
• Additional tasks - Other related tasks as assigned by manager

Skills

Detail-oriented

Microsoft Office

Data accuracy

Adaptability

Inventory collaboration

Tools

GenetiQ

POS system

Inventory software

E-commerce coordination

Job description

Ring's End, Inc. of Wilton, CT is seeking a full-time Purchasing Assistant to support purchasing agents, manage item setup, pricing updates, and data integrity across GenetiQ and POS systems.

This role collaborates with the e-commerce team to ensure accurate online product representations and coordinates inventory cycle counts for multiple locations. The position involves merchandising support and alignment with hardlines standards company-wide.