Retail Buyer - Requisition #402346

Infor; Temecula (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Pechanga Resort Casino is seeking a Retail Buyer responsible for developing product strategies that maximize sales, margin, and inventory turnover. You will report to the Retail Purchasing Supervisor and work with vendors to optimize performance.

The role requires strong communication, math, and planning skills, plus flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays. You will use purchasing systems to build items, generate documents, and analyze data to support business goals.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED and 1–3 years buying experience in a hotel/casino environment or related experience.
• Must be flexible to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Experience reading retail documents and reports; ability to present information clearly.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop vendor relationships to support business goals.
• Process invoices and packing slips with Accounts Payable for timely payments.
• Analyze product performance and identify opportunities to maximize turnover.
• Develop growth strategies for core vendors and evaluate supplier capabilities.
• Communicate product specifications and price quotes with suppliers.

Skills

Communication skills

Mathematical skills

Reasoning ability

Computer literacy

Planning & organization

Purchasing methods

Policies knowledge

Work schedule flexibility

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Purchasing inventory system

Excel

Word

Data entry

Job description

Four Diamond Service Agreement

All Team Members will display a Four Diamond commitment to customer service through the delivery and maintenance of the Quality Standards established by Pechanga Resort Casino.

JOB SUMMARY

The Retail Buyer is responsible for developing and executing product strategies that maximize sales, margin and inventory turnover to achieve sales and profit goals. This position is a direct report to the Retail Purchasing Supervisor

JOB FUNCTIONS

Key Responsibilities

• Maintains and develops vendor relationships.
• Participates in the development of standards and procedures that support the business plan and short and long term department goals.
• Work with Receiving Supervisor to ensure timely flow of invoices and packing slips to Accounts Payable.
• Work with Accounts Payable to resolve discrepancies on invoices and receiving documents.
• Identify opportunities and risks to maximize business.
• Interview vendors and evaluate products and capabilities as a supplier.
• Develop and manage growth strategies for core vendors.
• Analyze product performance weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually and year to date.
• Identify new product needs that support product strategy.
• Identify and recommend discontinuation of poor performing products.
• Communicate effectively with suppliers regarding product specifications and price quotes.
• Knowledge of purchasing methods and procedures including open market purchasing and negotiating techniques.
• Deal skillfully and tactfully with suppliers, to ensure adequate and timely response to purchasing needs.
• Significant amount of time working in the purchasing system, building items, generating purchasing documents, and analyzing data.
• Ability to logically and independently plan, organize and complete work in a timely manner.
• Ability to read material and review documents for comprehension and understanding.
• Keep retail management informed of all problems or unusual events and/or refers difficult situations to their attention for handling.
• Travel may be required for the purpose of meeting vendors, establish business relationships and visit product selection.
• To ensure and make known that PRC business is carried out economically, efficiently, effectively and in accordance with company policies with the purpose of ensuring accountability.
• Ensure that all billable services are properly reported and accurately reflected in purchasing system and financial statements.
• Ensure that adjustments are appropriate and approved.
• Ensure that the recording and reporting of all Pechanga assets is carried out in accordance with current SOP’s and Policies and Procedures; compliance with all internal controls and outside agency regulations are maintained and internal controls and procedures are efficient, effective and economical.
• Other duties as assigned

Education

• H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) one to three years buying experience in a hotel/casino environment or related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience Required

Experience

Experience Experience Details Required/

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• COMMUNICATION SKILLS: This position requires the ability to read and interpret retail documentation and reports. This position also requires the ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to guests, clients, and other Team Members of the organization. This position also requires the ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals as well as the ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: This position requires the ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• REASONING ABILITY: This position requires the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. This position also requires the ability to solve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• High level of computer literacy with experience in the purchasing inventory system, word, Excel and data entry.
• Ability to logically and independently plan, organize and complete work in a timely manner.
• Knowledge of purchasing methods and procedures including open market purchasing and formal contract and negotiating techniques.
• Knowledge of company purchasing policies and procedures.
• Must be flexible and willing to work nights, weekends, and holidays.

Disclaimer

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by Team Members within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of Team Members assigned to this job.

Pechanga Resort Casino will at all times and for all positions give hiring transfers and promotional preferences to qualified applicants in the following order. 1. Pechanga Band of Indian Members, 2. Pechanga Band Member Spouses, 3. Other American Indians, 4. All others.