Strategic Retail Purchasing & Vendor Lead

Iowa 80; Walcott (IA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Flexible scheduling

No mandatory weekends

Career growth

Employee discounts

Health & dental insurance

401(k) with company contributions

Paid vacation & profit sharing

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Iowa 80 is seeking a Purchasing Manager to develop and maintain vendor relationships, negotiate costs, and drive profitability through strategic purchasing. This on-site role supports store operations, accounting, and leadership to ensure product availability and pricing accuracy across the Iowa 80 Group.

The position requires strong negotiation, analytical skills, and experience in retail purchasing, inventory management, and vendor relations.

Qualifications

• Industry retail experience highly preferred.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Experience in purchasing, retail merchandising, inventory management, or vendor management preferred.
• Ability to analyze sales and financial data and make strategic recommendations.
• Proficiency with purchasing, inventory, and reporting systems.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Build strong partnerships across departments to support company goals and initiatives.
• Demonstrates initiative, accountability, and a willingness to continuously improve processes and results.
• Represent the company professionally and positively when interacting with vendors, business partners, and internal teams.
• Demonstrate enthusiasm and pride in the company, its products, and its commitment to customers and employees.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate pricing, terms, rebates, and promotional programs with vendors.
• Support store managers and profit centers with product sourcing, pricing, inventory, and purchasing needs.
• Monitor backorders, inventory issues, and purchase order discrepancies.
• Maintain strong vendor relationships and resolve product, shipping, and service issues.
• Coordinate vendor participation and logistics for training events and company initiatives.
• Analyze sales, margins, and product performance to identify opportunities for growth and profitability.
• Identify and develop private label, bulk purchase, and promotional opportunities.
• Manage pricing strategies, cost updates, and gross profit improvement initiatives.

Skills

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Vendor management

Purchasing

Inventory management

Reporting systems

Multitasking

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

ERP systems

Purchasing software

Inventory management tools

Job description

Iowa 80 is seeking a Purchasing Manager to develop and maintain vendor relationships, negotiate costs, and drive profitability through strategic purchasing. This on-site role supports store operations, accounting, and leadership to ensure product availability and pricing accuracy across the Iowa 80 Group.

The position requires strong negotiation, analytical skills, and experience in retail purchasing, inventory management, and vendor relations.