Wine Buying Associate: Data-Driven & End-to-End

Retail Services & Systems, Inc; Maryland; On-site; USD 63,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Generous store discounts

Health care plans (medical, dental, Rx

401(k)

HSA

FSA

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Disability & life insurance

Paid parental leave

Pet insurance

Critical illness and accident 보험

Discounted home and auto insurance

College tuition assistance

Career development & product training

Consumer classes & More!

Job summary

Total Wine & More in Bethesda, MD is seeking an Associate Buyer who is detail-oriented and process-driven to support the Wine buying team. You will own the end-to-end new item process from setup to execution, ensure accurate data entry, and maintain master data across a large catalog.

You will develop reports, analyze assortment, inventory, replenishment, and vendor performance, and collaborate with Compliance, Supply Chain, and stores to meet margin targets and strategic goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 0-2 years in retail buying or related fields.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to clean and reconcile large exports.
• Basic SQL understanding to extrapolate data.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability manage multiple priorities.
• Strong communication and collaboration with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end new item process; from item creation to coordination with compliance, supply chain and master data through to in-store execution.
• Maintain item master data at a high standard of accuracy, including vintage rollover, discontinuations, cost changes, and attribute updates across a large and constantly changing item base.
• Write and place stock requests, working within allocation constraints and long import lead times.
• Build and maintain recurring reporting on assortment, inventory position, replenishment, and supplier performance.
• Partner with suppliers and Compliance on label registration, product approvals, and state-level requirements to keep items sellable and on time.
• Organize and manage concierge process and coordination.
• Support the buying team with sampling logistics, pricing setup, and item projections.
• Leverage interpersonal and communication skills to build and maintain collaborative partnerships with key stakeholders across the business.

Skills

Excel proficient

SQL queries understanding

Data accuracy and detail-oriented

Strong organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Tools

Excel (Pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, XLOOKUPs)

SQL

Job description

Total Wine & More in Bethesda, MD is seeking an Associate Buyer who is detail-oriented and process-driven to support the Wine buying team. You will own the end-to-end new item process from setup to execution, ensure accurate data entry, and maintain master data across a large catalog.

You will develop reports, analyze assortment, inventory, replenishment, and vendor performance, and collaborate with Compliance, Supply Chain, and stores to meet margin targets and strategic goals.