Senior Procurement Manager
Spreetail- Full Time
- Senior (5 to 8 years)
Candidates should have a minimum of 2-4 years of successful tenure as a Buyer, Retail Buyer, Merchandiser, or a related role, along with excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong retail math, analytical, and critical thinking skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including PowerPoint, Excel, and SharePoint. It is beneficial to have an interest or experience in tech-related retail as a buyer and experience working within Shopify’s platform.
The Junior Buyer will source new unique and differentiated tech products from existing or new suppliers, identify and engage with Touch of Modern’s supplier network to book sales events, support the execution of promotions and pricing strategies, negotiate product costs and payment terms, serve as a subject matter expert for their category, collaborate with a team of coordinators to facilitate product information uploads, analyze category/event-level performance, collaborate with the site merchandising team, follow up with vendors to ensure on-time deliveries, build professional relationships with vendors, and prepare reports for vendor meetings and recaps meeting details and action items.
Acquires and revitalizes struggling retail brands
CSC Generation specializes in acquiring and revitalizing struggling retail brands to make them profitable. The company identifies underperforming brands with potential and integrates them into its operating platform, which includes technology, skilled personnel, and efficient processes. This approach has allowed CSC Generation to successfully transform several well-known brands, such as DirectBuy and Sur La Table, into profitable ventures. The company generates revenue through the sales of products from its portfolio, which features over 325,000 items and attracts around 10 million monthly page views. Unlike many competitors, CSC Generation focuses on "unsexy" opportunities—brands that others might overlook but have significant turnaround potential. The goal of CSC Generation is to drive growth and profitability for the brands it acquires, ultimately enhancing the customer experience and increasing sales.