About Grocery Outlet:

• Our Mission: Touching lives for the better
• Our Vision: Touching lives by being the first choice for bargain-minded consumers in the U.S.
• Our Values & Behaviors: Achievement, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Family, Fun, Integrity & Service

About the Team: Our Purchasing team's mission is to create a distinctively curated assortment to WOW our existing customers with everyday available value, unique offerings and seasonal solutions to further enhance our in-store treasure hunt experience. We strategically identify white space within categories to add value, analyzing data, partnering with internal stakeholders and external suppliers, to make key strategic decisions across business departments. Our passion and energy promote a creative and growth-oriented environment within the unique culture of Grocery Outlet. The members of our team are resourceful, critical thinkers making fact-based recommendations that pride themselves on integrity, efficiency, and collaboration. We utilize best in class category leadership practices to uncover unique value in our business, working closely with both our Independent Operator community as well as our Purchasing and Planning teams.
About the Role: As a Senior Buyer, you will be responsible for a segment of business generating $400M of annual sales and expected to deliver a minimum of 8-10% total sales growth. You will act as the "Team Leader" for a group of 6-8 people consisting of Buyers and Assistant Buyers. You will act as a "player-coach" having total P&L responsibilities (revenue, margin & expenses) for your entire team while managing several Key Categories yourself. You will need the ability to think strategically and develop growth plans that can be communicated clearly to cross functional areas of the company (Marketing, Operations) and executed by your team. You will need to provide clear weekly direction to your team on the current priorities most relevant to achieving your growth plans. You will help your team make quick buying decisions, manage WORLD CLASS key supplier relationships and above all... train & develop the members of your team for additional responsibility. You will role model industry leading category management practices including but not limited to ongoing analysis and benchmarking of GO's business against syndicated data, execution of growth opportunities, assortment optimization, promotional planning, seasonal strategies, and ongoing performance analysis. You will have cross functional responsibilities to help role model a "Best in Class" relationship with our newly formed Category Insights and GO Brand Teams.
About the Pay:

• Base Salary Range: $100,000 - $135,000 Annually
• Annual Bonus Program
• Equity
• 401(k) Profit Sharing
• Medical, Dental, Vision & More!
• Final compensation will be determined based upon experience and skills and may vary based on location.

About You:

• You have 10 years of procurement experience - preferably grocery consumables.
• You have 5 years of experience using and analyzing syndicated data to optimize business performance.
• Experience managing national brand assortment as well as private label.
• Experience conducting RFP campaigns and managing complex sourcing scenarios.
• Experience leading a team, defining team and individual goals, sharing best practices, and developing talent.
• You love people, are collaborative and have demonstrated leadership qualities in previous roles.
• You have an entrepreneurial spirit and enjoy taking calculated risks.
• You're able to react quickly and re-prioritize competing priorities... you love this environment!
• You are passionate about what you do and have shown high levels of engagement in previous roles.
• You have an ability to influence decisions and a skilled negotiator.
• You have an innate ability to identify product trends and hot selling items... you enjoy this!
• You are well organized, detail oriented and have good follow-through.
• You have excellent written and oral communication skills.

To learn about how we collect, use and secure your personal information. Click here to see our privacy policy.