What are the responsibilities and job description for the Retail Negotiations Associate position at Conlego?
Company Description
Conlego is the premier retail and consumer brands negotiation and partnership firm with a proven track record of negotiating over $100 billion in costs of goods and generating over $8 billion in value. With more than eight decades of collective expertise, the team has closed thousands of deals, forged hundreds of partnerships and built category management systems that deliver extraordinary value.
Conlego employs a proprietary methodology and tools to deliver results, including the only AI-assisted platform for negotiations and Joint Business Planning. The company's mission is to unblock the hidden value in the retail ecosystem.
Conlego is a firm that values flexibility, curiosity, a great sense of humor, work-life-balance, ambition and a willingness to collaborate without egos. The form offers a competitive salary with the best benefits in the industry, including full-paid medial insurance, bonuses based on performance and a 401K matching program.
Role Description
This is a full-time, on-site role based in Minneapolis, MN, for a Retail Negotiations Associate. The role involves managing and executing negotiation strategies to achieve business objectives, including category line review negotiations, fostering strong client and partner relationships, and ensuring outstanding customer experience. Responsibilities also include analyzing financial opportunities to create more value and maintaining effective communication with internal and external stakeholders.
Qualifications
- 3-8 years buying experience at a major retailer
- Understands and is excited about the role negotiation plays in the retail ecosystem. Has an acumen for negotiating.
- Is curious and ambitious, always looking for new ways to create value
- Financial acumen, understanding the levers at play in retail negotiation.
- Strategic in their approach to relationships, negotiations and business growth.
- Builds relationships and collaborates. Has a personality people trust.