Assistant Buyer - Foodvenience

With a career at Hudson, you really benefit! We Offer:

Health, dental and vision insurance

Generous paid time off (vacation, flex or sick)

401(k) retirement plan with company match

Company paid life insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Training and exciting career growth opportunities

Referral program – refer a friend and earn a bonus

Compensation: $70,000.00 to $73,000.00 

Purpose: The Assistant Buyer provides operational support to the Buyer of an assigned category of business by contributing to product selection in line with market trends, margin objectives, and broader strategic direction of the company.

Essential Functions:

• Interacts with vendors to gather information for item setup, problem resolution and purchasing of product
• Analyzes product performance and identifying growth opportunities and liabilities
• Oversees purchase orders including order writing, changes, cancellations, ensuring key shipments are delivered and processed
• Develops working knowledge of the buying functions including product selection, negotiation, pricing, and store merchandising
• Works as intermediary between buyers and vendors to resolve issues including out of stocks, cost adjustments and new product selection
• Reviews and analyzes daily/weekly reports, subsequently highlighting noteworthy achievements or possible concerns to the relevant buyer
• Assists in plan-o-gram development
• Assists in planning/coordination of availability of products for new store openings

Reporting Relationship: The Assistant Buyer reports to the Senior Director of Category Management

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment:

• Education and Experience: The combination of education and professional experience must exceed 5 years:
  • In a technical role: Requires 5 years of retail operations or merchandising experience  
    • A bachelor’s degree in a business, marketing, or management program related to the functional area can count for 2 of the 5-year requirement
  • In the industry: 3+ years of retail experience
• Specialized Training:
  • Training that leads to competency using financial tools; knowledge of concept profitability and how to use market trend information
• Specialized Skillset/Competencies/Traits:
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
  • Experience with SAP preferred
  • Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work enthusiastically and independently with constantly changing priorities
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; excellent written communication and interpersonal communication skills
  • Business acumen and also has the mindset required to understand the long-term implications of buying decisions and to advance the organization’s goals
  • Demonstrated history of understanding the needs of the business, stakeholders, the employee population, and individual circumstances

• Location/Travel

• This position may be based at either North America Support Center in Bethesda, MD or East Rutherford, NJ

• • This position requires up to 15% travel  

Avolta, including Dufry, HMSHost Corporation, Hudson, and affiliates (“the Company”), is an equal opportunity employer. It is the Company’s policy to ensure equal employment opportunity in all aspects of employment and to comply with anti-discrimination laws and regulations. The Company prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal opportunities to applicants and team members without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, age, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions and lactation), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, national origin, disability, military service and veteran status, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances (referred to as “protected characteristics”).