The Role 

The Associate Buyer will have knowledge of cannabis and will utilize a successful track record of buying experience to enhance the GTI Illinois Market. The Associate Buyer will be responsible for managing day-to day purchasing activities that all drive towards the strategic goals of the organization: enhanced sales, enhanced margins, and a world-class patient experience.

Responsibilities 

• Curate a compelling assortment for the select categories for our dispensaries
• Create purchasing strategies that correlate to the financial goals of each dispensary
• Develop strong relationships with suppliers of cannabis products to ensure consistent access to product for our patients
• Anticipates potential problems and risks; generates ideas, insights and solutions to resolve potential problems. Proposes and executes solutions for issues identified during analysis of data
• Establishes and maintains a reputation of credibility and responsiveness in the marketplace
• Elicits critical information from vendors with regards to market trends and current buying activity of competitors and presents findings effectively
• Responsible for managing the full lifecycle of buying product innovation, vendor meetings, costing negotiations, executive reporting, pricing analysis, promotional calendars, and product exit strategies
• Builds reports to enhance decision making at all levels of the organization. Reports will include best sellers, promotional expectations, and category performance
• Manages all data entry for promotions and discounts
• Understands the competitive landscape of the cannabis industry
• Manage appropriate inventory levels to ensure dispensaries can exceed sales expectations
• Assists Buyer and perform other ad hoc duties as needed

Qualifications  

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field preferred, but not required
• 2-3 years’ experience in retail buying, merchandising, or planning
• Intermediate proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Ability to gather / analyze data and to work with incomplete information
• Highly motivated, self-directed, innovative and able to work independently or among teams with keen judgement, common sense and resourcefulness
• Adapts and thrives in a demanding, fast-paced environment
• Possesses a high level of critical thinking
• Operates with a high level of professionalism and integrity, including dealing with confidential information
• Must understand and comply with the rules, regulations, policies, and procedures of Green Thumb
• Must have a solid understanding of the Cannabis laws, rules and regulations and passion to further their understanding and knowledge of the industry and the laws.

Additional Requirements 

• Must pass any and all required background checks  
• Must be and remain compliant with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry  
• Must possess valid driver’s license 
• Must be a minimum of 21 years of age 
• Must be approved by state badging agency to work in cannabis industry 
• As a condition of employment,  Green Thumb industries is requiring new employees to be fully vaccinated on their first day of employment.  This requirement can be met by providing proof of having been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with any of the three COVID-19 vaccines (manufactured by Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson) on start date or requesting an exemption at time of offer.