<div>Opportunity, growth, and meaningful rewards! We offer: </div> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li>Health, dental and vision insurance</li> <li>Generous paid time off (vacation, flex or sick)</li> <li>*401(k) retirement plan </li> <li>*Company paid life insurance</li> <li> <div>*Tuition reimbursement</div> </li> <li> <div>Employee discounts across all company brands</div> </li> <li> <div>Employee assistance program</div> </li> <li>Training and exciting career growth opportunities</li> <li>Referral program – refer a friend and earn a bonus</li> </ul> <div>*Benefits may vary by position so ask your recruiter for details.</div> <div> </div> <div>Advertised Compensation: $70,000 to $73,000</div>Purpose: The Assistant Buyer provides operational support to the Buyer, primarily within Duty Free Food & Confection and additional responsibilities across Duty Paid and Food & Beverage lines of business. This role drives product selection, vendor coordination, and day-to-day category execution to support sales and margin performance. Essential Functions: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Supports category management by interacting with vendors to gather information for item setup, problem resolution and purchasing of product</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Analyzes product performance and identifies growth opportunities and liabilities</li> <li style="line-height:12.0pt;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Oversees purchase orders including order writing, changes, cancellations, ensuring key shipments are delivered and processed</li> <li style="line-height:12.0pt;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Supports product selection, pricing, and store merchandising decisions in partnership with Senior Buyer</li> <li style="line-height:12.0pt;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Works as intermediary between buyers and vendors to resolve issues including out of stocks, cost adjustments, and new product selection</li> <li style="line-height:12.0pt;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Reviews and analyzes daily/weekly reports, highlighting noteworthy achievements or possible concerns to the relevant buyer</li> <li style="line-height:12.0pt;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Supports plan-o-gram development and product availability for new store openings</li> <li style="line-height:12.0pt;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Supports vendor onboarding and administration processes</li> <li style="line-height:12.0pt;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Collaborates with the Compliance team to ensure rollout of local marketing promotions</li> </ul> Reporting Relationship: The Assistant Buyer reports to the Senior Buyer Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Education and Experience: The combination of education and professional experience must exceed 5 years: <ul style="list-style-type:circle;margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">In a technical role: Requires 5 years of retail operations or merchandising experience <ul style="list-style-type:square;margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">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</li> </ul> </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">In the industry: 3+ years of retail experience </li> </ul> </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Specialized Training: <ul style="list-style-type:circle;margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Training that leads to competency using financial tools; knowledge of concept profitability and how to use market trend information </li> </ul> </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Specialized Skillset/Competencies/Traits: <ul style="list-style-type:circle;margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Experience with SAP preferred</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work enthusiastically and independently with constantly changing priorities </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; excellent written communication and interpersonal communication skills</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Business acumen and also has the mindset required to understand the long-term implications of buying decisions and to advance the organization’s goals</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Demonstrated history of understanding the needs of the business, stakeholders, the employee population, and individual circumstances</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Demonstrated history of maintaining positive work environments</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Location: This position is based at the North America Support Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey</li> </ul>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”).

Assistant Buyer - Duty Free Food & Confectionery (East Rutherford, NJ, US) @ Dufry International AG

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