Employment Information
- Post ID: 983841959
- Open Date: April 22, 2025
- Close Date: July 5, 2025
- Organization: Lee Valley Tools Ltd
- Sector: Retail & Wholesale
- Business Location:1090 Morrison Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K2H 1C2
- Total Views: 202
- Duration: 1 calendar days (2 business days)
- Last Updated: 1 day ago
- Job URL: https://newpeople.ca/jobs/ontario/ottawa/983841959/retail-buyer/
Job Details
- Experience: 1 year - 2 years
- Job Vacancies: 1
- Compensation: $34.07 per hour / 40 hours per week
- Anticipated Start Date: : 2025-06-13
- Apply by: email to [email protected]
- Education: Bachelor's degree
Job Description
Tasks
- Study market reports, trade periodicals and sales promotion materials
- Establish and maintain contact with suppliers
- Maintain adequate stock levels
- Negotiate prices, discounts, credit terms and transportation arrangements with suppliers
- Review requirements of establishment and determine quantity and type of merchandise to purchase
- Select and purchase merchandise for resale
- Sell products on a retail basis
- Plan, direct and monitor activities of sales department
- Plan and control budget and inventory
- Negotiate with suppliers for the provision of materials and supplies
- Monitor inventory levels of issued materials and stocks
- Develop and implement marketing and advertising and sales strategies
- Perform financial calculations, such as costing and budgeting
- Compile inventory reports
- Conduct quality control
- Determine strategic planning related to new product lines
- Monitor and evaluate
- Recommend suitable products
- Implement programs on optimum inventory levels
- Identify potential markets
- Coordinate the organization’s financial operations and budget activities in order to optimize financial performance
- Assist in developing inventories
Experience and specialization
Computer and technology knowledge
- Database software
- Spreadsheet
- Internet
- MS Access
- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Word
Technical or specialized editing
- Financial reports
Area of work experience
- Marketing
- Marketing and sales
- Forecasting or projection
Area of specialization
- E-commerce
- Market research
- Marketing strategy development
- Consumer products
Specialization/experience (business sales and services)
- Buying
- Merchandise needs analysis
- Market analysis
- Product selection
- Negotiation
- Distribution
- Pricing
- Product development
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Sitting
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Excellent written communication
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
- Analytical
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP)
Other benefits
- Wellness program