**Position Overview** The Associate Buyer is responsible for attaining and maintaining agreed upon service levels by customers while adhering to budgeted inventory levels. Additionally, he/she engages with customers on service levels and partner with vendors to successfully manage all aspects of product flow.

**Job Description**

+ Procure product from branded and non-branded vendors.
+ Achieve and maintain targeted customer service level rates by monitoring, identifying, reacting to, communicating, and solving potential issues.
+ Negotiate with vendors and customers to maximize product flow, manage inventory levels, and coordinate action against close coded, expired, and other unproductive inventory.
+ Accomplish budgeted inventory levels utilizing system tools to analyze and react to trends.
+ Work with team-members to achieve established goals. Interact with customers to communicate successes and resolve issues.
+ Partner with the merchandising group on...