Job Description
At American Furniture Warehouse, we pride ourselves on our ability to offer value and service to our customers. When you join AFW, you become part of a professional, customer service-oriented company. AFW is seeking highly motivated, energetic, hardworking candidates to join our team.
AFW offers highly competitive pay and a full benefits package that includes 401k, medical, dental, vision, and a host of voluntary programs including life insurance, and disability all at affordable rates.
Base Salary: $44,096 – $66,144 Annually
Job Responsibilities:
Buyer assistants are important members of the buying team. Buyer assistants work closely with buyers to ensure timely product flow for our customers. It is a fast-paced environment with a variety of duties that include but are not limited to, the following.
- Data entry to create new furniture product SKUs and collections in Storis as well as creating new vendor information.
- Data entry of merchandise transfers to satellite stores and warehouses
- Data entry and transmission of purchase orders to domestic and international suppliers
- Obtaining basic product knowledge and familiarity with current merchandise lineups
- Communicating with domestic and overseas suppliers to assure and obtain accurate product delivery dates.
- Working with store managers, sales managers, Customer Service, receiving, OTR, and other departments regarding product issues and supply logistics when necessary
- Work with vendors on special orders including obtaining prices and availability of special-order requests, creating SKUs, ordering, and tracking shipments and returns.
- Assist in gathering and loading factory images to a product as needed.
- Work with vendors to improve performance and process flow.
- Maintain the integrity of product data and specifications to make accurate information available to customers, sales associates, and customer service.
- General administrative assistance as required.
Job Requirements:
- Professional oral and written communication skills.
- Highly organized with attention to detail
- Purchasing or negotiating experience is a plus.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office including Outlook, and Word with a strong emphasis on Excel.
- Good working knowledge of Storis or other ERP product catalogs
- Provide accurate, high-volume data entry.
- Basic knowledge of purchasing and supply chain logistics
- Ability to effectively multi-task in a fast-paced environment
- Self-motivated individual who can take initiative to solve problems.
- Be a quick, eager learner.
- A team player with a positive, “can-do” attitude
- Have a willingness to go beyond basic expectations.
- Must be flexible and reliable.
Pay range: $44,096 – $66,144is the starting range, with consideration for experience and education.
A pre-employment drug screen and pre-employment background check must be passed upon the job offer. American Furniture Warehouse provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.
About Us
At AFW we pride ourselves on our ability to offer value and service to our customers. When you join AFW you become part of a professional, customer service oriented company.
AFW is seeking highly motivated, energetic, hardworking candidates to join our team.
AFW offers highly competitive pay and a full benefits package that includes 401k, medical, dental, vision and a host of voluntary programs including life insurance, disability, all at affordable rates.