COMPANY:

We are setting the industry standard to influence and inspire through our innovative methods. We merge together cannabis culture with cutting-edge technology to deliver the best possible customer and employee experience(s).

The company operates a fully integrated cannabis business with a footprint that covers the entire breadth of the state of California; the world's largest cannabis market. We control our supply chain from cultivation to retail, which enables us to deliver clean and tested cannabis products at unmatched prices.

Our mission is to provide the one-stop-shop cannabis experience by offering exceptional customer experience service and diversified products. We strive to build long-term customer loyalty.

JOB SUMMARY:

This individual will be responsible for the oversight of all aspects of procurement, forecasting sales, inventory and margin for the retail division of Shryne Group. This role is responsible for the end to end planning and purchasing of various in-house and 3rd party brands across multiple channels while meeting company vision and profitability goals.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Success: Execute and manage all product projects to position Shryne Group as the market leader with a world-class customized product offering. Focusing on delivery of goods on time and in full per stakeholder requirements.

• Manage and mentor a dynamic team of purchasing professionals in a fast paced growing industry.
• Perform personnel functions (e.g. interviewing, evaluating, supervising, etc.) for the purpose of maintaining adequate staffing, enhancing productivity of personnel and achieving objectives within budget.
• Responsible for employee time and attendance.
• Promote an environment and culture that is focused on positive and healthy interactions that align with the Company’s core values.
• Partner with the organization’s management in the evaluation and selection of vendors as well as the negotiation of purchase contracts or service level agreements.
• Negotiate and execute with vendor, purchase order placement, item lead times, minimum orders, and all other facets related to purchasing product. Develop and negotiate corrective actions with non-performing vendors.
• Compiles data from a wide variety of sources for the purpose of analyzing issues, ensuring compliance with a variety of policies, procedures, and goals.
• Coordinates activities and functions for the purpose of ensuring best practices in purchasing.
• Analyze trends, delivering upon change improvement opportunities that provide efficiency gains or financial savings with vendors.
• Participate as an integral part of key presentations of vendor analysis, and other deliverables in support of the Senior Management team.
• Subject matter expert providing key inputs for vendor analysis/scorecards to support corporate teams.
• Negotiates with vendors for the purpose of ensuring purchases are within budgeted requirements.
• Perform due diligence when requesting compliance related items from vendors assuring that risk is managed appropriately.
• Execute purchases based on a data driven strategy in accordance with Supply Chain Key Performance Indicators (inventory turns, weeks on-hand, on-time delivery) Troubleshoot and solve retail delivery issues including inventory discrepancies, product ingestion, and vendor related queries.
• Evaluates and develops processes to streamline the purchasing function.
• Report to management the measurable status of progress and corrective actions as it pertains to supplier and inventory performance.
• Ensure performance improvement and recovery plans are developed, issued, tracked and reported on as required.
• Establishing and maintaining measurable performance metrics for all levels of purchasing activities to include but not limited to supplier performance, fill rates, on-time delivery, supplier quality, order placement, buyer activity, and financial (AP) performance including sales, inventory turns, gross margin dollars, and GMROI.
• Perform ad hoc tasks and other requirements as directed by the Operations Team. Tasks are completed on time in accordance with the needs of the product purchasing team and any deviations are communicated promptly.
• Other duties as assigned by manager or designee.

REQUIRED SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills with ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization
• Knowledge in retail, inventory planning, demand planning, operations, finance, and procurement
• Knowledge and understanding of retail math and how to influence metrics
• Problem-solving and resourcefulness
• Customer focused/service oriented
• Detail oriented and a high level of organizational skills with ability to manage competing priorities
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Agility: ability to adapt to rapid pace and high-pressure environment
• Product life-cycle management
• Strong Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word skills

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent work experience
• Minimum 4-6 years of inventory planning or procurement experience
• Experience managing and developing team members
• Retail experience preferred

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to lift 15 pounds or more at times
• Must be able to access and navigate each department at the organization's facilities.
• Must be able to stand, sit for prolonged periods of time, bend, kneel, squat, and twist

Due to Covid-19, we are doing everything we can to keep our team and customers safe. This means individual offices or widely spaced workstations. We also provide extra masks, shields, hand sanitizer, and gloves as needed. We are an essential business, and we require our team to work in the office.

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.