1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. is a leading provider of gifts designed to help customersexpress, connect and celebrate. The Company's business platformfeatures our all-star family of brands, including:1-800-Flowers.com®,1-800-Baskets.com®,Cheryl's Cookies®,Harry & David®,PersonalizationMall.com®,Shari's Berries®,FruitBouquets.com®,Moose Munch®,The Popcorn Factory®,Wolferman's Bakery℠ andSimply Chocolate®.

Design Pac is a premier provider of gourmet, handcrafted Gift Baskets to major retailers throughout North America, and is part of the 1-800-Flowers.com Family of Brands (www.1800flowers.com).

This Associate Buyer role gives successful candidates the opportunity to learn new skills and grow their careers with our successful B2B and ecommerce brands in Melrose Park.

The Associate Buyer is responsible for cost negotiations and sourcing components for all gift baskets. This role is an entry level opportunity that will develop strong collaboration, negotiation, sourcing, buying and applied business skills. Key objectives of this position are to serve as a liaison between the suppliers and the internal operations such as Design, Merchandising, Accounting, Transportation and Production. This role will work with our current suppliers to resolve issues manage purchases. In addition, this role will assist in identifying and qualifying new potential suppliers to bring into the DesignPac vendor portfolio. This role has an indirect impact on profitability through improving supplier performance and cost management.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Track orders and communicate and update delivery timing expectations
• Source and build relationships with new qualified suppliers
• Work on strategic projects with suppliers as directed by Manager
• Work with Quality Control and suppliers on inspections, supplier compliance management and issue resolution
• Work with Accounts Payable and suppliers to resolve chargebacks, invoice discrepancies and purchase order maintenance
• Collaborate with various departments: Logistics, Sales, Product Development, Quality Assurance, Production, Finance, Ecommerce, Structural Department, and Design team
• Negotiate, gather, and maintain product cost quotes into Product Lifecycle Management System
• Work with the logistic department on incoming truck, ocean, and air shipments
• Cut all purchase orders for assigned product categories
• Audit Bill of Materials for sold gifts for changes and completion
• Manage Samples, revisions, according to detailed specifications as per designer's needs

• Bachelor's Degree required or +2 years equivalent experience
• Analytical and comfortable with numbers
• Work autonomously and address problems in a structured, logical manner
• Proficient with MSOffice, MS Excel and have working knowledge of MS Power Point
• Proficiency with MS Access is a plus

* This position is eligible for our internal employee referral program with a referral bonus up to $500.00 gross. *