Buyer

AIM HIGHER and join our dynamic and growing team at Lipsey’s, the Nation’s leading wholesale firearms distributor!  We're dedicated to delivering high quality service to our customers while fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment. Click HERE for an inside scoop of what it's like to work at Lipsey's. 

We are seeking a skilled Buyer to join our purchasing team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of evaluating, negotiating, and purchasing products to maintain appropriate inventory levels to meet customer demands. The Buyer will play a key role in optimizing costs and building strong relationships with vendors.

• Manages the entire purchasing process and ensures inventory levels for product lines are kept at a proper balance 

• Conducts margin analysis to guarantee margin requirements are met and profitability is maximized

• Monitors vendor performance including product flow, delivery timelines, order requisition 

• Confers with vendors to obtain product information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule

• Performs price maintenance on lines to ensure vendor and customer pricing files are maintained correctly

• Conducts pricing analysis to ensure market competiveness 

• Builds and maintains strong vendor relationships

• Works closely with accounts payable and warehouse receiving to ensure products are processed correctly   

• Maintains and oversees item attributes and images to enhance the tools available to our sales team and customers

• Assists in determining annual budgets for product lines

• Special projects and purchasing support as needed

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university

• Minimum 2 years purchasing experience in distribution channel preferred

• Knowledge and understanding of how to calculate financial data