Buyer, MA

The Buyer Is responsible for driving the revenue and profitability of our retail business. To do this, the Buyerwillset and execute market-specific assortment strategies--including products,theirprices, andpromotions--that help create a world-class patient/customer experience.We'relooking for Individuals whopossessunwaveringintegrity, unquenchable curiosity, and a passion for cannabis.

• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to develop localized assortments, retail pricing strategies, and sales forecasts to drive profitability.

• Allocate internally produced products from our manufacturing site to our stores on a weekly basis.

• Execute allocation andpurchasingstrategies that align with the financial goals of each dispensary and market.

• Collaborate with the Marketing team to define and executelocalretail marketing campaigns.

• Cultivate strong relationships with cannabis product suppliers to ensure consistent access to products for our patients.

• Anticipate potential problems and risks, generatinginsightsand proposing effective solutions based on data analysis.

• Establish andmaintaina reputation of credibility and responsiveness in the marketplace.

• Gather critical information from vendorsregardingmarket trends and competitor buying activity, and present findings effectively.

• Monitor the market through competitor pricing, promotional activities, and product launches,utilizingcomp shopping techniques.

• Manage the complete assortment lifecycle, including innovation, vendor meetings, costing negotiations,salesanalyses, promotional calendars, and productexit strategies.

• Present the current state, health, andfuture plansfor the retail business to senior leadership.

• Conduct audits ofpurchasingand allocationprocesses toidentifyareas for improvement and implement best practices.

• Maintainappropriate inventorylevels to exceed sales expectations while minimizing unnecessary liquidation.

• Experience in retail buying, merchandising, planning, or category management. 7-10+ years of relevant experience. Retail planning experience preferred.

• Experience managing external relationships,adversarialand collaborative negotiations.

• Adapts and thrives in a demanding, start-up, fast-paced environment

• Strong presentation skills and ability to listen to the opinions of others to help form a cohesive decision

• Ability to make decisions under pressure when needed

• Must be a self-starter who likes to solve complex problems

• Advancedproficiencyin MS Excel

• Ability to gather / analyze data and to work with incomplete information

• Analytical mindset

• Highly motivated, self-directed,innovativeand able to work independently or among teams with keen judgment, commonsenseand resourcefulness

• Possessesa high levelof critical thinking

• Operates witha high levelof professionalism and integrity, including dealing with confidential information

• Must understand andcomply withthe rules, regulations, policies, and procedures of GTI

• Eager to learn cannabis compliancelaws,rules and regulationsand passion to further their understanding and knowledge of the industry and the laws.

• Bachelor's degree preferred in a relevant field

• Must passany and allrequired background checks
• Must be and remain compliant with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry
• Must be a minimum of 21 years of age
• Must be approved by state badging agency to work in cannabis industry