Buyer - MD/VA/FL

The Role

Responsibilities

• Resolves any Vendor discrepancies for Invoices, Purchase Orders, Missing COA's, Compliance Violations, and Metric Manifests
• Develops strong relationships with suppliers of cannabis products to ensure consistent access to product for our patients
• Completes and tracks all Purchase Orders
• Manages all data entry for new products, promotions and discounts
• Ensure accuracy of data and analysis
• Anticipates potential problems and risks; generates ideas, insights and solutions to resolve potential problems. Proposes and executes solutions for issues identified during analysis of data
• Establishes and maintains a reputation of credibility and responsiveness in the marketplace
• Builds reports to enhance decision making at all levels of the organization. Reports will include best sellers, promotional expectations, and dispensary performance
• Audit purchasing processes to create better practices
• Understands the competitive landscape of the cannabis industry
• Manage appropriate inventory levels to ensure dispensaries can exceed sales expectations
• Performs other ad hoc duties as needed

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree
• Minimum of 3 plus years of Purchasing or Vendor Management experience in retail: cannabis experience is a plus.
• Strong analytical skills with an advanced understanding of retail math concepts.
• Understanding of perishable procurement, logistics, inventory management, marketing, accounting and financial management practices.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills; ability to take initiative and make fact based decisions.
• Written and verbal communication skills as well as interpersonal skills to develop and maintain effective business relationships both internally and externally.
• Strong computer aptitude in MS-Office including Word, Excel and Access. Experience with purchasing and accounting software.
• Ability to multitask and adjust to shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Commitment to learning and continuous development
• Highly motivated, self-directed, innovative and able to work independently or among teams with keen judgement, common sense and resourcefulness
• Adapts and thrives in a demanding, start-up, fast-paced environment
• Possesses a high level of critical thinking
• Operates with a high level of professionalism and integrity, including dealing with confidential information
• Must understand and comply with the rules, regulations, policies, and procedures of GTI
• Must have a solid understanding of the Medical Marijuana laws, rules and regulations and passion to further their understanding and knowledge of the industry and the laws.

Additional Requirements

• Must pass any and all required background checks
• Must be and remain compliant with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry
• Must possess valid driver's license
• Must be a minimum of 21 years of age
• Must be approved by the local state licensing entity to receive an Agent badge

Calling all curious, collaborative, compassionate, boundary-pushing, trustworthy stewards: There’s a place for you.

People are everything at Green Thumb. Some of us nurture plants while others pore over legal documents or open new stores. A few things we have in common? We’re stewards of the plant, a happy and humble bunch and genuinely love what we do.