Retail Buyer (Non-Food) Bilingual

Position Summary

The Retail Buyer Non-Food is responsible for sourcing negotiating and managing supplier relationships across non-food categories including personal care household cleaning kitchen supplies paper goods and seasonal/holiday products. This role manages category performance and product availability across Talpas store locations ensuring commercial competitiveness and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

Sourcing & Supplier Management

• Source evaluate and develop vendor partnerships across non-food and seasonal categories
• Lead commercial negotiations including pricing rebates promotional funding credit terms and service levels
• Manage supplier scorecards and conduct regular performance and compliance reviews
• Proactively identify supply risks and develop contingency sourcing strategies

Category & Assortment Management

• Develop and manage assortment plans by category and store format aligned to community demographics
• Build seasonal commercial calendars including holiday back-to-school and event-driven promotions
• Analyze category performance (sales margin turns out-of-stocks) and recommend actions
• Collaborate with the CPFR Lead to optimize replenishment parameters and reduce overstock

Pricing & Financial Performance

• Ensure competitive pricing while maintaining target gross margin by category
• Manage credits for expired discontinued or damaged product per supplier policy
• Identify cost savings and margin improvement opportunities through negotiation and product mix optimization

Collaboration & Execution

• Partner with Supply Chain Logistics and Store Operations to ensure product flow and availability
• Support planogram development and new item introduction processes
• Participate in the weekly S&OP process as part of the Demand & Category Review
• Serve as subject matter expert for non-food and seasonal category best practices

Education

• Bachelors Degree in Business Supply Chain Marketing or related field preferred

Work Experience

• 24 years of experience in retail buying category management or procurement in a retail or CPG environment
• Experience managing non-food HBC general merchandise or seasonal categories preferred
• Proven ability to negotiate supplier agreements and manage category financials

Skills

• Strong knowledge of retail category management and assortment planning
• Effective negotiation and supplier relationship management skills
• Financial acumen with ability to analyze margin turns and cost drivers
• Advanced Excel skills; ERP and BI tools experience preferred
• Bilingual English/Spanish required
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and follow-through

Travel Requirement

• Up to 25% travel to stores distribution center and vendor meetings or trade fairs