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About ThriftBooks
ThriftBooks is the world’s largest used book retailer! We believe in a workplace where respect for our employees matters, where promoting from within is how we grow, and where safety comes first in all our decisions and planning. At ThriftBooks, your work will help get inexpensive books into the hands of people who need them instead of going into landfill. We strive to create a friendly work environment with high standards of performance and rewards for excellence. We started out small and remember that encouraging people to do their best is how we expanded to our current scale.
If you want to learn about the intersection of technology, innovation, and good old-fashioned teamwork, we might be a good fit for you. Wherever you start in the company, our hope is that is a launching point to higher achievement. At ThriftBooks, your success is up to you.
We love books! We love buying and selling them!
We believe reading empowers people, offering them empathy to live for a moment in someone else’s shoes, education—a critical asset to improving one’s life—and an occasional escape to fantastic worlds inhabited by interesting characters. Yes, we save millions of books every year from being destroyed, but our mission goes beyond the environment. We save these books and make them accessible to readers for the chance to shape another mind, share another story, and teach a bit of wisdom.
The Supply Buyer is a strategic role within the overall supply chain organization. The role serves as the chief gatekeeper to success in our operation. This person will be responsible for the procurement of books and media; building and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships with our suppliers and evaluating future/potential suppliers for future growth.
You’ll need excellent organizational skills, an insatiable curiosity to improve process, supply KPI’s and information and confidence to present to senior leaders both internally and externally.
If you’re a closer, you’d be interested in this role.
Key objectives will be to meet/exceed traditional supply chain goals surrounding inventory quality/turns, etc while adding value to the company financially by optimizing our procurement portfolio.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Prospect, manage, and close deals for new supply ensuring a balanced sales funnel
- Grow supply from existing suppliers while building relationships and selling solutions to maximize partnerships
- Plan and execute procurement of supply from regional/national/global suppliers
- Understand market of available supply and forecast volume, cost and quality anticipating the needs of the business
- Drive cost savings initiatives and negotiations to achieve set targets within the budget/forecast planning process
- Define a strategy to improve quality through Supplier relationship evaluation
- Manage weekly spend by providing a cost analysis per supplier, per facility
- Coordinate inventory planning, replenishment, and quality of supply volume in conjunction with our National Account Managers & Processing Center Leadership teams
- Provide excellent service, follow-through, and execution
- Complete special projects and assignments as requested
Qualifications & Competencies
- Minimum of 3 years Supply Chain (planning & procurement) experience
- Minimum of 3 years Sales experience
- Proficient in computer skills (Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Working knowledge of Salesforce.com or a similar CRM
- Knowledge and understanding of Supply Chain concepts and application
- Knowledge of sales cycle and funnel management
- Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills
- Critical thinking and effective negotiation skills for closing deals and finding win-win solutions
- Confident communicator with excellent verbal and written skills
- Able to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
- Self-starter with the ability to work independently under pressure and react quickly to changing priorities
Travel
25% – 50% travel based on source of demand
Location
This is a remote, work-from-home position. Must be a resident of Illinois.
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If you are ready for your next big challenge, we would love to hear from you!
Pay: $70000 – $90000 / year
Supplemental pay:
- Bonus pay
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Paid time off
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Referral program
Job types: Full-time
Education: No education required
Work location: This is a remote position
