Hiring: Senior Buyer Company: iHerb Location: Perris, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 10:17:56 About the job Required Skills: •The Senior Buyer will work closely with the Category Manager and team to ensure all are aligned on business strategies, short and long-term growth objectives. •Directly responsible for key category metrics (KPI’s) for new and existing brands, new products, pricing, gross margin, promotions, and product life cycle while seeking opportunities for improvement •Negotiate with vendors to secure exceptional everyday pricing, marketing & promotional budgets, special opportunity buys, growth incentives including rebates and accruals, delivery, and payment terms for large volume accounts •Foster relationships with large volume existing/new vendors to drive sales, product innovation, margin growth, promotional support and maintain regular and consistent communication to ensure a clear understanding of short/long-term goals and capabilities •Negotiation of contracts, product evaluation, quality issues, customer service questions and create and maintain supplier, product database •Strategically drive new product/brand onboarding and maintenance process to ensure timely addition to market •Calculate, maintain and evaluate cost, pricing, and product adjustments in system to ensure desired mark-ups, margin •Partner/Coordinate with Inventory Management and Planning Team in managing inventory turns, vendor forecasts, new item projections, service level, order cycles, rebate and marketing programs, special opportunity buys, and general supply chain practices Qualifications: •Strong, successful and proven negotiating skills •Strong analytical, data management and decision-making abilities •Strong mathematical skills with an understanding of retail pricing concepts •Demonstrated capacity to communicate written and verbally in a professional manner with people at all levels of the organization and external contacts •Great attention to detail, highly organized with strong project management skills •Demonstrated capacity to handle multiple tasks, problem solve and prioritize with an awareness of importance and deadlines •WMS, EDI, SAP, Tableau experience a plus •Generally requires a minimum of seven (7) years of progressive experience in buying or directly related role with equivalent responsibilities, preferably in an e-commerce environment with natural products experience a plus. •Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Merchandising or related field preferred, or a combination of education and equivalent work experience. Compensation: •$84,957 - $130,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!