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Micro Center seeks a Retail Buyer for Consumer Electronics to manage assortments, pricing, and vendor relationships across PCs, components, and peripherals. You will analyze sales data, forecast demand, and execute purchasing strategies to drive margin and inventory turns. In this fast-paced, tech-focused environment, you'll collaborate with merchandising, store operations, and marketing to launch promotions and new products. Ideal candidates bring strong Excel skills, negotiation experience, and passion for computer hardware and electronics, with the ability to balance customer needs, trends, and profitability targets. Responsibilities Develop and execute buying strategies for consumer electronics categories Analyze sales, margin, and inventory data to optimize assortment and performance Forecast demand and create purchase plans to maintain in-stock levels and turns Negotiate cost, terms, and programs with vendors and distributors Collaborate with merchandising, marketing, and store teams on promotions and product launches Monitor market trends, competitor activity, and new technologies to inform decisions Set and adjust retail pricing and promotional offers based on performance and strategy Review store feedback and customer insights to refine category assortment Manage open-to-buy and adhere to budget and profitability targets Prepare reports and recommendations for merchandising and executive leadership Required Skills Merchandising strategy Retail buying Consumer electronics knowledge Sales and margin analysis Demand forecasting Inventory planning Vendor negotiation Category management Excel and data analysis Pricing and promotion strategy