Purchasing Specialist

Purchasing Specialist

The Purchasing Specialist is an expert in data analysis with a desire to help maintain supply inventory levels required for effective company operation. We are seeking a qualified candidate that is a proactive thinker, takes full ownership of responsibilities and seeks to accomplish tasks with 100% accuracy. The Purchasing Specialist will support a variety of colleagues to improve decision making through the expert use of data, research, evidence, and insight. The ideal candidate will need to have the ability to prioritize multiple requests and adapt to change.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Include:

• Forecast inventory demand
• Work closely with the Product Managers involving changes to product availability and price increases
• Manage multiple company inventories
• Purchase and monitor drop ship orders
• Adjust inventory in system based on selling needs
• Monitor vendor prices to lower the cost on high volume products
• Create purchase orders for demand and safety stock
• Monitor purchase order/sales order aging
• Notify vendors of shipping/invoice discrepancies
• Notify customer service concerning delays

Qualifications:

The Purchasing Specialist must possess the following minimum qualifications:

• High school diploma/GED required (Associate degree or higher preferred)
• 1 year experience in a purchasing role preferred
• Proven history of effective inventory management
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• High attention to detail and process oriented
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Willingness to improve internal efficiencies
• NetSuite or equivalent ERP experience is preferred
• Previous accounting experience a plus

US Gold Bureau, Benefits and Perks:

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD

401k:

• 100% match, up to 3% of contribution
• 50% match for 4th and 5th % of contribution
• Fully vested upon enrollment

PTO:

• 3 weeks (15 business days) per year

Holidays:

• Up to 11 paid days per year

Wellness:

• Onsite strength and cardio classes
• Financial Freedom Academy
• Weight Loss Competitions

Events/Fun:

• Employee Appreciation and Recognition Events and Trips
• Monthly Social Squad Events
• Seasonal and Holiday Events

REPORTS TO: Purchasing Manager

DEPARTMENT: Purchasing

HOURS of WORK: M-F, 8:30am-5:30pm (additional hours as required)

LOCATION: Onsite

TRAVEL: None to minimal

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• NetSuite: 1 year (Preferred)
• Inventory management: 1 year (Preferred)
• Vendor management: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person