Purchasing Director jobs in Santa Rosa, CA

Who is EandM and Why You Want to Work Here?

We are the leading distributor of automation products on the West Coast. What is automation? The hardware and software that controls and monitors everything from packaging food to making cars.

We have:

• Seven locations across the West Coast
• Continued to grow sales and market share
• Been a stable employer in Sonoma County since 1955

A Day in the Life of a Purchasing Agent:

• Work as part of a strong purchasing team, purchasing parts to fulfill customer orders.
• Communicate with vendors and sales employees
• Work in a schedule-driven environment; timing is a critical function to meet shipping deadlines
• Create, issue, and change purchase orders as necessary
• Process vendor shipments
• Respond to numerous email and phone inquiries with quick and accurate data
• Obtain pricing and availability from suppliers
• Negotiate pricing
• Order inventory (hardware & software)
• Add and update parts and pricing in quoting and ordering applications
• Confirm delivery of parts and equipment
• Reconcile invoice discrepancies
• Perform other similar duties as assigned by manager

What Qualifications are Required?

• Minimum of two years related experience
• Knowledge of purchasing and standard office practices and procedures
• Experience in Microsoft Office is required
• Ability to type a minimum of 45 words per minute
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide and calculate percentages, whole numbers, and fractions
• Ability to manage priorities, workflow, and meet deadlines
• Flexibility and willingness to work with changing priorities
• Ability to work well as part of a strong team

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary (sitting) position for extended periods of time
• Must be able to type and perform other computer-related work for extended periods of time
• Must be able to lift and move up to 50 pounds when processing RMA’s

Compensation:

• The compensation range is $60-70k DOE. This compensation includes both salary and bonuses.
• Generous benefits package that includes:
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 20 Days PTO
• 401k Matching Retirement
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) and Short-Term Disability (STD) Supplemental after one year