Sr Purchasing Agent & Inventory Controller

Hajoca Corporation

2d•Remote

About The Position

Hajoca Corporation is seeking a Sr Purchasing Agent & Inventory Controller to join their East Division Purchasing team. This is a remote position. The role involves procuring merchandise for resale and managing inventory. Key responsibilities include negotiating with vendors for optimal pricing, delivery, and terms; developing and implementing inventory control and purchasing strategies; analyzing trends and best practices; creating and enforcing policies; maintaining supplier partnerships; analyzing product on hand and projected sales; mentoring teammates; developing contingency plans; providing data-driven insights; processing and expediting purchase orders; monitoring vendor shipments; meeting profit center targets for fill rates, in-stock rates, inventory turns, and slow-moving inventory; performing file maintenance; and completing assigned training programs. The position also includes other reasonably related duties as assigned.

Requirements

4+ years of purchasing and inventory control experience
Wholesale distribution experience preferred
Knowledge of products sold in the Profit Center preferred
Resides in one of these states: NY, CT, NJ, MA, PA
Effectively use Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Word, Excel) to communicate via email, to maintain vendor contact files and appointment calendars, and to analyze vendor purchases and sales data.
Able to analyze sales and procurement data and understand market trends to make the best purchasing decisions.
Possess excellent verbal communication and negotiation skills.
Able to build and maintain influential relationships with vendors, customers and co-workers.
Energetic, self-motivated and able to work independently.
Able to learn and operate the computer related systems used to create, process and expedite purchase orders, to control inventory, and to produce reports for analysis.
Read, write, speak, and understand English.
Able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Responsibilities

Procuring merchandise for resale and for inventory management.
Negotiating with vendors to obtain the best pricing, delivery, and terms of purchase ensuring optimal order fill rates and customer satisfaction.
Developing and implementing long-term strategies for inventory control and purchasing that align with profit center business objectives.
Identifying and evaluating trends and best practices in inventory management to enhance purchasing strategies.
Helping create and enforce inventory and purchasing policies and procedures to ensure efficiency, consistency, and compliance.
Developing and maintaining strategic partnerships with key suppliers and vendors.
Conducting negotiations and managing contracts with suppliers to secure the best possible terms and pricing.
Analyzing product on hand and projected product sales.
Mentoring teammates on inventory and purchasing procedures, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and high performance.
Developing and implementing contingency plans to ensure business continuity with inventory needs.
Providing insights and recommendations based on data analysis to support decision making.
Creating, processing, and expediting vendor Purchase Orders to maintain desired product mix, optimum shelf quantities and satisfy projected product sales.
Monitoring vendor shipments and receipt of merchandise to ensure that they are within acceptable parameters established by the Profit Center Manager.
Meeting or exceeding the Profit Center targets for fill rates/service levels, in stock rates, annual inventory turns, and slow-moving/devalued/overstock inventory levels.
Performing required file maintenance to products, buy lines, price and buy matrices; communicate with Product File Administrator as necessary.
Successfully completing required safety and compliance training programs as assigned.
Performing other reasonably related duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required.