Supervisor, Purchasing Operations

Grainger Businesses • Panama City, FL

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a leading industrial distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the United Kingdom, We Keep The World Working® by serving more than 4.5 million customers worldwide with products delivered through innovative technology and deep customer relationships. With 2023 sales of $16.5 billion, we’re dedicated to providing value for customers, fostering an engaging culture for team members and driving strong financial results. Our welcoming workplace enables you to learn, grow and make a difference by keeping businesses running and their people safe. We’re looking for passionate people to join our team as we continue leading the industry over our next 100 years.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree Required
• 3-5 years successful experience in sales, purchasing, product management, customer service or operations environment within a large organization.
• Ability to empowered and engage employees to identify continuous process improvements and exceed customers expectations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to partner with people throughout the organization.
• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

• 1-3 years previous supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead people to ensure high level of performance and a constant focus on customer responsiveness and service.
• Develop and implement process improvements in the areas of order processing and order expedites, invoicing and prompt resolution of customer issues to ensure a quality and timely customer experience.
• Drive employee initiative to create and promote and environment where employees are involved, empowered and committed to the success if the organization.
• Monitor and enhance employees’ individual performance through clearly defined expectations, training, coaching and counseling to achieve or exceed required results with regard to productivity, work quality and customer service.
• Develop and implement performance measurements/metrics and internal auditing programs to evaluate efficiency.
• Build strong relationships with internal partners and colleagues to ensure processes are effective while addressing the needs of the customer and the company.
• Manage various relationships with internal customers, external partners as well as third party suppliers as needed.
• Participate in and lead cross functional improvement and process design initiatives/teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees