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Job overview
Turtle is seeking a Junior Buyer to support its New York/New Jersey region, reporting to the Somerset, NJ location with some remote capabilities in a hybrid work environment. The role supports purchasing operations by expediting open orders, managing order information, handling returns and invoices, and providing customer service. It is described as entry level, and a BA/BS is preferred but not required.
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Why Turtle?
Are you looking to join a growing team of dedicated, driven, and passionate people who emphasize a work environment based on respect, collaboration, and diversity?
At Turtle, you will play a key role in our goal to listen, learn, and be helpful to every customer in need. With over 900 employees, spanning across the US, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, we believe that our people are our most valuable assets. Through our culture of innovation, education, and accountability, you ensure to create a space where Everyone Matters. We believe that EVERYONE can do extraordinary things and our mission is to create a workplace that empowers our employees to be successful. It explains why our history spans 100 years and has led to our standing as one of the nation's largest independent electrical industrial distributors. You believe that by making the right choices, you can find the right solutions. That's how we built our past. That's how we'll build our future.
About the Role
Turtle is seeking a Junior Buyer to primarily support our New York/New Jersey region. This position will report to our Somerset, NJ location and have some remote capabilities. This entry level position will be responsible for expediting open purchase orders, managing information related to open orders, as well as, problem solving, managing returns, invoice management, purchasing goods within their assigned vendors, and deliver best in class customer service.
What You'll Do
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Learn to source and place purchase orders
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Manage information within the ERP system concerning back-orders, expected ship dates, etc.
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Proactively communicate with the sales team as it pertains to their open orders and back-order dates.
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Assist buyers with assigned current projects.
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Procure assigned items as required
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Support inventory management process
Who We Are Looking For
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BA/BS preferred, not required
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MS Office (including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint)
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Problem solving and analytical skills
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Communication skills (verbal & written)
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Ability to be a self starter, organize and prioritize work
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Ability to work both onsite and offsite as required. (this role will require both, as we are in a hybrid work environment)
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Prior experience in distribution preferred especially electrical purchasing
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Understanding procurement in a distribution environment a plus
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Must possess a willingness to learn.
What We Offer
We offer a competitive benefits package that includes:
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401(k) plan
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Health insurance
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Dental insurance
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Vision insurance
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Life insurance
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Paid holidays
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Vacation
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Employee negotiated discounts
Who We Are
Founded in 1923, Turtle is a fourth-generation, family-owned, and three-generation women-owned business, and one of the nation's largest independent electrical and industrial distributors. Headquartered in Clark, NJ, our Electrical Distribution division operates 14 branches spanning from coast to coast. It is a significant force in the engineering and procurement of power distribution, automation, lighting, and energy projects, offering integrated services for the industrial and construction markets. Turtle Integrated division provides on-site MRO procurement, cost-saving, and spend analytics across the US and in Canada, Puerto Rico, and Mexico.
What to Do Next
You can begin by filling out our application online. If you want to learn more about Turtle, please visit our website www.turtle.com or our social medias! LinkedIn: @Turtle Instagram: @TurtleandHughes
Turtle is proud to be is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,115 open Buyer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$74–100K/yr503 salary ranges
- US median$27–33/hr116 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 28 open Buyer jobs in New Jersey and 1,115 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Jersey
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- Experience
- Buyer postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (825 postings).
- Education
- 296 of the 1,115 open Buyer jobs (27%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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