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Purchasing Manager/ Agent

Consolidated Electrical Distributors

Kokomo, INFull-time$75–90K/yrSeen 1mo agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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Compensation
$75–90K/yr
Location
Kokomo, IN
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Purchasing Manager/Agent will source goods, manage vendors, and execute strategic, cost‑effective procurement across multiple suppliers. Responsibilities include evaluating market conditions, negotiating contracts, maintaining optimal inventory levels, and supporting large customer projects while ensuring accurate material retrieval and vendor relationships.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Sourcing and Vendor ManagementNegotiationNetworkingCommunicationInterpersonal SkillsAnalytical SkillsJudgment and Decision Making

Qualifications

College Degree

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Summary

Job title: Purchasing Manager/ Agent

Job ID: null

Department: Kokomo - APE

Location: null-null

Description

Summary:

As a Purchasing Manager/ Agent, you will be responsible for sourcing goods and managing vendors. The successful candidate will be able to perform strategic, high-quality, and cost-effective procurement activities across multiple suppliers and business facets. You should know how to evaluate market conditions and negotiate effectively to maintain relationships with customers and vendors.

This position is responsible for maintaining optimal inventory levels, ensuring optimal turns, eliminating aged inventory, and keeping up with the market demand for new products. Organizational skills and attention to detail will play a vital role in managing large projects for our customers and retrieving the correct material for the job.

Reports to: Profit Center Manager

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management, negotiation, and networking

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

ADDITIONAL COMPETENCIES

  • Analytical skills

  • Solid judgment with ability to make decisions in a fluid environment and overcome challenges

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Purchasing or Project Management: 1 year

  • Inside sales: 1 year

  • College degree

Working Conditions:

This job operates in a professional office environment and various warehouse locations and conditions.

This role routinely uses standard office equipment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands/fingers to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift or move office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.

Supervisory Responsibilities: No

Essential Job Functions:

  • Seek and partner with reliable vendors and suppliers.

  • Processing stock/non-stock purchase orders

  • Keep manufacturer cost files up to date.

  • Maintain pricing matrices

  • Adding/deleting products in CEDNet

  • Monitor commodity pricing and availability

  • Annual/defective vendor returns

  • Debit/credit memos

  • Work through freight claims and change order requests with both the customers and the vendors

  • Sales support

  • Invoice Processing

CED is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Disability | Veteran

Compensation Range:

The compensation range for this position is $75000 to $90000 annually.

Other Compensation:

The following additional compensation may be applicable for this position:

  • Bonus

  • Profit Sharing

Benefits:

Benefits available for this position are:

  • Insurance - Medical, Dental, Vision Care for full-time positions

  • Disability Insurance

  • Life Insurance

  • 401(k)

  • Paid Sick Leave

  • Paid Holidays

  • Paid Vacation

  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and matching

  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

  • Teledoc

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