Purchasing Agent

Consolidated Electrical Distributors

Ellensburg, WA

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

$22–$25 Per Hour

SKILLS

Analysis Skills, Bill of Materials (BOM), Cargo/Freight, Change Requests/Orders, Communication Skills, Customer Relations, Detail Oriented, Develop and Maintain Customers, Inside Sales, Interpersonal Skills, Inventory Levels, Inventory Management, Market Analysis, Negotiation Skills, Office Equipment, Organizational Skills, Pricing, Procurement Management, Product Marketing, Project/Program Management, Purchase Orders, Purchasing/Procurement, Sales Support, Vendor/Supplier Management, Vendor/Supplier Relations, Vendor/Supplier Sourcing, Warehousing

LOCATION

Ellensburg, WA

POSTED

2 days ago

Summary Job title: Purchasing Agent Job ID: null Department: Ellensburg - CED Location: null-null Description Summary: As a Purchasing 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. The Purchasing Agent 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 + Inside sales support + Creating tickets for customer orders + Quoting customer bill of material + Schedule and communicate the release of material and delivery expectations with the customers and our warehouse operation. CED is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Disability | Veteran Compensation Range: The compensation range for this position is $22 to $25 hourly. 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 + Long Term Disability Insurance after 25 months + Life Insurance at 1X your annual salary + 401(k) (18 or older) + Paid Sick Leave - accrue 0.0347 hours per qualified hour worked, up to 72 hours annually, usable after 90 days + Paid Holidays - 9 days each year + Paid Vacation - accrue 0.03847 hours per qualified hour worked, up to 80 hours annually + Paid Pregnancy & New Parent Leave + Health Savings Account (HSA) and matching + Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) + Teledoc

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Consolidated Electrical Distributors

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