Purchasing Assistant

Purchasing Assistant

The Purchasing Assistant will partner with supply chain, transportation, operations and sales to achieve optimal customer satisfaction and financial performance through superior communication pertaining to fill rate and inventory planning and deployment. This position is responsible for monitoring special orders, sales support, inventory inquiries and market intelligence. This position will be the primary point of contact surrounding inventory requests and market intelligence for the regions supported.

Responsibilities Include:

• Monitoring large sales orders and adjusting as needed
• Reviewing and resolving back-orders
• Monitoring and communicating special-order status
• Support and manage the sales support intake process for inventory inquires, market intelligence, supplier issues and communication
• Manage emergency need intake process, order fulfillment and communication
• Manage priority inbound purchase orders with operations support
• Partner with operations for inbound supplier related issues
• Partner with accounts payable on supplier receiving discrepancies
• Manage customer return intake processing
• Partner with operations on over, short and damaged receiving

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• A minimum of two years of experience in inventory management or purchasing.
• Great verbal and written communication, detail-oriented, critical analysis, and multitasking skills.
• Ability to professionally interact with a wide range of internal and external partners
• Good analytical skills and proficiency level in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Good mathematical skills with the ability to perform basic math operations.
• Self-motivated with the ability to follow through on assignments and prioritize workflow with some supervision.
• Capable of assimilating information quickly and reaching conclusions.
• Understanding of the Purchasing Module of all applicable ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems preferred.
• Previous SX.e experience is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits:

The pay range for this role is $24.00 - $26.00 per hour. This range represents what the company reasonably expects to pay an associate for this role based on current market data, internal equity, and other business factors. The actual compensation offered may vary depending on factors such as relevant experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other considerations. In addition to base pay, BradyPLUS offers a comprehensive benefits package to support the health and well-being of our associates and their families. Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), 401(k) Retirement and more.

About BradyPLUS:

BradyPLUS is a leading national distributor of solutions for JanSan, Foodservice and Industrial Packaging. We deliver the right SUPPLIES + SUPPORT to ensure businesses are more successful every day. We offer premium brands, expert advice, and exceptional customer experiences. Our 6,000 associates across 180+ locations have a passion for delivering innovative solutions for the business challenges of today and tomorrow. Together, we serve thousands of customers nationwide in end markets including education, government, healthcare, hospitality, restaurants, building services, food packaging & processing, and grocery. We strive to be the best employer we can. We value people, we embrace change and we reach higher. Join us and see what the BUZZ is about! To learn more visit us at

BradyPLUS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This means that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, marital status or civil union status, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or any other characteristic protected by law. We also provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities.