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 Imperial Brady:

Imperial Brady is a leading North American distributor and solutions provider for cleaning and facility care, foodservice, and packaging. With more than 13,000 employees and a broad supply chain network, we deliver national scale with local expertise. Built on strong customer relationships and deep industry knowledge, we go beyond distribution—delivering Supplies + Support through expertise, service, and a commitment to making every customer touchpoint a plus.

We offer a dynamic environment for our more than 13,000 employees to work, learn, and grow professionally. We value our people and strive to create rewarding career opportunities by offering competitive salaries and benefits (medical, dental, vision), a 401(k) program with company match, life insurance, a generous paid time off package, educational reimbursement, paid family leave, and adoption assistance. We are excited to invite talented individuals with a passion for excellence to join our team.

Imperial Brady is an EEO Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, disability (physical or mental), family medical history, or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors.

Our company is a Fair Chance employer, committed to providing opportunities for qualified individuals with past justice system involvement. We believe in assessing candidates based on their skills and experience. A conditional offer of employment will be contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

MASSACHUSETTS APPLICANTS: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.