Purchasing & Marketing Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

About the Position

We are seeking a motivated, analytical Purchasing & Marketing Specialist to join our team at a manufacturing facility specializing in cold drawn wire . This position offers an excellent opportunity for a recent college graduate with a strong quantitative background to build a career at the intersection of purchasing, supply chain, sales, and industrial marketing .

The successful candidate will work closely with suppliers, production personnel, customers, and management to help ensure the timely and cost-effective procurement of steel while supporting the company's growth and customer relationships.

Key Responsibilities

Purchasing & Supply Chain

• Purchase steel rod and other raw materials required for cold drawn wire production.
• Monitor steel pricing, availability, lead times, and market conditions.
• Obtain and evaluate supplier quotations and negotiate pricing and terms.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with steel mills, distributors, and other suppliers.
• Track purchase orders, inventory levels, deliveries, and material requirements.
• Analyze purchasing data to identify cost savings and supply-chain improvements.
• Coordinate closely with production and operations to ensure materials are available when needed.
• Work out scheduling and planning of production.

Marketing & Business Development

• Support sales and marketing initiatives for the company's cold-drawn wire products.
• Research customers, competitors, industries, and potential new markets.
• Analyze sales and market data to identify trends and opportunities.
• Assist with customer communications, quotations, presentations, and marketing materials.
• Help develop strategies to expand existing accounts and identify prospective
• Work with management to translate market information into actionable business opportunities.

Analysis & Reporting

• Prepare spreadsheets, reports, forecasts, and management analyses.
• Use quantitative data to evaluate purchasing decisions, pricing, inventory, and market opportunities.
• Develop and maintain dashboards or other tools to track key performance indicators.
• Apply analytical thinking to solve operational and commercial problems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or analytical field such as Business Analytics, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Statistics, Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related discipline .
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Excel and comfort working with data.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work with numbers, compare alternatives, identify trends, and make data-driven recommendations.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Willingness to learn the steel and wire manufacturing industry.
• Ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical personnel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Internship or experience in purchasing, supply chain, manufacturing, sales, marketing, or business analysis.
• Familiarity with ERP systems, databases, or business intelligence tools.
• Interest in commodity markets, steel, manufacturing, or industrial products.
• Experience using Excel for financial or operational analysis.

What You'll Gain

This is not a narrowly defined purchasing position. The role is designed for someone who wants to understand how a manufacturing business operates from raw material procurement through production, sales, and customer development .

You will have the opportunity to:

• Develop expertise in the steel and wire industry.
• Work directly with suppliers and customers.
• Gain hands-on purchasing and supply-chain experience.
• Apply quantitative skills to real business decisions.
• Develop commercial and marketing skills.
• Work closely with company leadership and gain broad exposure to the business.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a recent college graduate who enjoys working with numbers but also wants a career involving people, negotiation, and business development . You should be curious, practical, comfortable learning industrial business, and interested in using data to make better decisions.

If you are looking for a position where your quantitative education can be applied to a real-world manufacturing environment—and where you can grow into increasing responsibility— we would like to hear from you.

To Apply: Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter describing your background and interest in purchasing, manufacturing, and/or industrial marketing.