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Be part of a growing, successful company in an exciting and challenging field. Border States is 100% employee-owned, which means you're empowered to make decisions, find solutions and receive rewards for your hard work. Location Fargo, ND Application Deadline July 20, 2026 Please note that the position may be filled before or after the listed application deadline. Applications will only be accepted while the posting remains active. Job Summary Facilitates daily purchasing and inventory management activities. Administers and coordinates the SAP/GAINS purchasing and inventory system functions on assigned product families including, but not limited to, stock purchase orders, branch to branch stock transfers, and related maintenance of SAP master records. Manages supply flow on assigned product families through consistent communication with applicable branch and supplier contacts. Utilizes inventory service management tools and other exception reports and tools to identify critical low inventory situations. Improves inventory performance through reduction of overstock and non-stock inventories. Analyzes inventory requests from sales or marketing teams and implement stocking parameter changes determined to be appropriate to support sales growth. Responsibilities Essential Functions Maintains collaborative relationships with branch sales, warehouse, and operations staff. Provides proactive and responsive support for branch staff and deliver excellent customer service in response to branch inventory requests. Responds to actual or predicted stock‑outs and identifies larger trends in supplier service levels that affect the supply chain. Monitors and takes steps to ensure healthy inventory service levels on high velocity items, and products important to key customers. Facilitates review, submission, and expediting of stock purchase orders. Makes trade‑off decisions with respect to inbound freight expenses, inventory services levels and inventory turnover. Maintains collaborative relationships with suppliers and manufacturer's representatives. Evaluates excess inventory on products or product families with low inventory turnover and takes action to improve inventory turns including supplier returns, order point or order quantity adjustments, branch to branch stock transfers, de‑expediting inbound supply orders, or sales promotion opportunities. Maintains expected delivery dates on inbound supplier orders to improve date confidence with branch teams and customers. Responds and resolves invoice, shipping, and carrier discrepancy issues in a timely manner Non-essential Functions May work in close connection with our alliance customers Assist in training new team members Participates in training document reviews and creation Participates in inventory & purchasing projects, such as data cleansing, branch startup plans, facility relocations, process improvement initiatives, etc. Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor or designate Qualifications Four-year business or technical degree or the equivalent in work experience. Prior procurement, inventory management, or supply chain management experience with knowledge of electrical, utility, industrial products preferred. Solid understanding of customer service and conflict resolution, purchasing, purchase order management and supplier returns, inventory management and stocking parameters, such as reorder points and lead times Competency with Excel or another spreadsheet application Previous knowledge of SAP or an MRP platform is preferred Skills and Abilities Multitasking, organization, and time management skills Excellent customer service skills including being competent, accurate, responsive, and engaged Physical Requirements Frequency at which you would carry/lift in a typical day: Occasionally 0 - 33% Frequently 34 - 66% Continuously 67 - 100% Lift from Waist: 10 to 25 lbs. - Not at all 26 to 50 lbs. - Not at all 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all 100+ lbs. - Not at all Lift from Floor: 10 to 25 lbs. - Frequently 26 to 50 lbs. - Occasionally 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all 100+ lbs. - Not at all Carried for Distance: 10 to 25 lbs. - Not at all 26 to 50 lbs. - Not at all 51 to 75 lbs. - Not at all 75 to 100 lbs. - Not at all 100+ lbs. - Not at all Physical Activity Sitting (a continuous period of being seated) - Continuously Standing (for sustained periods of time) - Frequently Walking (moving about on foot to accomplish tasks) - Frequently Bending/stooping (downward and forward) - Occasionally Crawling (moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet) - Not at all Climbing/Walking Stairs (ascending or descending) - Frequently Reaching (extending arms in any direction) - Frequently Crouching/squatting (bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine) - Occasionally Kneeling (bending legs at knee to come to rest on knee(s)) - Occasionally Balancing (maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling) - Occasionally Repetitive motion (substantial movement (motions) or the wrists, hands, and/or fingers) - Continuously Pivoting (movement in any direction with one foot, keeping the other in contact with the floor) - Frequently Pushing/Pulling (using upper extremities to press against or draw or tug) - Occasionally Grasping (Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm) - Continuously Fingering (picking, pinching, typing; working with primarily fingers and not whole hand) - Continuously Talking (expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word) - Frequently Driving (the control and operation of a motor vehicle) - Occasionally Desk work (work usually performed at a desk) - Continuously Use of a computer - Continuously Use of a telephone - Frequently Hearing (Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels) - Continuously Exposure (to adverse weather & temperature conditions) - Not at all Travel (travel needed to perform job duties) - Occasionally Benefits Health, Dental and Vision Benefits Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity

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Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Disability Benefits 401(k) Retirement Plan Life Insurance Employee Assistance Program Paid Holidays Paid Volunteer Time Personal Leave time and more! Bonuses for branch and company goals Equal Opportunity For All It's not just the law; it's something we've believed in since our founding. We value the diversity of all of our employee-owners and will always be an equal opportunity employer. Drug Free/Smoke Free workplace Employment may be contingent on the offered candidate successfully passing one or more of the following pre‑employment screenings: Criminal background check (required for all positions) Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check (required for positions involving driving) Drug testing The MVR check and drug testing vary by role and will be communicated to the offered candidate during the onboarding process and as applicable. Additional Information This job description is a summary of the job duties and responsibilities and is not intended to cover all possible job duties and is subject to change at the employer's discretion. Employees must be able to perform the essential job duties and satisfy job requirements either with or without a reasonable accommodation. #J-18808-Ljbffr Border States