Buyer - Purchasing - Full Time

Purchasing Agent

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.

Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management, negotiation, and networking

Purchasing or Project Management: 1 year

This job operates in a professional office environment and various warehouse locations and conditions.

This role routinely uses standard office equipment. The employee must occasionally lift or move office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.

Processing stock/non-stock purchase orders

Work through freight claims and change order requests with both the customers and the vendors

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

Insurance - Medical, Dental, Vision Care for full-time positions

• Life Insurance
• Paid Holidays
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and matching
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)