Associate Buyer

About the role

Imperial Supplies, a Grainger Company, is seeking an Associate Buyer to join its Procurement team. The ideal candidate will have experience in purchasing, supply chain, operations, customer service, or distribution and will be passionate about solving problems and working with people.

Responsibilities

• Maintain purchase order confirmations from suppliers
• Track orders and ensure accurate estimated arrival dates (ETAs)
• Research and resolve order discrepancies, shipment issues, and supplier variances
• Communicate product availability updates to internal stakeholders
• Serve as a key point of contact for Distribution Centers regarding receiving issues and order questions
• Work with suppliers to obtain shipping updates and critical product information
• Manage communications through internal systems and shared team inboxes
• Support buyers and purchasing leadership with special projects and initiatives
• Assist with onboarding and training new team members when needed

Requirements

• Associate degree or equivalent experience
• 1-3 years of experience in operations, supply chain, customer service, sales, purchasing, or distribution
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented
• Energetic
• Highly organized

Skills

• Customer service
• Supply chain management
• Operations
• Purchasing
• Distribution

Benefits

• Hybrid / Remote schedule
• Work/Life balance
• Immediate medical, dental, vision coverage
• 18 days paid vacation
• 7 paid holidays
• 6% of annual earnings contributed to retirement, immediately vested!

Pay

Commensurate with experience

Schedule

Hybrid / Remote