Purchasing Associate
Johnstone Supply · Cranford, NJ · Yesterday
Purchasing$60k–$65k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
Purchasing Associates supports the business through inventory planning, purchasing, and supplier coordination while delivering excellent internal and external customer service. This role ensures inventory is optimized to meet service goals, improve turns, and reduce excess stock by leveraging data and supplier performance to issue timely purchase orders. The goal is to drive solutions and success that improve customer satisfaction, maximize customer retention, and increase profitability.
Qualifications
- Typically requires bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or Business-related field, or equivalent experience.
- About two years of experience in purchasing, planning, or inventory management preferred.
- This position requires a highly focused, detail-oriented, analytical results-driven individual that has the ability to work with a variety of analytics tools.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is required, with aptitude to learn new computer applications.
- Experience with Eclipse is a plus.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and enjoys working in a team environment.
Benefits
- Competitive Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Safe Harbor 401(k) – 100% employer match up to 5% of base pay and immediate vesting
- Holiday pay – we recognize and pay our employees for 7.5 holidays per year
- Paid Parental Bonding Time
- Employer subsidized medical, dental, and vision plans
- Voluntary long-term disability, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
- Wellbeing program with opportunity to earn reduced medical costs
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you, and your family
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee referral bonus program
- Employee service milestone recognition program
Pay
$60,000.00 - $65,000.00/Yearly
Schedule
Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm