Purchasing Agent, Direct Materials

Regional vice presidents oversee clusters of branches in New York and neighboring markets. Founded in 1905, we now have 2,900 employees.

The role:

This role mixes day-to-day purchasing with sourcing projects, including RFQs and supplier changes. Steelloop runs purchasing in SAP. You will place POs, negotiate pricing and keep suppliers on schedule. This role is fully remote within the US. We talk mostly in Slack and hop on quick calls when something needs discussing.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Qualify new suppliers with quality and finance
• Resolve invoice and receiving discrepancies with accounts payable
• Expedite late orders and keep production planning informed
• Manage blanket orders and consignment agreements
• Follow purchasing policy and approval limits

What you need:

• 3+ years of purchasing or procurement experience
• Occasional travel to supplier sites
• Strong negotiation skills, with examples of savings you delivered
• Comfortable pushing suppliers on dates and price
• Working knowledge of contracts, Incoterms and payment terms
• Organized with dozens of open orders at a time

Preferred:

• Spend analytics in Power BI
• Manufacturing or direct materials background
• Coupa or SAP Ariba experience
• Spanish or Mandarin for supplier communication

Pay: $81,000 - $97,000 per year

Compensation and benefits:

• Health, dental and vision coverage starting on day one
• 401(k) with 4% match
• Paid parental leave
• Vision insurance
• Employee discount
• Cell phone reimbursement

A resume is enough to apply. Cover letters are optional.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Steelloop Inc..