Purchasing Assistant (Indirect)

The company:

Collision centers and a regional reconditioning facility serve the whole group. Training programs move techs and salespeople into management roles.

Inletreach Motors runs purchasing in SAP. You will place POs, negotiate pricing and keep suppliers on schedule. The Purchasing Assistant (Indirect) buys materials and services for our plants, managing about $30M in annual spend across 200 suppliers. This role is fully remote within the US. Few meetings, lots of written updates. Equipment is provided, including a laptop.

Main duties:

• Manage blanket orders and consignment agreements
• Follow purchasing policy and approval limits
• Issue purchase orders from approved requisitions and MRP signals in SAP
• Negotiate pricing, lead times and payment terms with suppliers
• Qualify new suppliers with quality and finance
• Coordinate returns and supplier corrective actions with quality

What we're looking for:

• 0-2 years of purchasing or procurement experience
• Organized with dozens of open orders at a time
• Experience with SAP, Oracle, NetSuite or another ERP purchasing module
• Comfortable pushing suppliers on dates and price
• Occasional travel to supplier sites

Pluses:

• Manufacturing or direct materials background
• CPSM or CPIM certification

Pay and benefits:

Compensation: $66,000 - $88,000/year DOE.

• Health, dental and vision coverage starting on day one
• 401(k) with 4% match
• Paid holidays
• Flexible spending account
• Professional development budget
• Paid time off

EOE. We participate in E-Verify.

We are not working with agencies on this role.

Start: Within 30 days.

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