Purchasing Specialist
CDW

Job Info

The Purchasing Specialist is responsible for negotiating, purchasing and maintaining inventory for specific product lines up to $10 million dollars a day. The Purchasing Specialist is required to drive revenue and margin for their product lines in collaboration with their product marketing brand managers.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Analysis of sales and seasonal trends to effectively manage inventory in multiple distribution centers.
• Successfully negotiate and purchase inventory for individual Sapphire, Gold and Diamond manufacturing lines.
• Negotiate Cooperative Advertising with vendors in conjunction with the Marketing Department.
• Proactively identify alternative brand suppliers and manufacturers.
• Successfully negotiate additional allocation of product.
• Accurately set cost to ensure CDW is competitive and products will sell in a timely matter.
• Successfully manage inventory for specifically assigned product lines.
• Ensure suppliers meet the requirements listed in the service level agreement set by CDW including fill rate, backorder management, lead time, and ETA accuracy.
• Effectively manage the relationships with partners and facilitate communication with internal stakeholders.
• Some travel required.
  
  

Education and/or Experience Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Information Technology or a Supply Chain related field AND 1 year of relevant experience, OR 
• 3 years of Supply Chain Management, Procurement, or Pricing experience. 

Required Qualifications

• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate at all levels including Senior Leadership.
• Demonstrated creative problem solving and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly compute basic math functions.
• Track record of working independently with little direction.