Purchasing & Inventory Specialist

Hagadone Marine Group

Purchasing & Inventory Specialist

Coeur D Alene, ID
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job description

    Our core values make us who we are here at Hagadone Marine Group - work hard and let the good times roll! As we change and grow, our company beliefs still stay the same - we always put our customers and team members first. We pursue excellence, embrace change, act with integrity and have just plain FUN. Being a part of Hagadone Marine Group means being a part of a thriving culture and loving everything and anything water related.

    The Purchasing and Inventory Specialist is a supply chain and logistics professional specialized in ensuring cost-effective purchase of all materials and services as required by the procurement plan while ensuring quality control and compliance with the Company's policies and procedures.

    Reports to:

    Parts Manager at Hagadone Marine Group

    Benefits:

    • Year-around employment - NO LAYOFFS in winter.
    • Excellent work-life balanced schedules
    • Top of the line benefits; medical, dental, vision, life insurance, long-term disability insurance
    • Paid Vacation
    • Most advanced and well equipped Service Center in the United States
    • 401k plan
    • Great customers and team members!

    Job Requirements:

    • 1-2 years of previous Procurement and Inventory Specialist experience.
    • Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques as well as dexterity in “reading” the market.
    • Talent in negotiations and networking
    • Aptitude in decision-making and working with numbers
    • Experience in collecting and analyzing data
    • Advanced computer skills with the ability to use MS Office and Google Apps with proficiency.
    • Boating parts knowledge and experience preferred.
    • Experience with Dockmaster software a plus.

    Essential Functions:

    • Create and implement procurement strategies that are innovative, cost-effective, and incorporate the growing complexities and challenges within industry
    • Build long-term relationships with vendors in the industry
    • Compare proposals for price and specifications
    • Negotiate with vendors to reduce costs
    • Review contract specifications on behalf of the company
    • Communicate with vendors to ensure that the product arrives in a timely fashion
    • Build and maintain long-term relationships with critical suppliers
    • Manage technological systems that track the shipment, inventory and supply of materials
    • Lead transformational activities to build procurement organizational capabilities and improve procurement efficiency
    • Prepare daily, weekly and monthly procurement reports
    • Ensure adherence to all safety, health, and environmental rules and regulations
    • Keep abreast of changing industry trends
    • Issues purchase orders in accordance with company policy and the accounting system.
    • Maintain all customer and vendor lists.
    • Prepare daily and weekly reports for cycle count and pick-lists count for monthly entry.
    • Receive and process purchase orders consisting of standard and non-standard requests; ensure order accuracy.
    • Responsible for the management of defective inventory and determining disposition of scrap versus repair
    • Communicate and work with Service Writers and Technicians regarding parts, procurement and status
    • Manage inventory quantity and dollars in stock in accordance with company policy
    • Manage bulk seasonal stocking to maximize profitability of fast moving parts and seasonal needs
    • Working with accounting to receive, process and code all parts department invoices including credit card invoices to be turned into accounting twice monthly.

    Job Type: Full-time

    Pay: $23.00 - $25.00 per hour

    Benefits:

    • 401(k)
    • 401(k) matching
    • Dental insurance
    • Employee discount
    • Flexible spending account
    • Health insurance
    • Health savings account
    • Life insurance
    • Paid time off
    • Retirement plan
    • Vision insurance

    Schedule:

    • 8 hour shift
    • Holidays
    • Weekend availability

    Supplemental pay types:

    • Incentive Pay

    Experience:

    • Inventory control: 1 year (Preferred)

    Work Location: In person