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Burlington Stores is seeking a Fixture Purchasing Specialist in New Jersey to plan, purchase, and track fixtures for store openings and remodels. The role emphasizes accurate communication, budget adherence, and cross-functional collaboration with finance, operations, and vendors.
You will manage PO lifecycle, optimize inventory, and provide reporting to support cost control and scheduling. A strong finance acumen and Excel proficiency are essential for success in this fast-paced environment.
The Fixture Purchasing Specialist is instrumental in planning, purchasing, inventory control, & financial management of fixtures for store projects. This role has a direct impact on the financial integrity of store fixture programs across the organization. This role will work independently and proactively, manage significant spend, work across multiple concurrent initiatives, and make purchasing & allocation decisions that directly influence the financial management of projects. By overseeing inventory levels, evaluating vendor pricing & ensuring accurate financials, this role safeguards against overspend, mitigates supply shortages and contributes to long-term savings. Success in this role enables improved forecasting, optimized inventory utilization, stronger financial accountability, and enhanced execution of store fixture program. This position is responsible for purchasing fixtures, including ordering, delivery, and tracking. Maximum emphasis is placed on providing accurate and constant communication to ensure timely delivery of fixtures for all new stores, remodels, capital projects, and store special projects.
Provide end-to-end ownership of store-level fixtures purchasing for all new store openings and capital projects, ensuring timely, cost-effective, and compliant execution.
Lead the full Purchase Order (PO) and financial release lifecycle, including creation, review, approval, tracking, invoicing, and reconciliation, while ensuring adherence to internal controls and corporate policies.
Develop, maintain, & continuously improve inventory tracking, reporting and monitoring processes to ensure accuracy, visibility, and availability of fixtures across all locations. Includes comprehensive reporting on fixture spend, inventory levels, and rollout status by project and location.
Establish and maintain strong vendor partnerships by setting clear performance expectations, providing ongoing feedback, and enforcing service level agreements to drive quality, cost efficiency, and on-time delivery.
Collaborate with third-party logistics (3PL) partners to determine optimal shipping, delivery, and tracking strategies for fixtures.
Serve as a liaison between vendors, execution teams, finance, project management, logistics, and field leadership to ensure alignment and issue resolution.
Partner closely with internal execution teams to evaluate fixture requirements, authorize releases, provide accurate inventory insights, and proactively support execution needs for store openings and capital initiatives.
Manage and oversee financial allocations for the fixture purchasing function, including forecasting demand, allocating funds across multiple concurrent projects, and optimizing spending within approved budgets.
Provide financial reporting, variance analysis and actionable insights to leadership to support strategic decision-making, budget & forecast activities and continuous process improvement in purchasing and inventory management practices.
Secure funding as appropriate in conjunction with leadership.
Review and approve special requests from stores.
Create, submit, and validate vendor invoices to ensure compliance with contracted pricing and terms; independently investigate and resolve discrepancies or non-compliance in partnership with vendors, construction, and store operations teams
3 to 5 years of experience in procurement, inventory management, supply chain operations, financial analysis, project coordination, construction project management & execution or related business disciplines.
Associate degree or Equivalent work experience
Position requires a high level of mathematical skills and attention to detail. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, and Vlookup/Xlookup functions. Experience with Oracle, Coupa, or comparable ERP/procurement systems preferred.
Excellent oral and written communication skills, organization, and follow-up skills.
A successful candidate must possess a strong financial acumen and a sense of urgency.
Make recommendations for process improvement and increased efficiency.
Ability to proactively plan and multi-task and prioritize changing schedules and competing demands.
Strong analytical skills, ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment.
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You will enjoy competitive wages, flexible hours, and an associate discount. Burlington’s benefits package includes medical, dental and vision coverage including life and disability insurance. Full-time associates are also eligible for paid time off, paid holidays and a 401(k) plan. We are a rapidly growing brand and provide a variety of training and development opportunities so our associates can grow with us. Our teams work hard and have fun together! Burlington associates make a difference in the lives of customers, colleagues, and the communities where we live and work every day. Burlington Stores, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity.
Individual pay decisions will be based on a variety of factors, such as but not limited to, qualifications, education, job-related skills, relevant experience, and geographic location.
Min-Mid $50,000.00 - $65,000.00
Posting Number R104606
Location New Jersey-Burlington
Address 1830 Route 130 North
Zip Code 08016
Pay Rate Salaried
Career Site Category Corporate
Position Category Store Planning & Design
Job Type Full-Time
Remote Type Remote
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