Purchasing Agent

Summertown Metals of Hopkinsville; Hopkinsville (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

IRA with 3% match

Paid vacation

Job summary

Summertown Metals in Hopkinsville, KY is seeking an organized Purchasing Agent to support purchasing and inventory operations by sourcing building materials, negotiating pricing, maintaining records, and building strong vendor relationships.

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. The role involves creating purchase orders, managing vendor relations, and collaborating with sales, CAD, and customers to meet project needs.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail, organization, and follow-through.
• Effective communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain accurate records.
• Ability to work well with vendors, customers, and coworkers.
• Willingness to learn company procedures, building products, and software systems.

Responsibilities

• Purchasing Agent will help with purchases of inventory, receiving, record keeping, inventory control, and vendor relations.
• Stay up to date with purchase orders and submit in a timely manner.
• Work diligently to find the best prices on products that are needed.
• Create purchase orders accurately and attach correct documents.
• Design trusses to send to in house truss shop or to off-site truss shop.
• Learn processes of the purchasing office.
• Attain knowledge of windows, doors, trusses and blueprints.
• Maintain and update company database for inventory.
• Develop vendor relations.
• Notify sales and shipping of material issues and lead times.
• Work with sales team, CAD dept. and customers to meet their needs.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organization

Negotiation

Communication

Vendor relations

Job description

Summertown Metals | Hopkinsville, KY

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Summertown Metals is seeking an organized, detail-oriented Purchasing Agent to join our team. This position supports purchasing and inventory operations by sourcing building materials, negotiating pricing, maintaining accurate records, and building strong vendor relationships.

Responsibilities

• Purchasing Agent will help with purchases of inventory, receiving, record keeping, inventory control, and vendor relations.
• Stay up to date with purchase orders and submit in a timely manner.
• Work diligently to find the best prices on products that are needed.
• Create purchase orders accurately and attach correct documents.
• Design trusses to send to in house truss shop or to off-site truss shop.
• Learn processes of the purchasing office.
• Attain knowledge of windows, doors, trusses and blueprints.
• Maintain and update company database for inventory.
• Develop vendor relations.
• Notify sales and shipping of material issues and lead times.
• Work with sales team, CAD dept. and customers to meet their needs.

Skills and Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail, organization, and follow-through.
• Effective communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain accurate records.
• Ability to work well with vendors, customers, and coworkers.
• Willingness to learn company procedures, building products, and software systems.

Our Mission

To maximize our God-given abilities and experience in ways that positively benefit our customers, team members, and community by providing exceptional and affordable building products and services.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance after 60 days.
• IRA with a 3% company match after 60 days.
• Paid vacation.