Purchasing Agent

Consolidated Electrical Distributors; Pompano Beach (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance - Medical, Dental, Vision

Disability Insurance

401(k)

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Teledoc

Paid Sick Leave

Job summary

Consolidated Electrical Distributors is seeking a Purchasing Agent in the United States to source goods, manage vendors, and support procurement across multiple suppliers. The role focuses on cost-effective purchasing, market condition evaluation, and maintaining optimal inventory levels to meet customer demand.

The successful candidate will have strong organizational skills, negotiation abilities, and the capacity to manage large projects across our Miami-based team and warehouse operations.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management, negotiation, and networking.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Analytical skills and strong judgment in dynamic environments.

Responsibilities

• Seek and partner with reliable vendors and suppliers.
• Process stock and non-stock purchase orders.
• Maintain pricing matrices and cost files.
• Add/delete products in CEDNet and manage inventory.
• Monitor commodity pricing and availability.
• Coordinate vendor returns and freight claims.
• Provide inside sales support and create tickets for orders.
• Quote customer bill of materials and manage delivery expectations.

Skills

Sourcing & Vendor Management

Negotiation

Communication Skills

Analytical Thinking

Education

College degree

Tools

CEDNet

Job description

Summary

Job title: Purchasing Agent

Job ID: null

Department: Miami - Greentech Renewables

Location: null-null

Description

Summary:

As a Purchasing Agent, you will be responsible for sourcing goods and managing vendors. The successful candidate will be able to perform strategic, high-quality, and cost-effective procurement activities across multiple suppliers and business facets. You should know how to evaluate market conditions and negotiate effectively to maintain relationships with customers and vendors. The Purchasing Agent is responsible for maintaining optimal inventory levels, ensuring optimal turns, eliminating aged inventory, and keeping up with the market demand for new products.

Organizational skills and attention to detail will play a vital role in managing large projects for our customers and retrieving the correct material for the job.

Reports to: Profit Center Manager

Minimum Qualifications

• Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management, negotiation, and networking

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

  ADDITIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Analytical skills

• Solid judgment with ability to make decisions in a fluid environment and overcome challenges

Preferred Qualifications

• Purchasing or Project Management: 1 year

• Inside sales: 1 year

• College degree

Working Conditions

This job operates in a professional office environment and various warehouse locations and conditions.

This role routinely uses standard office equipment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands/fingers to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift or move office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.

Supervisory Responsibilities

No

Essential Job Functions

• Seek and partner with reliable vendors and suppliers.

• Processing stock/non-stock purchase orders

• Keep manufacturer cost files up to date.

• Maintain pricing matrices

• Adding/deleting products in CEDNet

• Monitor commodity pricing and availability

• Annual/defective vendor returns

• Debit/credit memos

• Work through freight claims and change order requests with both the customers and the vendors

• Inside sales support

• Creating tickets for customer orders

• Quoting customer bill of material

• Schedule and communicate the release of material and delivery expectations with the customers and our warehouse operation.

CED is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Disability | Veteran

Compensation Range

The compensation range for this position is $70000 to $85000 annually.

Other Compensation

The following additional compensation may be applicable for this position:

• Profit Sharing

Benefits

Benefits available for this position are:

• Insurance - Medical, Dental, Vision Care for full-time positions

• Insurance - Medical only for part-time positions, 30+ hours/week

• Disability Insurance

• Life Insurance

• 401(k)

• Paid Sick Leave

• Paid Holidays

• Paid Vacation

• Health Savings Account (HSA) and matching

• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

• Teledoc

• Paid Pregnancy & New Parent Leave