Purchasing Agent

Consolidated Electrical Distributors; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Sharing

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Paid Vacation

HSA with matching

FSA

Teledoc

Paid Pregnancy & New Parent Leave

Job summary

Consolidated Electrical Distributors in Wichita is seeking a Purchasing Agent to source goods, manage vendors, and support inventory control across multiple suppliers. You will evaluate market conditions, negotiate favorable terms, and maintain relationships with customers and suppliers to ensure timely delivery and cost efficiency.

This role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage large projects.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management, negotiation, and networking.
• Analytical skills with ability to make decisions in a fluid environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage large projects and maintain inventory.

Responsibilities

• Seek and partner with reliable vendors and suppliers.
• Processing stock and non-stock purchase orders.
• Keep manufacturer cost files up to date.
• Maintain pricing matrices.
• Add/delete 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 customers and 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 customers and our warehouse operation.

Skills

Sourcing & vendor management

Negotiation

Networking

Communication & interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Decision making / Judgement

Education

College degree

Job description

Summary

Job title: Purchasing Agent

Job ID: null

Department: Wichita - RES

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: Operations 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

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
• 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