Purchasing Specialist - Remote

GuidePoint Security; Great Falls Crossing (VA); Remote; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

GuidePoint Security is seeking a Purchasing Specialist to process customer orders and engage with vendors. This remote role requires attention to detail, analytical skills, and effective communication, and offers comprehensive benefits including medical insurance and flexible time off.

Benefits

Group Medical Insurance options

Group Dental Insurance

12 corporate holidays

Flexible Time Off (FTO) program

Mobile phone and home internet allowance

Eligibility for retirement plan

Pet Benefit Option

Qualifications

• 2-3 years' purchasing experience or relevant roles.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule.
• Experience in data collection and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Ensures timely processing of customer orders.
• Issues accurate purchase orders to vendors.
• Track product related line items and reconciliation.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

BA/BS in Business Administration

Job description

GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation’s top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk.

Purchasing Specialists at GuidePoint Security LLC (‘GuidePoint’) are responsible for processing all customer orders, ensuring completeness and accuracy, processing all internal procurement, and communicating with internal and external customers to ensure timely delivery. This position is a remote/virtual position working from a home office. Please note, we are requiring candidates reside in Mountain or Pacific time zones for this role or have the ability to support those business hours.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Ensures timely processing of customer orders meeting service-level agreement standards
• Issues accurate purchase orders to vendors
• Track all product related line items (hardware, software, maintenance, etc.) for proof of delivery and follow up with vendors for all unfulfilled items.
• Reconcile vendor invoicing discrepancies
• Work closely with different sales groups to ensure that all transactional contracts are complete, accurate, and meet all internal booking requirements
• Communicates effectively and professionally with internal and external partners
• Other duties as assigned

Position Requirements:

• BA/BS in Business Administration or equivalent work experience
• 2-3 years' purchasing experience, or relevant roles
• Attention to detail is a must
• Analytical and critical thinker
• Ability to collect and analyze data efficiently
• Possesses the ability to self-manage and adapt to changes, delays, or unexpected shifts in priorities while maintaining focus and productivity in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work a flexible work schedule is required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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Why GuidePoint?

GuidePoint Security is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately-held value added reseller that focuses exclusively on Information Security. Since its inception in 2011, GuidePoint has grown to over 1000 employees, established strategic partnerships with leading security vendors, and serves as a trusted advisor to more than 4,200 customers.

Firmly-defined core values drive all aspects of the business, which have been paramount to the company’s success and establishment of an enjoyable workplace atmosphere. At GuidePoint, your colleagues are knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced and will seek to collaborate and provide mentorship and guidance at every opportunity.

This is a unique and rare opportunity to grow your career along with one of the fastest growing companies in the nation.

Some added perks….

• Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions)
• Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family) and GPS will contribute in one lump sum: ($500 per EE annually / $1000 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options)
• Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans
• 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
• Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
• Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment
• Pet Benefit Option