Senior Purchasing Coordinator

Industrial Supply; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Industrial Supply is seeking a Purchasing Manager to lead our purchasing team and own inventory performance. You will oversee buyers, manage inventory levels and turns, and monitor key KPIs while driving data-informed purchasing decisions.

Responsibilities include managing purchase orders, analyzing SKU trends, supplier performance, and cross-department collaboration to forecast demand and improve processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in purchasing, inventory management, or supply chain.
• Strong data analysis and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to monitor and improve inventory KPIs and turns.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the purchasing team to ensure daily tasks are accurate and timely.
• Own inventory performance, including levels, turns, and KPIs.
• Review requirements and generate purchase orders efficiently.
• Analyze SKU performance, forecasts, lead times, and purchasing trends.
• Identify slow-moving, obsolete, and dead inventory and address it.
• Monitor vendor performance, fill rates, pricing, and lead times.
• Meet with suppliers to discuss performance and opportunities.
• Manage item data including pricing, descriptions, units, and catalog info.
• Resolve product availability issues and expedite orders when needed.
• Collaborate with Sales to forecast inventory needs and demand.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Organized

Data-driven

Excel proficiency

Microsoft Office

Inventory management concepts

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Industrial Supply is looking for a Purchasing Manager to lead our purchasing team and take ownership of company inventory performance.

This position manages the team of buyers while overseeing inventory levels, inventory turns, purchasing KPIs, vendor performance, and purchasing processes. The ideal candidate is analytical, organized, and comfortable using data to improve inventory and purchasing decisions.

Lead and manage the purchasing team, ensuring daily responsibilities are completed accurately and on time.

Own company inventory performance, including inventory levels, turns, and key purchasing KPIs.

Review purchasing requirements and ensure purchase orders are generated efficiently and accurately.

Analyze SKU performance, inventory levels, forecasts, lead times, and purchasing trends.

Identify and address slow-moving, obsolete, discontinued, and dead inventory.

Monitor vendor performance, fill rates, pricing, lead times, and freight.

Meet with suppliers to address performance, pricing, inventory, and service opportunities.

Manage purchasing and item data, including pricing, descriptions, units of measure, and catalog information.

Review exceptions, expedite orders, and help resolve product availability issues.

Work with Sales and other departments to understand customer demand and forecast inventory needs.

Identify opportunities to improve purchasing processes and inventory efficiency.

Previous purchasing, inventory management, or supply chain experience.

Strong understanding of purchasing and inventory principles.

Ability to understand and manage inventory KPIs and turns.

Proficiency with Excel and Microsoft Office.

Industrial distribution experience is a plus.

Why Join Industrial Supply?

For 110 years , Industrial Supply has built its business by taking care of customers and making smart investments in inventory, people, and supplier relationships.

This position provides an opportunity to lead the purchasing team and have direct ownership of inventory performance across the company.

If you're an experienced purchasing or inventory professional who enjoys leading people, analyzing data, and improving results, we'd like to hear from you.