Strategic Purchasing & Inventory Leader

United Electric Supply; New Castle (DE); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

United Electric Supply in New Castle, Delaware seeks a Purchasing Manager for an operational leadership role focused on end-to-end purchasing and inventory management. The role guides daily buying, optimizes inventory levels, and collaborates with sales, operations, logistics, and finance to improve service, working capital, and profitability.

The incumbent will coach the purchasing team, drive process discipline, and work across branches to ensure product availability, supplier reliability, and

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in purchasing, inventory management, supply chain, or distribution; electrical distribution experience preferred.
• Experience leading, coaching, or coordinating others.
• Strong negotiation, supplier-management, and analytical skills.
• Ability to interpret demand, inventory, pricing, rebates, lead times, and supplier performance data.

Responsibilities

• Leads, coaches, and develops the purchasing team; sets priorities and builds bench strength.
• Executes purchasing and inventory strategies with senior leadership; translates goals into daily priorities.
• Maintains balanced inventory levels to meet demand while reducing excess.
• Reviews demand, lead times, backorders, stock-outs; improves product availability.
• Manages supplier performance and resolves routine issues; escalates material risks as needed.
• Builds vendor relationships and negotiates pricing, terms, and delivery commitments.

Skills

Purchasing leadership

Negotiation

Supplier management

Data analysis

MS 365 & ERP systems

Communication

Tools

MS 365

Job description

United Electric Supply in New Castle, Delaware seeks a Purchasing Manager for an operational leadership role focused on end-to-end purchasing and inventory management. The role guides daily buying, optimizes inventory levels, and collaborates with sales, operations, logistics, and finance to improve service, working capital, and profitability.

The incumbent will coach the purchasing team, drive process discipline, and work across branches to ensure product availability, supplier reliability, and