Purchasing Specialist (Remote)

Job Summary
The Purchasing Specialist will play an integral role in Belk's success by supporting internal departments and external partners. This role will touch multiple aspects of the organization and take actions that directly impact vendor relations, customer experience, operational planning, and bottom-line performance. This role will work independently and cross-functionally on special projects. To accomplish this, the Purchasing Specialist must demonstrate strong organizational and interpersonal skills, be able to work independently and proactively be highly detail-oriented, and have a passion for driving results.

Job Functions

• Daily monitoring of group inbox and actioning as needed
• Partner with cross-functional teams Store operations, marketing, credit to ensure supply requirements are met within a timely manner
• Solve ad hoc problems that require collecting both qualitative and quantitative insights and providing recommendations.
• Manage frequent reports and reporting any gaps to ensure the company is being charged correctly
• Work directly with vendors, DC and finance on forecasting and reporting visible gaps in invoicing and store supply orders
• Facilitate and maintain relationships between Belk and Belk’s vendors/partners, negotiating contracts, creating standards for the vendors, and finding the best available vendors.
• Partner with operations teams to identify efficiency improvements, evaluate vendor performance, and implement compliance policy changes
• Direct month-end closeout process to ensure that all charges are properly accounted for and reported correctly.
• Engage and collaborate with other teams and functions to align programs/projects in support of all Belk business objectives and strategies.
• Anticipate and proactively manage program risks and issues that impact program progress.
• Report and communicate status of store orders as well as larger company supply orders to the DC.  Responsible for onboarding and offboarding new vendors

Position Contribution Level :

Moderate Level

Minimum Education & Experience:

• 5-8 years of applicable experience

• Previous experience in purchasing, price analysis and/or managing inventory

• Experience in vendor communication leading new process development

• Supporting projects with cross-functional teams

Knowledge & Skills

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and projects
• Ability to prioritize and adapt to a changing environment

• Ability to research, interpret and apply information
• Proven track record of managing large volumes of data and manipulating reports

• Must be self-motivated and organized with a proven ability to identify priorities and support initiatives with minimal supervision

• Require proficiency in Outlook, word, Excel and PowerPoint

Reporting Relationships:

Supervisor

Sr. Purchasing Director

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