Purchasing Manager

ConnectUs is looking for an experienced Purchasing Manager. The Purchasing Manager will be responsible for managing the purchasing program for ConnectUs. This will include working with over 100 vendors in the secondary market, sourcing new vendors and building new supplier relationships. This is a complex and fast moving role where responsiveness is required in less than 2 hours. This person will be responsible for all purchases of Brand New and Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) devices, accessories, supplies and other components required to support the business.

ConnectUs is a customer first technology company who delivers on what we say we will do. We maintain a great reputation, providing cellular technology solutions combined with a comprehensive suite of managed solutions that take deployment requirements off the hands of our customers’.

ConnectUs thrives on connectivity success stories. Our customers’ achievements include thousands of healthier patients, millions of active schoolchildren and a more agile electoral process. All of this drives us to reach for more. We’re thrilled when organizations on a tight schedule beat product deadlines, or a company scales up fast to meet explosive demand.

Our core values are what make us who we are. Do you have what it takes to become part of our core team?

1. Do What you Say

We have a culture where our vendors, employees and service providers are all accountable, responsible and committed to delivering on what we promise.

2. The Appropriate Sense of Urgency 

We deliver for our customers on time. We don’t wait to get things started.

3. Customer First 

We anticipate, understand and meet our customers’ needs. We aim to “wow” in every engagement.

4. Do the right thing

Doing the right thing is at the core of who we are. Honesty and integrity in all we do. We don't cut corners. We are accountable for our mistakes.

5. Continuous Improvement

We believe that the right questions drive innovation. We foster continual learning and value the perspectives that diversity brings to ConnectUs.

6. No Assumptions

We dig until we fully understand a situation. We are not embarrassed to ask questions.

A typical day at ConnectUs will consist of:

• Source new vendors for mobile devices, accessories and peripherals
• Create purchase orders
• Negotiate pricing with vendors 
• Ensure delivery of shipments to meet tight deadlines
• Maintain a daily open Purchase Order/Sales Order (PO/SO) dashboard with inbound Purchase Order information. 
• Serve as liaison between vendors, sales team and warehouse to ensure on-time shipments both inbound and outbound.
• Daily engagement with teams; which include monitoring and managing inventory levels, reporting to management as well as participation in projects and process improvement activities.
• Identify inventory discrepancies and PO variances to assure accurate system inventory at all times.

 Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in business related or technical field
• Minimum three (3) years of experience in managing purchasing and/or inventory control
• Strong analytical skills with ability to differentiate between technical variances
• Responsibility and accountability are integral to who you are. You do what you say
• You enjoy urgency. You like speed and deadlines
• Experience utilizing ERP / Order Management / Inventory Management software
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (Must understand Vlookup and Pivot Tables) 
• You enjoy innovation - learning and figuring out better processes and learning new tool and software
• College degree
• You love technology and love learning new things
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent written, video and verbal communication
• Comfort working independently and remotely
• Results-oriented self-starter with strong business/financial acumen
• This is not a work-from-home position. Only local candidates need apply, others will not be considered.

Salary Description

• $70,000-$100,000 Bonus

Bonus Pay Considerations:

• Advanced reporting by grade and fail rate by vendor
• Vendor scorecards
• Mapping our supply chain by vendor
• Creating a go-to market roadmap for obtaining more corporate trade-ins/buybacks as a way for us to purchase more devices

Follow this link to apply - https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Apply/1350633