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Buyer / E-Commerce Specialist

Design Ready Controls
Minneapolis, MN Full Time
POSTED ON 12/31/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/2/2026

Position summary:

This exciting position serves two primary functions in our growing business. First, to lead the sale of material utilizing various e-commerce platforms. Second, to create, manage, analyze, expedite and de-expedite purchase orders with assigned suppliers of electrical material. The duties will be split approximately evenly between each function.

Key responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with Purchasing leadership, and representative business leaders, to identify, validate, and organize the material that should be sold through e-commerce platforms.
  • Create listings that accurately depict the inventory being sold. This includes technical descriptions, photos, weights/dimensions, and another other relevant characteristic to improve the likelihood of the material selling.
  • Work with warehouse leadership to confirm stock locations, condition, and quantity of material to be sold.
  • Perform basic financial and marketing analysis to determine how to maximize the profits of e-commerce sales while also maximizing the likelihood that the material will sell.
  • Coordinate with Inside Sales department to process shipments and communicate back with buyers.
  • Perform basic purchasing duties as the Primary Buyer assigned to a set number of electrical suppliers.
  • Maintain relationships between DRC and distributors, manufacturer's representatives, and manufacturers to ensure accurate pricing, good quality, and a high level of customer service.
  • Update purchase order confirmation due dates to aid in supplier performance review as well as catch late deliveries that will impact production.
  • Regular evaluate inventory position and modify receipt strategies as needed to optimize the incoming inventory
  • Using existing tools alert production supervisors and purchasing manager of known shortages that will impact the production or kitting processes via automated scheduling and tracking reports.
  • Assist in preparing for daily production meetings and provide support to DRC Production and Sales teams.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

  • Experience managing sales of goods through a major e-commerce platform (eBay and Amazon preferred)
  • Accurate, timely and effective purchasing skills; including ability to verify and process RFQs and POs
  • Ability to apply carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
  • Collaborates effectively with others in a cross-functional team
  • Identifies and resolves problems and communicates effectively.
  • Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Excellent time management skills and ability to multi-task and prioritize work
  • Proficient in Microsoft, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and ERP system (M1 Preferred)
  • Detailed oriented

Compensation & Benefits:

  • Competitive Salary :$50, $70,000.00 DOE
  • Comprehensive Benefits Package:
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, Life Insurance, Disability, ADD, 401(k), Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Floating Holidays, ESST.

Disclaimer:

This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the position and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities, or working conditions associated with the position. The position will also assume any other additional responsibilities as assigned by the manager. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Design Ready Controls is an equal opportunity employer.

Design Ready Controls is committed to providing competitive total compensation and benefits packages. This listed range is based upon a full-time schedule. This is a good faith estimate on the applicable range. Base salaries are determined by taking a variety of factors in account, including, but not limited to, candidate qualifications, education, geographic locations, market conditions and internal equity.

Salary : $70,000

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