JOB SUMMARY Purchase quality products, on time, at a competitive price, so the company can grow and maintain sales and margins. Using only fully approved (Corporate) vendors and following corporate contracts. RESPONSIBILITIES • ​Review item movement to determine purchase needs, cut PO’s (purchase order), review PO (purchase order) confirmations. • Physically review inventory daily with a larger focus on more critical/sensitive items • Handle all credits and returns promptly to minimize shrink • Work with pricing department, vendors and corporate to ensure all PO’s (purchase order) priced correctly • Work with Transportation to maximize profitability. • Coordinate with Sales to maximize the timely utilization of all inventories, maximize inventory turns and reduce inventory shrink • Maintain the accuracy and stay up to date on all item maintenance, including COO (chief operating officer), local, etc. QUALIFICATIONS Education • High School diploma or equivalent. • College degree preferred. Experience • 3 to 5 years purchasing in like field and/or working within a retail, wholesale, or distribution environment Professional Skills • Excel, Word, 10 key and typing at a minimum of 30 words per minute. • Determination of how much of any given item to have on hand which can carry a great dollar value. • Rejection of product, protection on the troubled product, inability to recover shrink, substitute items when short of stock item.