Sr Purchasing Agent & Inventory Controller

Hajoca Corporation is one of the country’s largest privately‑held wholesale distributors of plumbing, heating & cooling, and industrial supplies. Founded in 1858, Hajoca is a company based on the principles of “Service, Integrity, Reliability,” and on relationships of trust and support with teammates, customers, and suppliers. Throughout its history, Hajoca has played an active role in shaping advances in plumbing. However, we attribute our success to two simple truths;

a unique business philosophy and talented people. Hajoca is all about the people, who give us our advantage, and who will guide us successfully into the future.

Although Hajoca is a large company, we work in a decentralized environment where each of our locations, called Profit Centers (PCs), is run by the Profit Center Manager as if it were their own small business. A typical Profit Center is the heart of our business and consists of a warehouse, counter, sales office, and (sometimes) a showroom. Our PCs conduct business under unique trade names and offer a customized business approach, honoring what’s special about each local marketplace.

Hajoca is looking for a Sr Purchasing Agent & Inventory Controller in their East Division Purchasing office, which services locations from South Carolina to New York. The office is physically located near Charlotte, NC, but this will be a remote position.

Are you an excellent communicator and negotiator? Do you enjoy analyzing trends and developing strategies? Are you skilled at building and maintaining trusted partnerships? If so, we’d like you to join our dedicated team as a Sr Purchasing Agent and Inventory Controller.

You will:

• Be responsible for procuring merchandise for resale and for inventory management.
• Enthusiastically negotiate with vendors to obtain the best pricing, delivery, and terms of purchase ensuring optimal order fill rates and customer satisfaction.
• Develop and implement long‑term strategies for inventory control and purchasing that align with profit center business objectives.
• Identify and evaluate trends and best practices in inventory management to enhance purchasing strategies.
• Help create and enforce inventory and purchasing policies and procedures to ensure efficiency, consistency, and compliance.
• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with key suppliers and vendors.
• Conduct negotiations and manage contracts with suppliers to secure the best possible terms and pricing.
• Analyze product on hand and projected product sales.
• Mentor teammates on inventory and purchasing procedures, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and high performance.
• Develop and implement contingency plans to ensure business continuity with inventory needs.
• Provide insights and recommendations based on data analysis to support decision making.
• Create, process, and expedite vendor Purchase Orders to maintain desired product mix, optimum shelf quantities and satisfy projected product sales.
• Monitor vendor shipments and receipt of merchandise to ensure that they are within acceptable parameters established by the Profit Center Manager.
• Meet or exceed the Profit Center targets for fill rates/service levels, in stock rates, annual inventory turns, and slow‑moving/devalued/over‑stock inventory levels.
• Perform required file maintenance to products, buy lines, price and buy matrices; communicate with Product File Administrator as necessary.
• Monitor customer returned goods and vendor merchandise returns to ensure timely processing and credit accuracy.
• Successfully complete required safety and compliance training programs as assigned.
• Perform other reasonably related duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required.

• 4+ years of purchasing and inventory control experience, wholesale distribution experience preferred
• Knowledgeofplumbingproducts preferred
• Knowledge of products sold in the Profit Center preferred

• Effectively use Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Word, Excel) to communicate via email, to maintain vendor contact files and appointment calendars, and to analyze vendor purchases and sales data.
• Be able to analyze sales and…