Purchasing Manager

Agilix Solutions is seeking a Purchasing Manager. We are looking for a strategic and experienced procurement professional to lead our purchasing team. The Purchasing Manager will oversee purchasing operations across our 13 branch locations, ensuring alignment with vendor requirements, managing inventory performance, and leading a team of 3–6 employees. This individual will play a critical role in achieving our inventory and procurement goals through continuous improvement initiatives and expert use of our ERP system.

This role will report to the Director of Supplier Relations.

• Manage the purchasing process supporting automation, electrical, and industrial distribution across 13 Agilix branches.
• Ensure compliance with vendor requirements related to purchasing, stocking, and returns.
• Control the purchasing department budget relative to inventory growth and shrink through improvement of the following key metrics:
• Customer Fill Rate
• Inventory Turns
• GMROI
• Implement purchasing strategies aligned with company goals, including forecasting trends and mitigating risks associated with procurement, including but not limited to:
• Exceptional Usage Corrections
• PO Lead-Time Exceptions
• OAN With Hits
• Serve as the ERP system expert for the Purchasing Team, maintaining up-to-date system knowledge and capabilities.
• Oversee the Purchasing Team, provide guidance and support in their daily activities, and ensure that all team members are trained in procurement processes and policies.
• Occasional travel for in-person meetings and other business needs

• Strong analytical abilities with a proven ability to analyze and evaluate trends, supplier performance, and procurement metrics.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in managing teams and cross-functional relationships.
• Solid understanding of supply chain processes and best practices in procurement and inventory management.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written to effectively engage with suppliers and internal stakeholders.

• Purchasing Manager will typically work in an office setting but may require occasional travel to meet with key stakeholders and various team members.
• The Purchasing Manager will often work more than 40 hours per week, depending on the demands of the role.
• Purchasing Manager will frequently host and participate in virtual meetings.

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 5-10 pounds at times.

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account (Employer contributions for 1 st year only)
• 401(k) (Company match contributions and discretionary annual profit-sharing plan)
• Company Sponsored Life Insurance
• Company Sponsored Short-Term Disability
• Company Sponsored Long-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Monthly allocation of work-from-home days

• Legal Services
• Critical Illness
• Life Insurance
• Dependent Care/FSA

With a robust history dating back nearly 130 years, Agilix Solutions delivers meaningful solutions to our customers in the industrial, commercial, and construction markets. We have longstanding partnerships with top manufacturers of automation, electrical, datacom, power transmission, safety, industrial supply, lighting, and solar solutions.

Agilix Solutions values the unique contributions and perspectives of our team members. We are committed to a policy of providing equal employment opportunities for training, compensation, transfer, promotion, and other aspects of employment for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or veteran status.

Every effort is made to ensure that our hiring, salary administration, promotion and transfer are based solely on job requirements, job performance and job-related criteria.

Our policies and practices relating to compensation, benefits, transfer, retention, termination, training, self-development opportunities, as well as social and recreational programs - are administered without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status or other basis prohibited by law.

Agilix Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer.