Purchasing Agent​/buyer

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 built 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. 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 is special about each local marketplace.

We are looking for a Purchasing Agent/Buyer at our Phoenix, AZ location. If you are an excellent communicator, negotiator, analyst, and partner builder, we invite you to join us as a Purchasing Agent and Inventory Controller.

• 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.
• Analyze product on hand and projected product sales.
• 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, or overstock inventory levels.
• Perform cycle counts, research, and resolve all inventory discrepancies.
• Perform required file maintenance to products, buy lines, price and buy matrices; communicate with Product File Administrator as necessary.
• Negotiate and maintain profitable partnerships with suppliers and vendors.
• Monitor customer returned goods and vendor merchandise returns to ensure timely processing and credit accuracy.
• Maintain market intelligence and report changes in pricing levels and potential problem areas or conditions that could adversely affect the Company's procurement position.
• 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.

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

• Effectively use Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Word, Excel) to communicate via email, maintain vendor contact files and appointment calendars, and analyze vendor purchases and sales data.
• Be able to analyze sales and procurement data and understand market trends to make the best purchasing decisions.
• Possess excellent verbal communication and negotiation skills.
• Be able to build and maintain influential relationships with vendors, customers and co‑workers.
• Be energetic, self‑motivated and able to work independently.
• Be able to learn and operate the computer‑related systems used to create, process and expedite purchase orders, control inventory, and produce reports for analysis.
• Read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Our culture is well‑suited for exceptional people who use their talents to drive business and want to share in the financial success their efforts yield. In addition to a competitive starting wage, we offer a Profit‑Sharing Program that provides…