Buyer, Business

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 one of those trade names and is looking for a Buyer at their Salt Lake City, UT location.

Are you an excellent communicator and negotiator? Do you enjoy analyzing trends and collaborating with others? Are you skilled at building and maintaining trusted partnerships? If so, we’d like you to join our Purchasing team as a Buyer.

• Be responsible for the procurement of merchandise for resale, involving sourcing suppliers, negotiating contracts, and ensuring the timely delivery of high‑quality products at competitive prices.
• Work closely with the Profit Center to understand their purchasing needs and align procurement activities with their goals.
• Analyze product on hand and projected product sales and collaborate with inventory management teams to maintain optimal stock levels.
• Identify, evaluate and maintain a strong network of suppliers based on quality, cost and reliability.
• 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.
• Negotiate with and maintain profitable partnerships with suppliers/vendors.
• Analyze pricing trends and market conditions to make informed purchasing decisions.
• Prepare reports on procurement activities and present findings to management.
• 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.
• 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 experience
• Knowledge of products sold in the Profit Center preferred.
• Possess a proper and valid driver’s license

• 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 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, to control inventory, and to produce reports for analysis.
• Read, write, speak and understand English.
• Be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, using whole numbers, common…