Purchasing Administrator

Description

Bunzl Processor Division has an exciting opportunity to join a growing team as a Purchasing Administrator with opportunities to advance to a Buyer role. As a Purchasing Administrator you will work closely with the buyers on strategy execution and develop customer/vendor relationships. The Purchasing Administrator will work closely with the pricing and data teams to achieve branch goals.

Your career path has many avenues available for you to succeed. Are you looking to advance at a rate that matches your ambition and skill set? At Bunzl, we understand and want to invest in you. With our multi-career options, you'll not only be able to find the adventure you are looking for today, but can be confident that new opportunities will be there for advancement in your future.

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Responsibilities:

• Data analytics on various purchasing and supplier data

• Utilize purchasing software to record price changes and item setups

• Work closely with category management on strategy execution

• Maintain and develop customer and vendor relationships

• Facilitate relationships with replenishment buyers

• Ability to deal with challenging workload and schedules

• Expedite suppliers to deliver critical and overdue purchase orders

• Work closely with the pricing and data teams to achieve branch goals

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent required

• Bachelor's degree is preferred or expecting a BA/BS degree within a year

• Experience in purchasing, supply chain or relevant business experience is a plus

• Strong analytical skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are a must

• Proficient computer skills to include Microsoft Office

• Must be able to multi-task and must be detail oriented

• Must be a problem solver and demonstrate good negotiation skills

So, what are you waiting for? A new career awaits you with endless opportunities.

Bunzl is a global leader in the Cleaning & Hygiene, Food Processing, Grocery, Health Care, Non-Food Retail, and Safety industries. We have grown both organically and through acquisitions to sales in excess of $10 billion. Bunzl North America is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Bunzl North America owns and operates more than 100 warehouses and serves all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Canada and parts of the Caribbean and Mexico. With more than 4,800 employees and 400,000 plus supplies, Bunzl is regarded as a leading supplier in North America.

Bunzl Distribution offers competitive salaries, a comfortable work environment, and a full range of benefits including a 401k with a company match.

Bunzl Distribution has a tradition of commitment to equal employment opportunity. It is the established policy to attract and retain the best qualified people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex/gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status as provided by law.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)