Purchasing Buyer

Role overview

The Purchasing Buyer will handle day-to-day buying activities across assigned business areas, including PMC and Electronic Supply / ESKC. This role focuses on purchase order processing, supplier follow-up, backorder management, product availability, inventory checks, cost awareness, and ongoing coordination with internal stakeholders. It is a hands-on position with room to grow into broader buying responsibility over time.

Purchasing and purchase order work

• Prepare, review, and keep purchase orders current for assigned vendors, product groups, and business coverage.
• Validate orders with suppliers by checking quantities, pricing, ship dates, lead times, freight terms, and expected delivery timelines.
• Track open orders, delayed shipments, partial deliveries, vendor backorders, and order differences until each issue is closed out.

Inventory and backorder support

• Keep an eye on inventory requirements, shortages, backorders, and replenishment needs to help maintain product availability.
• Assist with inventory reviews, cycle count follow-up, stock balancing, obsolete inventory identification, and reduction of dead stock.
• Review purchasing needs with attention to turns, fill rate, customer demand, freight impact, margin, rebates, and cash flow discipline.

Vendor and cost management

• Work with vendors on availability, order progress, pricing, freight, payment terms, rebates, returns, and delivery concerns.
• Help source alternative products, hard-to-find parts, and additional vendor options when needed to support sales and margin goals.
• Bring repeated vendor problems, pricing concerns, service issues, and supply risks to the PMC Purchasing Manager.

Internal communication and coverage

• Support purchasing needs for PMC and Electronic Supply / ESKC as directed by the PMC Purchasing Manager.
• Share updates on products, pricing, delivery timing, and backorders with Sales, Warehouse, Operations, Marketing, and other internal teams as required.
• Use input from PMC and Electronic Supply / ESKC teams while keeping purchasing priorities, workload, and accountability within the Purchasing department.

Process, documentation, and systems

• Maintain accurate records for purchasing activity, including order notes, vendor contacts, confirmations, and follow-up details.
• Use Sage, ERP tools, Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and purchasing reports to manage work and maintain visibility.
• Follow standard purchasing procedures and help spot process gaps that create delays, duplicate work, or unclear ownership.

What success looks like

• Purchase orders are entered correctly, confirmed, and actively managed.
• Open orders, vendor backorders, and product availability issues are followed through consistently.
• Sales and internal teams receive timely updates before product issues become larger service problems.
• Assigned inventory areas show better visibility, tighter follow-up, fewer avoidable stockouts, and stronger dead stock awareness.
• Purchasing activity supports inventory turns, fill rate, margin, vendor performance, and cash control.
• Purchasing support for PMC and Electronic Supply / ESKC runs through one consistent process.

Qualifications and preferred background

Applicants should have at least 1 year of experience in purchasing, inventory, distribution, vendor support, customer service, warehousing, or a related business function. The role calls for strong follow-through, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to resolve open items without needing constant reminders. Candidates should be comfortable working with vendors, sales teams, warehouse teams, and other internal partners.

Working familiarity with purchase orders, inventory control, backorders, freight, vendor communication, or ERP systems is preferred. Comfort with Microsoft Office, especially Outlook and Excel, is important; experience with Sage, ERP platforms, or SharePoint is considered helpful. Background in low-voltage, security, audio/video, networking, fire, electrical, technology, or distribution environments is beneficial but not mandatory. The position supports assigned business coverage across PMC and Electronic Supply / ESKC based on departmental needs.

Additional information

This is a full-time, on-site role based in the United States. No salary range, benefits, number of openings, or start date were provided in the source information.