Purchasing Coordinator

Earth Elements Design Center is an interior finishes supply company with showrooms located in Gallatin Gateway, Sun Valley, Jackson Hole and Whitefish. The Design Centers provide a vast selection of interior home finishes including appliances, plumbing fixtures, tile, door hardware, wood flooring, slab, cabinetry and lighting. Our Design Center in Gallatin Gateway is located just outside of Bozeman, MT, a thriving town that offers great restaurants, live music, culture and no shortage of outdoor recreation opportunities including Blue Ribbon trout streams, hiking, skiing at Big Sky Resort or Bridger Bowl, cross country skiing, hunting, camping, dirt biking, climbing, close proximity to Yellowstone National Park and much more.

About the Position:

The Purchasing Coordinator is responsible for performing all duties related to the purchasing and procurement of products and materials for a specified division(s). Interacting with suppliers to maintain pricing and delivery schedules. Interacting with internal personnel as a liaison between supply orders and demand orders.

Job Responsibilities Include:

• Creating purchase orders and ensuring they are signed by Sales team
• Maintaining accuracy while creating and verifying purchase order information to include proper product costing, shipping instructions, etc.
• Checking shipments to ensure quality and quantity of purchased items
• Monitoring purchasing requisitions and handling adjustments with vendors
• Assist Warehouse with inventory management activities
• Liaison with accounting department to reconcile invoices and purchase orders
• Routine purchase order review and follow-up, and expediting of orders
• Review and resolve supplier invoice discrepancies
• Communicate professionally and courteously directly with suppliers in relation to order processing as required to resolve issues and receive order acknowledgements
• Supporting Sales teams in the sales associate role, when needed

Skills and Experience:

• High school diploma, required
• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related area, preferred
• 2 years of purchasing related experience or demonstrated knowledge, required
• Prior product familiarization and knowledge, preferred
• Administrative, organizational, and communication skills

Benefits:

• Compensation: Dependent on Experience
• Paid Holidays
• Health Benefits

Earth Elements Core Values:

• Integrity & Credibility – We openly model honesty, courage, and accountability.
• Team Work – Be part of the team. Working together, rising above any conflicts that present themselves, in order to achieve common goals and make continued progress.
• Excellence – We hold ourselves and each other to high standards and pursue superior performance.
• Can Do Attitude – Ability to rise above the immediate circumstance and change the way we think about situations in order to reach the desired goals.
• Quality – Dedication to providing quality work, services and products that meet or exceed expectations and a commitment to quality improvement.
• Humility & Civility – Respect for others and their contributions. We recognize that we are imperfect but always strive to improve.
• Fun – Enjoying what you get to do and who you do it with so that a contagious enthusiasm is brought to every job, project and interaction you have in the workplace.

To apply and for more information: www.earthelements.com/careers

Earth Elements is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Type: Full-time

Required education:

• High school or equivalent

Required experience:

• purchasing: 2 years