JOB DETAILS

Senior Buyer

Clickstop • Urbana, Iowa, United States • 3m ago

Do you love understanding market trends, using data to make the best decisions, and being seen as a leader for those strengths?

Join Clickstop as a Senior Buyer to support keeping inventory on our shelves for our growing brands!

“I get to work with vendors all over the world, help marketing and sales to do their best work, and have a direct impact on why Clickstop is thriving. And in return, Clickstop helps me thrive by being encouraging me to grow and develop based on my interests and goals.”

-Leslie, Senior Buyer

What will you be doing?

Align with Clickstop’s Core Values to drive our culture and business forward.
Accurately procuring materials based on demand plan to support current and new opportunities.
Becoming well-versed in the ordering system to ensure we never run out of stock, quickly replace stock, and/or effectively communicate with all affected teams on inventory status.
Cultivating relationships with internal and external teams and vendors.
Working with suppliers to negotiate best pricing for quality material.
Performing new product research and sourcing.
Evaluating commodity pricing and exchange rates to compare with current purchase pricing.
Understanding items being purchased and the quality expected for each category.
Responsible for managing vendor relationships alongside the items we currently buy from that vendor
Identifying new vendor opportunities and measuring the success of existing vendors
Price negotiation and cost savings opportunities with existing vendors

What do we value in this role?

Degree in related field or comparable experience
3-4 years of experience in a procurement role with a heavy emphasis on sourcing or as a mid-level buyer
Preference for individuals with fasteners, rigging, and/or cargo shipping supply chain experience
Adaptable to our ERP system.
Strong negotiating skills, as well as vendor relationship management.
Proven ability to influence others and inform decisions through use of data and monitoring of market trends.
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including generating reports with PivotTables, building formulas and utilizing functions, formatting cells, conducting data validation and simulation.
Strategic: Understands the global supply chain and ripple effect this position has on the company. Import experience preferred.
Growth-oriented: Highly motivated to seek continuous growth for yourself, the team, and the company.
Communication: Comfortable in difficult conversations and holding others accountable. Experience in cross-functional team collaboration and S&OP process.
Decisive: Analyzes data quickly to make informed decisions.
Responsible: Knows their strengths, those of the team, and utilizes them in their work.
Flexible: Learns rapidly and adapts to change quickly.
Curious: Challenges existing methods to allow the team and company to stay nimble.

What Clickstop provides:

The opportunity to pursue your best self (as an employee, parent, partner, citizen, etc.) We believe coming to work shouldn’t be transactional, but instead should be a purpose-driven experience.
An entrepreneurial environment where opportunities are endless for those who seek them.
Recognition for personal, team, and company accomplishments, because Clickstop’s success is a reflection of your engagement and excellence.
Professional and personal development opportunities.
Benefits, including:
- Health Insurance ($0 Premium Option)
- Dental & Vision Insurance
- 401K Match
- PTO, Paid Holidays, and Volunteer Time Off
- Life and Disability Insurance
- ESOP – After one full year of service and minimum hour requirement is met

This role has some onsite work requirements at our headquarters in Urbana IA.
To be considered for a hybrid role at Clickstop, see the states we are hiring in or view the third question in our application. 

Employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background check.

Clickstop is an Equal Opportunity Employer 

#LI-Hybrid

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