Description

We are fueled by our goal to be #1 in sales and service in the communities we serve while redefining the car buying experience and delivering personalized service to our guests. We believe in empowering our employees to delight our customers, by fostering an entrepreneurial and creative culture. If you are an out-of-the-box thinker and are looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity – we want to hear from you!

If you have experience in hospitality, guest services, or just simply love making people happy, we’d like to help you translate those skills into a successful career in the retail automotive business. 

How You Will Make an Impact

We serve a customer base seeking luxury, value, and world-class service. As the Purchasing Coordinator, you will work closely with the Purchasing Manager to provide oversight to all company purchasing. You will assist in the development of processes to improve our efficiency as a company and directly affect our bottom line. 

What Winning Looks Like: 

• Demonstrating a high “HQ” (Hospitality Quotient) consisting of kindness & optimism, intellectual curiosity, work ethic, empathy, self-awareness, and integrity
• Effectively executes purchasing for automotive dealership equipment, computer hardware, uniforms, and other supplies as needed
• Coordination of Procurement related queries, documentation, and communication
• Complete Purchase requisitions in line with Procurement spend guidelines and verify the purchase order is written to match the supplier invoice submissions (quantity/unit price)
• Work with the Procurement team and Internal Stakeholders to gather new quotes or new supplier needs
• Schedule meetings with internal and external customers and publish meeting recaps accordingly
• Additional administrative and coordination duties
• Create purchase orders for requisitions of goods 
• Collaborates with Stakeholder Management, Accounting, and Accounts Payable department to find best purchasing options
• Effectively communicating with manager, executive team, and dealership leadership

Skills Needed to Win: 

• Experience purchasing and/or assisting in the acquisition of automotive dealership equipment, computer hardware, uniforms, and other necessary supplies and equipment for dealership operations
• Research and analytical skills 
• Experience identifying and implementing plans to take advantage of the synergies across vendors and locations
• Ability to identify vendors using pre-negotiated contracts that are compliant with business needs
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to effectively manage time
• Computer, email and internet proficiency

About Us

• We were founded in 2014 by Jeff Swickard in Wilsonville, OR. 
• Swickard has positioned itself as a leader in the automotive industry working with brands like Mercedes Benz, Toyota, Lexus, Porsche, Audi, Honda, GMC, and Jaguar-Land Rover among others.
• We have over 2,000 employees at 41 franchises in 5 states…and we are still growing! 
• We were ranked as the 3rd fastest growing auto group in 2022 by Automotive News 
• We are a team. Everyone plays a role in our success. 
• We are a hospitality company that happens to be in the automotive industry. 

Benefits of Working at Swickard:

• Ongoing training and support
• Opportunities for continued personal and professional growth
• We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity, inclusion, and belonging at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristics protected under applicable State or Federal laws and regulations.

Competitive benefits package:

• Insurance: medical, dental, vision, life, and pet insurance
• Optional disability coverage
• 401k plan
• Paid Holidays
• PTO

To all recruitment agencies: Swickard does not accept agency resumes. Do not forward resumes to our careers alias or other Swickard employees. Swickard is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.