Purchasing Manager

Do you want to be part of an organization in growth mode? Are you someone who values working for a debt-free company committed to constant improvement? We are seeking a passionate and experienced Purchasing Manager to join our team.

• This is an onsite role in Farmers Branch, TX Monday - Friday from 7am - 4pm**
  
  

The ideal candidate has a can-do attitude, high integrity, and a growth mindset. Hi-Line is a nationwide distributor of over 100,000 industrial aftermarket products across industries like transportation, aviation, facilities maintenance, aerospace, medical, military, marine, power generation, manufacturing, and heavy equipment.

This person should be a highly skilled professional who is able to lead a team, be in the details, work effectively with various levels of the organization to get things done, and help strategize our long-range business plan. We’re looking for a leader to improve processes and continue to grow market share as well as someone who enjoys learning and training others.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Create daily purchases of inventory based on demand to prevent back orders.
• Maintain and adjust lead times of inventory from suppliers to ensure the timely delivery of replenishment stock.
• Responsible for researching and evaluating suppliers based on quality, price, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, and supplier’s reputation.
• Contribute to Product meetings.
• Awareness to respond to changing conditions in product supply as well as commodity and market trends affecting pricing and availability.
• Negotiating with suppliers and vendors to secure advantageous terms.
• Resolve pricing/receipt and other variances from suppliers.
• Communicate with suppliers and problem solve situations.
• Build and share weekly reporting to track current state and identify future challenges.
• Strong ability to source new products and vendors and effectively integrating those new products with existing offerings to provide more value.
• Ability to understand and process analysis done by Inventory Management to reset parameters such as lead time and min/max levels.
  
  

Requirements:

• Minimum five years of experience
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Strong research, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Procurement Certifications preferred
• Advanced knowledge in Excel
• Proficiency in ERP and inventory management software programs
• Experience in industrial MRO products
• Detail-oriented with exceptional accuracy and great organizational skills
• Strong communication skills (written and oral)
• High level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations
• Experience with blanket purchase orders
• Effective communication, persuasion, strategizing and negotiation skills
  
  

Benefits

• Paid vacation and sick leave
• 401(k), health, dental, and life insurance
• Opportunities for career growth and advancement
• A 60-year history of steady growth as a privately held, Dallas based company
• Friendly and comfortable work environment
• Security of working for an essential business that is debt-free
  
  

Who We Are

Hi-Line, America’s Mobile Industrial Hardware Store, has been thriving since 1959 as an essential business serving over 6,000 customers in over 30 different industries. Headquartered in Farmers Branch, Texas (35E/635), we provide timely access to over 100,000 high-quality industrial MRO products through our nationwide network of Mobile Industrial Hardware Stores.

This position reports directly to the VP of Operations & Supply Chain.