Procurement Coordinator

Job Type

Full-time

Description

The Role: Procurement Coordinator

Who You Are

You are a highly organized and detail-oriented Procurement Coordinator who ensures production and shipping has all materials needed to fill customer orders in a timely fashion. You’ll be responsible for inputting order data, communicating with vendors, tracking shipments, and identifying cost savings and improvements to the process. You’re operationally minded and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Who We Are

Established in 1989 and a five-time winner of DFW Top Workplaces in 2020-2024, Kings III is a growing, dynamic company. We’re on a mission for change – for our communities, our customers, and our company. If you see yourself as a builder and change agent, this is the right place for you.

More than 12% of our employees have been with the company for 10 years, and an impressive 25% have been with us 5 years. How do we do it? Here's what our employees say. We seek out creative employees who love opportunities for continuous learning and growth. We value innovation in not just our products, but the way we work, sell, and grow every day. We celebrate change and are always looking for ways to do things better!

What You’ll Do

• Maintain supply chain records for management and ensure timely placement of orders.
• Maintain positive supplier relationships while negotiating costs and/or identifying new suppliers to reduce purchasing costs.
• Ensure timely and accurate delivery while addressing delays.
• Return and track defective equipment from suppliers, ensuring compliance to supplier agreements.
• Review lead times and report to management monthly.
• Support strategic goals and collaborate with various departments for purchasing needs.
• Maintain purchasing records, resolve issues, and ensure accuracy.
• Continuously assess and improve sourcing processes, develop action plans, and provide recommendations for operational improvements.
• Order for the warehouse; including consumables, safety equipment, operational documents, and various other items.
• Create field purchase orders for ADI, Grainger, Graybar, and other various distributors.
• Other duties as assigned by your supervisor.
  
  

What You’ll Bring

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 2 years of warehouse or logistics experience, ideally in a facilities or operations setting
• Proficient in procurement software and tools
• Strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational and time-management skills
• Capable of working independently or as part of a team
• Experience in procurement software and tools
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Ability to frequently move around an office & warehouse environment, including walking, standing, sitting for extended periods, reaching for files
• Ability to occasionally lift office & warehouse supplies weighing up to 25 pounds
• Ability to operate heavy warehouse equipment, such as forklifts and pallet jacks
• Ability to work in various environmental conditions
  
  

What We Do

Our mission is simple - We provide critical communications services to help people in distress.

Our Core Values Are Even Simpler

• Honesty & Integrity
• Service to the customer above all else
• Do what is right
• Good enough is not good enough: pursue excellence
• Encourage individual initiative and growth
  
  

By living and breathing our mission and Core Values every day in everything we do, Kings III is creating opportunities for individuals and reducing risk, liabilities, and costs for businesses every day.

Our primary client base includes commercial and multi-family real estate owners and property managers, and the most common areas we install our emergency phones are in elevators and at pool sides. We design, build, sell, install, service, and monitor those phones. Our Emergency Dispatch Center (EDC) provides 24/7/365 service to help dispatch local emergency services to people in distress. It’s that simple, our employees help save lives every day.

What’s In It For You

• Medical insurance with 1 HSA and 2 PPO plan options
• Dental, vision, life, short- and long-term disability insurance
• 401k with company contribution
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Company paid telemedicine 24/7 access
• 8 paid holidays, plus 1 floating holiday
• 15 days of PTO accrued in year 1
• Generous referral bonus program
• Work life balance (a must!)
• Team building, company events, attendance at our annual meeting and fun night, and other fun events
• Relaxed professional dress code
  
  

Kings III is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.