This position is located at our office in Evansville, Indiana and offers excellent benefits and competitive pay! Enjoy working at the corporate office Monday through Thursday and working on Friday from home.
Starting pay: $19.25 an hour. Commensurate with experience.
The Purchasing Coordinator is responsible for supporting Store Planning and Procurement activities for all locations.
· Prepares purchase orders and processes weekly supply orders.
· Manages new store supply orders.
· Manages vendor relationships by tracking and expediting orders and communicating via email and phone.
· Provides support for inquiries from associates, supervisors and vendors.
· Creates, sends and maintains correspondence to vendors and stores.
· Reviews and approves invoices for payment within established guidelines.
· Provides assistance with inventory management, asset allocation, and departmental expense reports.
· Clarifies specifications, researches products, evaluates, and recommends alternatives.
· Cross-trained as a back up for Purchasing Specialists and Store Planners.
Requirements:
- High school diploma and 1-3 years related work experience required. Degree is a plus.
- Strong knowledge of PC-based data processing capabilities and procedures, including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Ability to create and maintain complex spreadsheets.
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) a plus.
- Ability to read blueprints.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to interface with diverse business partners.
- Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills with the ability to multi-task, maintaining multiple projects on an on-going basis with shifting priorities. Must be able to easily embrace and manage change.
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team with associates at many levels
Total Rewards:
The Shoe Carnival, Inc. Total Rewards program offers eligible associates highly competitive benefits, including the following:
- Competitive Pay
- Paid Time Off (Vacation & Sick Time)
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, & Vision Benefits
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life, Disability, and Voluntary Benefits
- Fitness Membership Discounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Employee & Family Discounts
- Relocation Opportunities
Requirements:
- High school diploma and 1-3 years related work experience required. Degree is a plus.
- Strong knowledge of PC-based data processing capabilities and procedures, including Microsoft
Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Ability to create and maintain detailed spreadsheets.
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) or other procurement software a plus.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to interface with diverse business partners.
- Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills with the ability to multi-task,
- maintaining multiple projects on an on-going basis with shifting priorities. Must be able to easily
- embrace and manage change.
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team with associates at many levels
Qualifications
Ability to provide world class customer support by adopting and meeting Shoe Carnival's Corporate Core Customer Service Goals.
