About the Opportunity:
- We are adding a Purchasing & Order Entry Specialist to our remote team in bathroom remodeling operations in the U.S. home remodeling industry.
- This is a hands-on, transactional role focused on ensuring the correct bathroom and plumbing products are ordered for each customer project.
- You do not need to be an experienced purchasing professional.
- We are particularly interested in candidates who have worked in hardware stores, plumbing supply companies, bathroom fixture distributors, building materials businesses, or related warehouse and order-processing environments.
Responsibilities:
- Review customer contracts and project details to identify the bathroom and plumbing products needed for each installation.
- Identify the correct products, components, quantities, and related parts required to complete each order.
- Enter and submit orders through multiple manufacturer and supplier websites.
- Verify product details and order accuracy to minimize mistakes and delays.
- Process a high volume of orders, with a target of approximately 10 or more customer projects per day.
- Work with the purchasing team to clarify missing information or resolve order questions.
Required Qualifications:
- Practical familiarity with bathroom and plumbing products, such as shower pans, tub surrounds, sinks, toilets, faucets, shower fixtures, valves, drains, fittings, and related components.
- Experience in a hardware store, plumbing supply business, bathroom products distributor, building materials company, warehouse, purchasing support, or order entry role.
- Strong computer literacy and the ability to learn and navigate multiple supplier portals and online systems.
- Excellent attention to detail and the ability to process orders accurately and efficiently.
- Good organizational skills and comfort working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
- English proficiency sufficient to communicate with a U.S.-based team and understand written product information.
- Availability to work full-time during U.S. Eastern Time business hours.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience entering customer orders or purchase orders.
- Familiarity with Salesforce or similar business systems.
- Experience working with U.S. companies.
- Knowledge of how plumbing and bathroom components fit together.
Exclusions:
- This is not a strategic procurement or sourcing position.
- You will not be responsible for negotiating supplier contracts, selecting vendors, sourcing new manufacturers, or managing inventory and shipping logistics.
- Our client already has established suppliers, products, and pricing.
- Your responsibility is to ensure the correct items are ordered accurately and on time.
