Purchasing Manager jobs in Lake Havasu City, AZ

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 customer 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!

How You Will Make an Impact

We serve a customer base seeking luxury, value, and world-class service. As the Purchasing Manager, you will provide direct oversight and management to all company purchasing. You will develop and manage new 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 manages purchasing for all automotive dealership equipment, computer hardware, uniforms, and other supplies as needed.
• Reviews all company and dealership purchases.
• Develops guidelines, policies, and documentation for dealerships
• Manages vendor relationships and consolidates for efficiency where possible
• Collaborates with CFO, accounting, and Accounts Payable department to find best purchasing options
• Effectively communicating with manager, executive team, and dealership leadership.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills Needed to Win:

• Experience purchasing and managing acquisition 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 and negotiate 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 highline brands such as Mercedes Benz, Toyota, Lexus, Porsche, Audi, and Jaguar-Land Rover among others.
• We have over 2,000 employees at 28 dealerships in 6 states…and we are still growing!
• We are consistently ranked as one of the fastest growing auto-groups 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 and inclusion and belonging at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of 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. #T2