Purchasing Manager jobs in Denver, CO

50 Year Old Family Owned Company

Our motto is “work hard, play hard.” More than just a set of words, it represents the essence of who we are at Lutek. We are Denver’s premier manufacturer of window covering products, referred to as window treatments which include blinds, shades and shutters and at Lutek, we have an emphasis on the hot trend of automation. Our customers include homeowners as well as large construction projects such as office buildings, hotels and schools. We are committed to creating a good work/life balance for our employees while providing outstanding product and service to our customers.

Why Work at Lutek

As Purchasing Manager, you will play a foundational part of our company’s success. Your work bridges our sales and installation teams, insuring we always have materials at the price and quantities we need to meet our customers’ expectations.

We are a boutique manufacturing and installation business which strives for a work/life balance, while valuing the contributions of our employees. We are a family owned and growing window treatment provider based in Arvada, CO. Our business partners and customers include interior designers, architects, and trade professionals and we offer everything from measuring, consulting, installation, sales and fabrication of custom draperies, shades, and specialty items such as seat cushions. We fabricate our products at our 30,000 square foot state-of-the-art manufacturing facility. We source our materials and parts both domestically and internationally.

You will have the opportunity to learn our business and that includes technical knowledge about our material components.

How we deliver on the promise of a work/home life balance:

• We offer 12 paid holidays a year, PLUS the week of Christmas off.
• We offer flexible work hours during summer months which allows some of our team members to enjoy 3-day weekends.
• We provide companywide celebrations during working hours.

Your Responsibilities as Purchasing Manager

You’ll be responsible for working directly with our sales teams in forecasting demand and securing materials and parts inventory levels to meet the needs of sales, while ensuring proper control over our investment in inventory. This position serves as a lead role, ensuring proper management of inventory through maintenance of a portfolio of suppliers, and routinely adding to the portfolio of suppliers. More details about the responsibilities are:

• Establish performance goals related to dales sales in inventory and monitoring out-of-stock and slow-moving items.
• Work directly with sales to properly forecast demand and advise on financial and operational impact of purchase requests outside of normal forecasted demand.
• Maintain all system related functions and create purchase orders, following the purchasing cycle through receipt of inventory and invoicing. Work with warehouse receiving personnel on missed shipments, unsaleable items, breakage, etc and file all claims with suppliers and carriers as needed.
• Maintain and support all purchasing reports and insure they integrate with information maintained in other company information systems. Maintains data integrity for all materials and parts.
• Review and analyze monthly inventory investment by supplier; work with historic reports to determine current and longer-term needs. Provide analyses and reporting on inventory, aged inventory, and unsaleable inventory and suggest appropriate actions.
• Coordinate capacity with freight carriers and ensure freight rates are regularly reviewed.

What Working at Lutek Means for You

Our work is never done because we enjoy repeat customers. Additionally, we are gaining new customers from our focus on sales growth and this, of course, requires our having a purchasing function that matches the growth.

• Valuable hands-on experience with our business and its window covering products.
• Competitive hourly compensation and top-notch benefits
• Exposure to other roles and functions within Lutek.
• Career advancement opportunities. For instance, a greater involvement with manufacturing operations.
• 401(k) plan available after 120 days.
• General work happens within the hours of 7am to 4pm. It is rare that an 8-hour day is exceeded.

Pay Details are as follows:

$60,000 to $80,000 depending on experience.

The position is eligible for a quarterly bonus program.

Requirements – What We are Looking For

• Someone who works well independently as well as with the team.
• Someone comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Preferred candidates to have a bachelor's degree.
• 5 to 7 years' experience in purchasing or logistics.
• Is analytical by nature.
• Comfortable negotiating with vendors
• Able to pass a drug test.
• Someone who takes pride in their work.