Purchasing Agent - Piqua - A.M. Leonard

Description

Grow Your Career as a Purchasing Agent: Where Horticulture Meets Tech

Are you a detail-oriented professional looking to plant your roots in a thriving industry? Join A.M. Leonard, a leader in providing essential tools and supplies to landscapers, nurseries, and growers. We're looking for a Purchasing Agent to master the modern supply chain using streamlined, automated workflows in a vibrant, green-industry environment.

Why Join the A.M. Leonard Family?

We're more than just a distributor; we're a critical link in the horticulture supply chain.

• Industry Impact: Your work directly enables nurseries to grow, landscapers to build, and growers to succeed.
• Modern Workflows: Say goodbye to manual paperwork You'll use smart, automated systems to manage stock and approvals efficiently.
• Professional Growth: Gain hands-on experience in procurement, vendor relations, and inventory logic that feeds a multi-billion dollar industry.
• Stability: A consistent MondayFriday, 8:00 AM 5:00 PM schedule.

The Role: Your Impact

As our Purchasing Agent, you are the heartbeat of our inventory. You'll ensure our professional customers always have the specialized tools and supplies they need by:

• Smart Stock Monitoring: Leveraging our system to identify low-stock items before professional demand spikes.
• Digital Procurement: Reviewing system-suggested orders and navigating automated approval workflows to keep critical supplies moving.
• Vendor Relations: Acting as the primary point of contact for suppliers regarding pricing, shipments, and order accuracy.
• Financial Synergy: Partnering with our accounting team to ensure every invoice is precise and accounted for.

Who You Are

• Detail-Focused: You catch the small things that others missa stock discrepancy could halt a nursery operation, so precision is key.
• Tech-Savvy: You're proficient in Microsoft Office and can quickly master new inventory management software.
• A Natural Problem Solver: You enjoy analyzing "sales velocity" and reorder points to make data-driven decisions that impact our customers' seasons.
• Communicator: You build strong, cooperative relationships with both internal teams and external vendors.

Qualifications & Compensation

• Education: High School Diploma required.
• Experience: Entry-level (we will train the right person), though 1-2 years of buying/purchasing experience is a plus.
• Skills: Strong data entry, basic math skills, and a commitment to meeting deadlines.
• Salary: $35,000 $40,000 annually (based on experience).
• Physical Demands: Primarily a comfortable office setting role, with occasional walking required through our active distribution center.

Ready to cultivate your career with an industry leader? If you have the initiative and the drive to help us provide essential tools to green industry professionals, we want to meet you.

Benefits

We offer a high deductible health plan (HDHP), dental, and vision insurance. We contribute $60 per month to enrolled employees' HSA accounts.

Employees and their dependents who are enrolled in our HDHP also have access to our employee health clinic where they can access healthcare for well and sick visits, immunizations, lab services, and more at no cost. Employees not enrolled in our HDHP can still have access to our employee health clinic for just $20 per paycheck. There are also prescriptions available through this clinic at no cost. Employees can also access quick, convenient, and no-cost healthcare in the comfort of their homes 24/7 through our telemedicine partner.

Employees receive life insurance and short-term disability at no cost, and they have the option to purchase increased coverage through payroll deductions. We also offer long term disability, various Aflac plans, and a 401k plan with matching.

Employees receive paid time off from day one, including 80 hours of vacation time (prorated based on the start date for the first year) and 40 hours of personal time. After the first full year of employment, eight additional hours of vacation are granted annually.

Employees also enjoy the use of our free onsite gym and product discounts on our wide selection of horticultural tools and equipment.

We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening. Relocation assistance is not available for this position, and this position is not open for remote work arrangements.

AM Leonard is an Equal Opportunity Employer for all, including minorities, women, protected veterans, and the disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.