Purchasing Agent at Core & Main in Remote - California
- Company: Core & Main
- Location: Remote - California
- Posted: Sep 17, 2026
- Type: Full-time
- Salary: $70,304 per year
- Experience: 5+ years
Overview
Maintain and sustain a proactive channel of communication with management regarding purchasing and inventory decisions impacting their business. Generate performance reports for underperforming product lines, and initiate resolution plan of action.
Job description
- Maintain and sustain a proactive channel of communication with management regarding purchasing and inventory decisions impacting their business. Generate performance reports for underperforming product lines, and initiate resolution plan of action.
Responsibilities
- Evaluates daily purchasing reports, prioritizes purchase orders by critical need; and ensures orders meet the optimal levels to maximize profit and sales. Obtains confirmations, verifies pricing and quantities, follows up with vendors to correct issues or re-request confirmations, attaches confirmations to POs, and manages confirmations record. Performs all purchase transactions for assigned categories.
- Obtains confirmations, verifies pricing and quantities, follows up with vendors to correct issues or re-request confirmations, attaches confirmations to POs, and manages confirmations record.
- Works the Back Order Queue and Expedite Queue and keeps ship dates accurate for the field. Works with vendors for updated information regarding shipments.
- Conducts analysis and correction of price discrepancies utilizing accounting business partnerships.
- Leverages management input to ensure target freight levels are achieved to maximize profit margins.
- Evaluates and manages dead stock materials, no calc, and aged inventory. Manages inventory /fill rates for assigned categories.
- Negotiates prices with vendors. Proactively seeks out products/vendors in order to obtain best pricing as appropriate.
- Handles some commodity purchasing under the general direction of the Purchasing leader.
Requirements
- Must be a minimum of 18 years of age or older
- Must pass pre-employment assessment(s) if applicable
- Typically requires BS/BA in a related discipline. Generally 2-5 years of experience in a related field; certification is required in some areas OR MS/MA and generally 2-4 years of experience in a related field. Certification is required in some areas.
- Broad-based procurement and inventory experience.
- Product experience.
Skills
Required
- Data analysis techniques
- Purchasing and inventory management
- Vendor communication and follow-up
- Price discrepancy analysis
- Negotiation skills
Preferred
- Product experience
Benefits
- Pay: $70,304 per year
About Core & Main
Based in St. Louis, Core & Main is a leader in advancing reliable infrastructure™ with local service, nationwide®. As a specialty distributor with a focus on water, wastewater, storm drainage and fire protection products and related services, Core & Main provides solutions to municipalities, private water companies and professional contractors across municipal, non-residential and residential end markets, nationwide. With over 370 locations across the U.S., the company provides its customers local expertise backed by a national supply chain. Core & Main’s 5,700 associates are committed to helping their communities thrive with safe and reliable infrastructure. Visit coreandmain.com to learn more. Based in St. Louis, Core & Main is a leader in advancing reliable infrastructure™ with local service, nationwide®. As a specialty distributor with a focus on water, wastewater, storm drainage and fire protection products and related services, Core & Main provides solutions to municipalities, private water companies and professional contractors across municipal, non-residential and residential end markets, nationwide. With over 370 locations across the U.S., the company provides its customers local expertise backed by a national supply chain. Core & Main’s 5,700 associates are committed to helping their communities thrive with safe and reliable infrastructure. Visit coreandmain.com to learn more.