Trail Appliances BC Looking for Purchasing Program Coordinator (SE23) at Richmond, British Columbia, Canada Full Time

Working at Trail Appliances means joining an entrepreneurial-minded, driven team dedicated to delivering an exceptional customer experience. Trail Appliances is the leading independent appliance retailer in Western Canada. We’re a fast-growing company with over 500 employees in British Columbia, spread out over 11 showrooms, a Clearance Centre, and offices in Richmond and Annacis Island. Join our team of trailblazers!

Coordinates, implements, and manages all supplier programs. Works with suppliers to obtain monthly programs, analyzes each to maximize profits, implements and communicates internally to ensure proper execution, and reconciles all supplier billings. Works with the Purchasing Management, Marketing and Website team to plan offers for each sale event.

General Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinates monthly programming with each supplier
• Analyzes and negotiates each program to ensure it aligns with Trail’s processes and margin expectations
• Creates and administers programs internally
• Communicates each offer to the sales team ensuring they understand how to process each offer
• At the end of each program, reconciles the data and submits a claim to each supplier
• Consolidates and tracks advertising expenses and submits claims and back up to each supplier in collaboration with Marketing
• Works with Pricing Analyst to upload & launch scheduled promotional prices
• Works with Finance team and the suppliers to reconcile short payments on program claims when required
• Tracks supplier digital tag support programs to create detailed billing back-up files and submits claims to participating suppliers accordingly
• Issues supplier debit memos when requested by the Purchasing Agents and the Pricing Analyst for various back-end programs. i.e., trailing credits, spiff programs, supplier supported showroom renovations, display discounts

Experience & Skills Required

• Purchasing or Finance experience an asset
• Very organized, high attention to detail and able to multi-task
• Must have good mathematical & analytical skills
• Great verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to establish priorities, work and think independently without direct supervision
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, with intermediate level skills in Microsoft Excel

We inspire possibilities, make shopping ridiculously easy, and help create special moments at home. Are you ready to meet your team?