Purchasing Specialist

📐 Build Your Career as a Purchasing Specialist: Keep materials moving and projects on track at Concepts in Millwork.

Are you organized, detail-oriented, and skilled at coordinating vendors and materials? We’re looking for a Purchasing Specialist to manage purchasing activities, maintain supplier relationships, and ensure our production teams have the materials they need to keep projects moving. Join our team and play an important role in bringing quality millwork projects to life!

At Concepts in Millwork, our team lives by six core values: Commitment, Respect, Integrity, Service Excellence, Positivity, and Innovation. These values are at the heart of everything we do—from the shop floor to the front office.

If these principles resonate with you, you may have just found a home with Concepts in Millwork. Join a team where your contributions matter and your values align with a company committed to transforming lives and interior spaces.

Position Summary: The Purchasing Specialist handles day-to-day purchasing for Concepts in Millwork, efficiently finding the best pricing on quality materials and maintaining strong vendor relationships.

💼 What You’ll Be Doing:

• Efficiently find the best pricing by gathering and comparing vendor quotes; negotiate favorable prices and terms.
• Evaluate suppliers on quality, availability, service, reliability and cost.
• Purchase materials and supplies; edit purchase requests, prepare purchasing paperwork and requisitions.
• Follow up with vendors on purchase order status to ensure timely, accurate delivery; track and report backorders.
• Resolve vendor issues involving incorrect or damaged shipments and pricing.
• Develop and maintain strategic relationships with new vendors to ensure diversification & competitive pricing
• Maintain inventory stock levels and initiate purchases when needed.
• Close out materials as jobs are completed.
• Perform internal inventory audits and participate in monthly and year-end inventory.
• Serves as a purchasing resource for all departments, obtaining competitive quotes and placing orders as needed.
• Meet deadlines with minimal supervision and handle multiple tasks in a deadline-oriented environment.
• Maintain an organized work area in compliance with company safety and health regulations.

🌟 What Makes You a Great Fit:

• Bachelors in supply chain management or a relevant field or previous experience in purchasing role.
• People-oriented relationship builder who maintains meaningful liaison with vendors.
• Strong written, verbal and negotiation skills.
• Experience with ERP software, managing material requests, inventory levels, and invoicing.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Previous experience in the millwork/woodworking/construction industry, Preferred.
• Knowledge of AWI standards, Preferred.

Job Details

• 💰 Salary: $60,000 - $80,000 salary, commensurate upon experience. Bonus Eligible. 
• Job Type: Full Time. Shift, Typically Mon- Fri, 40 Hours (Additional hours as needed).
• Application Window is expected to close on 11/13/2026.

🎁 Why You’ll Love Working with Us

• 🏥 Comprehensive Benefits Package (some benefits require a brief waiting period):
  • 100% employer-paid base medical coverage for employees
  • Employer-sponsored life insurance for employees & dependents
  • Voluntary life, accident, and dental insurance
  • Voluntary LTD, Hospital Confinement and Critical Illness insurance
  • FSA, PTO, paid holidays, and 401k
• 🎉 Employee-Centric Perks: Team lunches, fun events, and recognition programs that celebrate YOU.

• 📚 Growth-Focused Culture: Opportunities to lead, learn, and grow in a supportive environment

• Family Atmosphere: We collaborate, celebrate wins, and support each other every day

⚙️ Physical Demands & Work Environment:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, talk or hear. The employee will be required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects; reach with hands and arms.
• Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee will work in an office environment (in a cubicle and/or office) and will also be exposed to moving machinery in a temperature-controlled environment and includes exposure to contaminants (mainly dust).  Noise level: low to high (appropriate PPE is provided to all employees). 

📩 Apply Today
We’re excited to meet you and welcome you to a team where your expertise will help shape the future of our company. Apply today and let’s build something extraordinary—together.

☎️ Contact Us:
If you need accommodation to assist with the application process, please contact Human Resources at 719-570-7353 ext. 129 or email [email protected].

Concepts in Millwork is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, age 40 and over, marital status, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law. This policy applies to all employees, including managers, supervisors, co­workers, and non-employees such as customers, clients, vendors, consultants, etc.