Purchasing & Inventory Management
Provide end-to-end ownership of store-level fixtures purchasing for all new store openings and capital projects, ensuring timely, cost-effective, and compliant execution.
Lead the full Purchase Order (PO) and financial release lifecycle, including creation, review, approval, tracking, invoicing, and reconciliation, while ensuring adherence to internal controls and corporate policies.
Develop, maintain, & continuously improve inventory tracking, reporting and monitoring processes to ensure accuracy, visibility, and availability of fixtures across all locations. Includes comprehensive reporting on fixture spend, inventory levels, and rollout status by project and location.
Establish and maintain strong vendor partnerships by setting clear performance expectations, providing ongoing feedback, and enforcing service level agreements to drive quality, cost efficiency, and on-time delivery.
Collaborate with third-party logistics (3PL) partners to determine optimal shipping, delivery, and tracking strategies for fixtures.
Serve as a liaison between vendors, execution teams, finance, project management, logistics, and field leadership to ensure alignment and issue resolution.
Partner closely with internal execution teams to evaluate fixture requirements, authorize releases, provide accurate inventory insights, and proactively support execution needs for store openings and capital initiatives.
Financial Management
Manage and oversee financial allocations for the fixture purchasing function, including forecasting demand, allocating funds across multiple concurrent projects, and optimizing spending within approved budgets.
Provide financial reporting, variance analysis and actionable insights to leadership to support strategic decision-making, budget & forecast activities and continuous process improvement in purchasing and inventory management practices.
Secure funding as appropriate in conjunction with leadership.
Review and approve special requests from stores.
Create, submit, and validate vendor invoices to ensure compliance with contracted pricing and terms; independently investigate and resolve discrepancies or non-compliance in partnership with vendors, construction, and store operations teams
Position requires a high level of mathematical skills and attention to detail. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, and Vlookup/Xlookup functions. Experience with Oracle, Coupa, or comparable ERP/procurement systems preferred.
Excellent oral and written communication skills, organization, and follow-up skills.
A successful candidate must possess a strong financial acumen and a sense of urgency.
Make recommendations for process improvement and increased efficiency.
Ability to proactively plan and multi-task and prioritize changing schedules and competing demands.
Strong analytical skills, ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment.
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You will enjoy competitive wages, flexible hours, and an associate discount. Burlington’s benefits package includes medical, dental and vision coverage including life and disability insurance. Full-time associates are also eligible for paid time off, paid holidays and a 401(k) plan.
We are a rapidly growing brand and provide a variety of training and development opportunities so our associates can grow with us. Our teams work hard and have fun together! Burlington associates make a difference in the lives of customers, colleagues, and the communities where we live and work every day. Burlington Stores, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity
Individual pay decisions will be based on a variety of factors, such as but not limited to, qualifications, education, job-related skills, relevant experience, and geographic location.
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A company focused on procurement services.