About Level:
Founded by ex-Apple Product and Engineering leaders, Level is redefining the smart community with technology that is simple, intuitive, useful, and invisible. Together, our platform and services provide premium experiences for all those who live, work, and own multifamily communities.
At Level, we take a unique approach to designing products - one that shifts focus from what we make to how we make it and who we make it for. It’s an approach that results in elegant and unique solutions, raising the bar for the entire smart home ecosystem.
About the Role:
As a Purchasing Coordinator at Level, you’ll play a vital role in supporting the Purchasing team’s strategies and standards. Your responsibilities will revolve around processing purchasing orders, tracking shipments, and solving supply chain-related problems. You will also assist in inventory management, vendor collaboration, and improvement initiatives. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to develop and optimize purchasing workflows to help Level achieve our goals. You demonstrate an ability to challenge the status quo, are a catalyst for change, and will help this team take it to the next level providing material at the right time, place, price, quantity, and quality as we grow.
Responsibilities:
- Support Purchasing Operations: Process Purchase Orders, proactively track logistics exceptions, and support in developing and maintaining on-time and in-full delivery metrics.
- Inventory Coordination: Evolve and enforce controls for best-in-class inventory management. Maintain standards that mitigate the opportunity for loss at 3PL and project sites.
- Communication and Collaboration: Engage in clear and prompt communication with other departments to identify hurdles and assist in finding solutions.
- Continuous Improvement: Contribute ideas for improvements to gain efficiencies. Lead initiatives to better the Purchasing team operations.
- System Assistance: Master existing CRM and ERP systems and explore enhancements to boost efficiency and accuracy in operations. Support with automation initiatives and adoption of standard purchasing tasks.
- Vendor Interaction: Support in managing vendor relationships. Submit and manage performance data. Make sure we’re getting the best price we can.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 3+ years in Purchasing, Supply Chain, or similar position.
- Strong individual contributor with the ability to multitask, prioritize, and work in a fast-paced environment.
- Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
- Direct experience in consumer electronics/hardware, technology, or smart home automation is a plus.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to identify risks, help develop mitigation strategies, and make informed decisions.
- Express opinions professionally, able to receive feedback gracefully, and be comfortable contributing to meetings.
- Working understanding of ordering systems including CRM, ERP, EDI, etc. Salesforce & Netsuite experience are a plus.
- Exemplifies the Level values as reported by peers.
- This role can be filled as an entry to senior level depending on skills and experience.
