Senior IT Purchasing Specialist

IT Purchasing Specialist Corporate Headquarters 12575 Uline Drive, Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158 Set us up with the best in tech!

Uline as a Senior IT Purchasing Specialist, where you will build vendor partnerships and support high-impact technology purchases that keep our business running. Use data and market insight to improve processes, optimize spend and support purchasing decisions while ensuring our North American teams have the technology they need to succeed.

The team owns and creates solutions that operate at scale, supporting operations from warehouse management to e-commerce.

About Uline

Why IT at Uline?

• Uline’s 450+ person in-house tech team builds and supports the custom systems that run our business.
• Uline Uline, a family-owned company, is North America’s leading distributor of shipping, industrial, and packaging materials with over 10,000 employees across 15 locations.
• Uline is a drug-free workplace .
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Responsibilities

• Responsibilities Help manage complex IT purchasing requests and transactions, aligning sourcing decisions with technology requirements and business goals.
• Build strong relationships with internal teams and technology vendors to negotiate contracts, manage renewals, oversee licensing agreements and resolve supplier-related issues.
• Support Procurement Specialists on purchasing requests, sharing knowledge and best practices to ensure timely resolution.
• Track vendor spending and maintain reporting to inform purchasing decisions and identify opportunities for savings.
• Identify opportunities to improve purchasing workflows, strengthen procedures and increase efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Information Technology or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in purchasing, customer service, administrative support or similar.
• Detail-oriented with excellent interpersonal, communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience in Microsoft Excel.
• Uline does not participate in the H-1B lottery.

Preferred

• Oracle and ServiceNow preferred.

Benefits

• Complete health insurance coverage and 401(k) with 6% employer match that starts day one!
• Multiple bonus programs.
• Paid holidays and generous paid time off.
• Tuition Assistance Program that covers professional continuing education.
• Employee Perks On-site café and first-class fitness center with complimentary personal trainers.
• Over four miles of beautifully maintained walking trails.

All new hires must complete a pre-employment hair follicle drug screening . All positions are on-site. EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled #LI-LH1 #CORP (#IN-PPITL1) #ZR-HQIT Our employees make the difference and we are committed to offering exceptional benefits and perks!