Purchasing Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

Purchasing Analyst

Location : Clearwater, Florida | Full-Time, Hybrid (four days in office, one day remote)

About Us

Nicole Tonic Studios, Inc. (NTS), a division of Nicole Craft Brands, specializes in product development, designing, marketing, and innovation for our proprietary product lines in the arts and crafts industry. We offer a comprehensive range of crafting products that bring creativity to the store shelves of retailers. We are close-knit team of 20 employees in a friendly, open-office environment that feels more like a startup than a corporate office.

We are seeking a highly organized, self-motivated Purchasing Analyst to join our growing team. The Purchasing Analyst collaborates with internal and external teams to maintain an uninterrupted flow of inventory to craft and hobby customers around the globe, including major retailers such as Walmart, Target, Hobby Lobby, Dollar Tree, Michaels, Meijer, Hobbycraft, and Spotlight. This position ensures that NTS continues to exceed our customers’ expectations by shipping high quality products on time and in full.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Analyze historical data and utilize forecasts to monitor and replenish inventory levels to maintain an uninterrupted supply chain and consistently attain high fill rates for key customers
• Create customized reports and analyze large amounts of data using Microsoft Excel
• Enter, confirm, track, and receive purchase orders sent to international and domestic suppliers
• Proactively coordinate with internal teams, freight brokers, and vendors to ensure that products are received correctly and on time
• Work closely with the sales and product development teams to accurately forecast future product demand
• Collaborate with the Quality Control team to ensure that items meet product specifications, regulatory standards, and customer-specific requirements prior to shipment
• Display initiative, prioritization, and multi-tasking skills to successfully manage multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Minimum Requirements

Why You’ll Love It Here

We’re a small, friendly office where collaboration, flexibility, and initiative are valued. If you’re adaptable and excited to learn, this is a great opportunity to establish yourself while being part of a supportive, tight-knit team.

Why Join Us

Physical and Environmental Conditions :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. May be required to lift and / or move up to 20 pounds. The associate is frequently required to sit / stand / walk. While performing the duties of this position, the associate is subject to a typical office environment and is rarely exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.