Benefits:  * Paid Time Off * Flexible Scheduling * 401(k) with 100% match up to 5% * Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance after 30-days * Company Funded Tuition * Hiring Immediately * Hybrid Work (remote work offered on Fridays)

Welcome to Love's: The Purchasing Analyst II supports intermediate level purchasing tasks, including making contact with vendors, selling programs, and managing the front-end setup and collection of information. This role involves establishing vendor relationships, identifying new programs, negotiating prices and terms, and ensuring a smooth transition to the vendor onboarding team.

Job Functions:

• Establish and maintain vendor relationships, ensuring effective communication and collaboration
• Identify potential programs and products to integrate into the network, conducting detailed research and analysis
• Negotiate prices, terms, and conditions with vendors to secure favorable agreements
• Manage the front-end setup and collection of information required for new programs, ensuring accuracy and completeness
• Develop and maintain reporting tools to support purchasing analysis, trend identification, and decision-making
• Participate in system maintenance and updates to ensure data accuracy and integrity
• Assist in implementing improvements to purchasing workflows and processes to enhance efficiency and accuracy
• Provide mentorship and guidance to Purchasing Analyst I team members, supporting their development and helping resolve routine purchasing issues

Experience and Qualifications:

• High school diploma required; bachelor’s degree preferred
• Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in purchasing or a related field. Demonstrated ability to negotiate prices and terms and manage vendor relationships effectively

      Skills and Physical Demands: 

• Hard Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office; working knowledge of purchasing and supply chain management software preferred
• Soft Skills: Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, effective communication, ability to multitask, and organizational skills. Capable of working collaboratively and independently

This full-time postition is located at Love's corporate headquarters in Oklahoma City.

Our Culture:  
Fueling customers' journeys since 1964, innovation leads the way for this family-owned and operated business headquartered in Oklahoma City. With nearly 40,000 team members, travel stops are the core business along with products and services that provide value for professional drivers, fleets, traveling public, RVers, alternative energy and wholesale fuel customers. Giving back to communities and an inclusive workplace are hallmarks of the award-winning culture.  

Love’s is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans encouraged to apply. 

Job Category: Corporate