Entry Level Facilities Purchasing and Maintenance Coordinator

We are looking for a Entry Level Facilities Purchasing and Maintenance Coordinator to join the Garden Ridge team in our Houston, Texas corporate office!


The Facilities Purchasing and Maintenance Coordinator is responsible for establishing specifications and standards in purchasing and maintenance requests, ensuring the company receives competitive pricing in all areas of equipment, supply purchasing, and maintenance contracts. This position is also responsible for maintaining and executing the annual re-bidding process of selected vendors to optimize cost savings. The Coordinator also manages the process for purchasing and maintenance functions including requisitions, request for quotes, specification bud programs, awarding bids/contracts, work orders, issuing PO’s, expediting, receipt processing and invoicing. Additionally the Coordinator will track and meet all budgets, coordinate the functions of corporate services and assist other department associates when possible.
REQUIREMENTS


Preferred candidates will have a minimum of 2 years coordinating experience in related fields of purchasing, maintenance, or central office management, Candidates must have demonstrated success with vendor negotiations, strong communication and organization skills. Technical skills required include MS Excel, Word, Outlook and purchasing or maintenance software applications.


Garden Ridge offers a competitive salary & benefits package including health insurance, life insurance, dental and vision insurance, supplemental life, short term and long term disability, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, paid vacation, personal time and holidays, a generous employee discount and a business casual environment.

Garden Ridge is The Home Décor Marketplace featuring the largest selection of home décor under one roof. Our customers look to us for a fresh approach to home decorating from season to season and for specials occasions. We are long famous for offering a huge variety of merchandise, including silk floral and greenery; pottery; crafts; house wares; home décor; candles; baskets; party supplies; art, frames and mirrors; home textiles; and seasonal decorations, and we continue to offer fresh, new styles for every room and every season.

We’re in the midst of a tremendous growth period, and we invite you to explore the opportunities we have to offer. We have unique and exciting products in the stores, and we are looking for unique and exciting individuals to set the tone both behind the scenes and out on the floor for our customers.

Since we spend a large portion of our waking hours in the workplace, there’s absolutely no reason not to enjoy our work and our work environment. That’s something we understand here at Garden Ridge. Why not consider we at we have to offer.

Garden Ridge operates 35 mega stores in thirteen states, primarily in the southern United States. Read more about us at www.gardenridge.com.