Job description
As a part of our continued growth, LKQ is seeking a Car Buyer/Marketing Events to join our team! You will be responsible for managing the inbound flow of products to support the company's sales objectives. To excel in this position, you must be able to multitask, communicate well with others, and be very organized in tasks. The ideal candidate needs to be very goal orientated and willing to work at a very fast pace while maintaining the quality and accuracy set forth in the job expectations. If you like growth and working with happy, enthusiastic individuals, you'll enjoy a career with us!
Essential Job Duties:
- Prepare, edit, scan, and submit purchase orders to vendors in a timely fashion in accordance with company targets and goals.
- Monitor vendor back-orders and source product from alternate vendors, as necessary.
- Work with branch locations to ensure company goals are met with respect to company's receiving and put-away goals.
- Monitor key data elements and notify appropriate personnel if discrepancies/anomalies are observed.
- Initiate and support the continual improvement of LKQ's quality improvement system.
- Responsible for managing inbound flow of product to support company's sales objectives.
- Initiate and support the continual improvement of LKQ's quality improvement system.
- Will require Traveling to different locations
- Attend and promote special events.
- Market and advertise.
- Prospect new accounts
- Attend auction sales.
- Weekends required.
- Assumes other duties as assigned
- High School graduate or G.E.D. equivalent desired.
- Prior knowledge of automobiles or mechanics preferred
- Willingness to be trained and learn company's products and procedures
- Basic math and reading skills to perform job tasks and complete necessary paperwork
- Ability to follow oral and/or written instruction
Benefits:
- Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- 401k with Generous Company Match
- Company Paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability
- Short Term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Discounts
While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The job requires sitting for relatively long periods of time while driving. The employee should be able to tolerate high and low temperature levels, and occasional inclement driving conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to extreme cold and extreme heat. The noise level in some work environments is moderately loud. This position requires frequent bending, climbing, moving, and lifting up to 50 pounds.
Location: 601 Harrison Avenue, Rockford, IL 61104
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Day shift
Work Location: In person
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