Position Overview
The Store Install Specialist is instrumental in planning, purchasing, & financial management of construction material for store projects. This role has a direct impact on the financial integrity of construction material purchasing across the organization. The Specialist will work independently and proactively, manage significant spend, work across multiple concurrent initiatives, and make purchasing decisions that directly influence the financial management of projects. By overseeing new store projects, downsize, and capitol projects evaluating vendor pricing & ensuring accurate financials. Success is this role enables improved forecasting and stronger financial accountability across the construction material department. This position is responsible for purchasing material, including ordering, delivery, and tracking material and managing the sign vendors to ensure the exterior sign process is executed without any delay. Maximum emphasis is placed on providing accurate and constant communication with internal partners and vendors to ensure timely delivery of material and exterior signs for all new stores, remodels, capital projects, and store special projects.
A Day In The Life
Purchasing & Inventory Management
Provide end-to-end ownership of store-level material purchasing for all new store openings and capital projects, ensuring timely, cost-effective, and compliant execution. Lead the full Purchase Order (PO) and financial release lifecycle, including creation, review, approval, tracking, invoicing, and reconciliation, while ensuring adherence to internal controls and corporate policies.
Maintain & improve upon tracking, reporting and monitoring processes to ensure accuracy, visibility, and availability of material across all locations. Includes comprehensive reporting on material spend, deliverables, and rollout status by project and location.
Establish and maintain strong vendor partnerships by setting clear performance expectations, providing ongoing feedback, and enforcing service level agreements to drive quality, cost efficiency, and on-time delivery. Collaborate with external partners to determine optimal delivery, and tracking strategies for ongoing projects. Serve as a liaison between vendors, execution teams, finance, project management, logistics, and field leadership to ensure alignment and issue resolution. Partner closely with internal execution teams to evaluate needs for what is required for lease execution for exterior signs, provide accurate information for what is required for the construction team's needs and support for store openings and capital initiatives.
Financial Management
Manage and oversee financial allocations for the construction material purchasing function, including forecasting demand, and optimizing spend within approved budgets.
Provide ongoing financial reporting and insights to leadership to support informed decision-making and continuous improvement in purchasing management practices. Secure funding as appropriate in conjunction with leadership. Review special requests from stores.
Create, submit, and validate vendor invoices to ensure compliance with contracted pricing and terms; independently investigate and resolve discrepancies or non-compliance in partnership with vendors, construction, and store operations teams.
Youll Come With
Education: Associate degree or Equivalent work experience
Experience: 3 to 5 years of experience in procurement, buying, financial management, construction project management & execution
Skills and Abilities:
Position requires a high level of mathematical skills and attention to detail. Individuals must be highly proficient in Excel and Oracle. Expertise is needed in worksheet creation and maintenance. Coupa system experience a plus.
Excellent oral and written communication skills, organization, and follow-up skills.
A successful candidate must possess a strong financial acumen & sense of urgency.
Make recommendations for process improvement and increased efficiency.
Ability to proactively plan & multi-task and prioritize changing schedules, competing demands.
Strong analytical skills, ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment.
Occasional travel
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Come join our team. You're going to like it here!
You will enjoy competitive wages, flexible hours, and an associate discount. Burlington's benefits package includes medical, dental and vision coverage including life and disability insurance. Full-time associates are also eligible for paid time off, paid holidays and a 401(k) plan. We are a rapidly growing brand and provide a variety of training and development opportunities so our associates can grow with us. Our teams work hard and have fun together! Burlington associates make a difference in the lives of customers, colleagues, and the communities where we live and work every day. Burlington Stores, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity.
Individual pay decisions will be based on a variety of factors, such as but not limited to, qualifications, education, job-related skills, relevant experience, and geographic location.
Min-Mid $50,000.00 - $65,000.00
Posting Number R102614
Location New Jersey-Burlington
Address 1830 Route 130 North
Zip Code 08016
Pay Rate Salaried
Career Site Category Corporate
Position Category Store Planning & Design
Job Type Full-Time
Remote Type Hybrid
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