Apply for the Purchasing Analyst – Lakeland job opening.Purchasing Analyst – Lakeland

Location: Lakeland, FL
Job ID: 38787BR
Job Category: Data Analysis & Business Intelligence
Working Hours: 40 hours per week
Pay Frequency: Weekly
Pay Range: $25 - $35
Date Posted: Sep 03, 2026

$52 - 71k

Onsite

Full Time - Regular

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Description

Are you energized by solving complex problems, working with suppliers, and ensuring operations run smoothly behind the scenes?

At Publix, our success starts with strong, strategic partnerships and efficient procurement. As a Purchasing Analyst in Industrial Operations Purchasing you’ll play a key role in supporting stores, distribution centers, and manufacturing facilities by ensuring the right equipment, materials, and services are in place when and where they’re needed.
In this role, you’ll support procurement operations through a mix of analytical work, supplier collaboration, and process management. Key responsibilities include:

• Procure equipment, parts, materials, and services to support stores, distribution centers, warehouses, support locations, and manufacturing facilities
• Serve as a subject matter expert within your assigned category, partnering with suppliers and internal teams to resolve issues and identify improvements
• Source and evaluate supplier quotes, managing vendor relationships and negotiating pricing, terms, and delivery timelines
• Manage purchase orders and requisitions in SAP, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with company standards
• Support inventory replenishment and asset disposition, maintaining balanced inventory levels and facilitating the resale or disposal of equipment as needed

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Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or its equivalent
• 1 year experience in purchasing using SAP or equivalent ERP software or 2 years’ experience in customer service or analytical field or 1 year experience in supply chain/ inventory management
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and SharePoint
• Basic knowledge of Smartsheet and SAP or equivalent ERP software
• Willingness to work nights, weekends, overtime, and holidays as business needs require

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Preferred Qualifications

• Associates degree or higher in a business-related field
• 1 year of experience in Industrial Operations procurement
• 2 years’ experience purchasing using SAP or equivalent ERP software
• 2 years’ experience using an inventory management system
• 3 years’ experience in customer service or analytical field

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Additional Preferred Qualifications

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Benefits

• Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost
• An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Group health, dental and vision plans
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria
• Visit our website to see all of our benefits: Benefits – Jobs (publix.com)

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Year End Bonus

To reward associates for their contributions to the company for the calendar year, Publix provides a Holiday Bonus in November. In the first year of continuous employment the bonus is equal to 15 hours of pay, and in the second year of continuous employment the bonus is equal to one week’s pay if associate remains employed through issue date of the bonus check. In subsequent years, the bonus is equal to two weeks’ pay.

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Additional Information

Your application may have additional steps that you will need to complete in order to remain eligible for consideration. Please be sure to monitor your email, including your spam folder, on a daily basis for critical, time-sensitive emails that could require action within 24-48 hours.

Please do not use your Publix email address when applying. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive a confirmation email.

For this position, Publix does not and will not file a petition or application with the USCIS or Department of State on behalf of any noncitizen for any immigration-related benefit to work and/or to continue to work in the United States, e.g., an H-1B or TN petition or permanent residence.

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