Commodity Buyer

About the role

The US LBM Commodity Buyer works with the Senior Buyer and operational leadership to coordinate contract negotiations with critical commodity suppliers, organize/conduct regional spot and block buys, and coordinate forward pricing to protect long-term customer contracts.

Responsibilities

• Participates in the annual commodity contract negotiation process for assigned areas; monitors and executes supplier agreements for their designated areas.
• Procures commodity products for assigned areas.
• Buys and maintains relationships with strategic commodity partners.
• Travels/visits divisions in their region quarterly to discuss pricing, strategy, and other updates.
• Works with team to execute block buys/spot buys and forward pricing for the divisions to protect long-term customer contracts.
• Communicates new product opportunities to the divisions as applicable.
• Helps resolve challenges between suppliers and US LBM operations, including but not limited to cost, quantities, AP variances, and late shipments.
• Complies with company safety, attendance, and ethics guidelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred. Concentration in Supply Chain studies preferred.
• 5 years of purchasing, inventory control/management, materials input, or warehousing experience required.
• Strong knowledge of the building material industry to support Supply Chain objectives.

Skills And Abilities

• A high degree of interpersonal communication for negotiation.
• Mastery of the tools needed to extract data, conduct RFPs, manage and replenish inventory.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and other business-related software systems.
• Knowledge and skill to organize, plan, manage, execute, and evaluate projects.