Regional Hardlines Buyer

About the role

The Regional Product Specialist position at PARR is essential for maintaining appropriate inventory levels and ensuring the timely flow of products to meet customer needs. This role plays a crucial part in fulfilling PARR's mission of providing Legendary Service through Teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Daily Maintain an appropriate level of inventory for assigned suppliers and/or categories for assigned region
• Review, maintain and distribute system generated purchase orders for assigned suppliers and/or categories, for assigned region
• Audit purchase orders to insure correct pricing
• Respond timely to out of stock and backorder notifications for assigned suppliers and/or categories, for assigned region
• Analyze product outs daily and proactively manage product needs
• Audits receiving status of purchases, confirms backorders and takes action to limit product shortfalls
• Audits empty peg reports and takes appropriate action
• Effectively utilizes the system to determine product needs
• Updates schedule in Outlook to reflect current buy patterns
• Ensures products are accurately assigned in POS system – buyer number, vendor number, buy cycle, etc.
• Communicates with sales and operation teams regarding buying and market trends
• Coordinates supplier sponsored events, promotions, and tours for for assigned region
• Evaluates product movement to determine slow moving or dead stock and develops plans of action to limit such stock monthly
• Analyzes product turnover and health to maximize category revenue goals
• Sets up new items as necessary
• Participates in location promotional events

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• 2 years’ experience in building industry
• 2 years’ experience with point-of-sale system
• Class C driver’s license and must have and maintain a good driving record required
• Ability to type 30+ WPM
• Must be able to speak, write, and read English

Interpersonal Skills

• Ability to work cordially, professionally, diplomatically and with a high level of customer service in a dynamic environment
• Sound judgment in dealing with sensitive business matters with internal and external customers of all types
• Maintain confidentiality and accuracy of all information related to company finances and records, particularly, cost of goods purchased and sold
• Identify processes, tools and/or procedures that may be improved upon to improve the workplace and outcomes for our customers
• Communicate with all levels of management and employees at a high skill level
• Strong focus, planning, organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage changing priorities, handle multiple projects, and do what is necessary to meet deadlines, while maintaining a high degree of attention to detail and accuracy
• Appropriate management of stress and interaction with others

Physical Requirements

• Local travel to multiple locations is required
• Ability to sit and/or stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to work indoors in a normal office environment for an entire day
• Must be able to grasp, talk, hear, and operate a computer and keyboard
• Must be able to lift/push/pull up to 20 pounds and carry objects 50 feet
• Must be able to drive a vehicle when necessary
• Occasional overnight travel may be required

Benefits

• Everyone starts earning 2 weeks of vacation per year on day 1, and gains an additional day every year worked up to 4 weeks off
• Employee paid sick days
• 7 holidays
• Standard medical plan with a very low $1,000 deductible
• Dental, Vision, EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Massage, Chiropractic and Acupuncture coverage
• FSA (Flexible Spending Account) and Childcare pretax spending programs
• Footwear subsidy through boot vendor after 90 days of employment
• Up to 50% match on the first 6% you contribute to your 401(k) after 1 year of employment and fully vested at the end of your 3rd year
• In addition to the 401(k) match, there a 3% profit share contribution to the 401(k), with Board approval
• Tuition reimbursement (up to $2,500/year)
• Annual profit sharing (every full time employee who worked the full year earned a minimum of $525 for the 2024 year)
• $1,000 referral bonus

PARR Promotes!

• We have a transparent pay structure, and love to promote from within
• Our current CEO started with the company as a driver and by being open to change and a self-starter he climbed the ranks to the role he has today
• There are many members of our management team who started their careers in our entry-level positions
• If you're willing to work hard, there's no reason you won't earn regular merit increases and promotions
• There is A LOT of opportunity - PARR is growing fast!
• We value our employees like family and are constantly working to provide a safe place to work for our employees
• Most of our locations are not open past 5 and all our locations are closed on Sundays
• Our company mission is Legendary Service through Teamwork, and we take that seriously