Job purpose

The building products purchaser is responsible for the management of stocking, non-commodity, hardware and building products and non-stocking special order items as required by the sales team.

Duties and responsibilities

Establish and maintain min/max levels on stocking inventory.

• Regularly review stocking programs for updates to stocking levels based on market requirements, seasonality etc.
• Manage product pricing based on market intelligence collected from sales team.
• Product code maintenance including description, costs and price updates.
• Review bookings and rebate programs from vendors and making purchasing related recommendations.
• Work with vendors to keep stock programs current including returns, buybacks and creating merchandising plans.
• Source non-stock special order items as requested by the sales team.
• Establish and maintain good supplier relationships.
• Apply fiscally responsible procedures and guidelines to non-commodity purchasing.
• Stay up to date on alternate suppliers of similar stocking programs.

Accountabilities

Ensuring inventory items have accurate costs and pricing set

• Maintaining professional conduct at all times

• Maintaining co-operative communications with sales team

• Maintaining quality of internal controls with respect to the purchasing cycle (price negotiation, issue PO, receiving physical goods, resolving quantity and/or price discrepancies)

Qualifications

• Purchasing experience in the building supplies or similar industry

• The ability to work in a fast paced, team environment

• Strong organizational, time management and prioritization skills

• Effective communicator, written and verbal

• Detail oriented

• Product knowledge of building supplies is an asset

Working conditions

This is primarily an office based position with some work required in the warehouse or store for merchandising and inventory management.