Territory Purchasing Leader

Come be an Employee-Owner of one of the nation’s largest producers of metal roofing and siding! We sell, manufacture, build, and distribute metal building components and packages. Since 1988 we’ve grown to over 13 locations nationwide. We make raving fans of our customers with our “right, on time, every time” commitment.

So, who are we looking for?

People who “Own It” – Commitment to the customer, the company, and each other:

You are customer-focused with an eye for detail.

You are reliable.

People Who “Can Do” – Our Attitude

You are an innovative thinker pursuing continuous improvement.

You embrace teamwork.

You want to positively make an impact and open to change.

People who “Act in Love” – Treats others with humility, respect, kindness, honesty, patience, and self-control.

You enjoy giving back to your community. We take great pride in the communities we live in, so we give back with our time and talents. Each year you can take paid time off to support a cause close to your heart.

And what will you do?

Summary

The Territory Purchasing Leader position is responsible division purchasing strategy, coordination of inbound inventory, and supporting the site(s) and peers within the division on market drivers. , This position functionally reports to Purchasing with a significant influence by Managing Director of the division.

Core Functions

• Planning Purchasing strategy for division and working with the commodity managers to implement.
• This responsibility also includes planning of warehousing and freight strategies to minimize inventory and cost without sacrifice to customer delivery.
• Working within the management team to ensure that all deliveries satisfy the assigned orders and report any back ordered or missing products.
• Inbound coil and accessory tracking against lead-times
• Communicating and mitigating inventory outages to the site
• Supporting site staff with market indicators to guide SIOP and forecasting process.
• Assess site inventory and work with key stakeholders to adjust min’s and maxes and/or movement of aged inventory to better support site cash and inventory flow.
• Communicating sites needs (customer needs) to the functional cohort for strategic integration.
  
  

Key Measures Of Success

• Customer focused.
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Critical thinking and negotiation skills
• Ability to identify deficiencies and troubleshoot with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong problem solving skills
• Ability to work within a cooperative team environment as well as perform assignments autonomously.
• Good attention to detail
• Consistently exhibits and displays the company’s values of “Own It. Can Do. Act in Love.”
• Own It – Commitment to customer, company, and each other.
• Can Do – Team Player, Open to Change, & Pursuing continuous improvement.
• Act in Love – Treating others with humility, respectfulness, kindness, honesty, patience, and self-control.
  
  

Minimum Required

Education & Experience:

• 2 years’ experience in a Purchasing or relevant position
  
  

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, supply chain management, accounting, business administration or equivalent.
• Experience with Microsoft office products including power BI
• Experience with purchasing commodity-based products.
• Experience with construction industry
• Experience in manufacturing environment
  
  

Physical Demands & Work Environment

Work is performed in an office environment. This role will routinely utilize standard office equipment to perform the core functions listed in this job description. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies as well as communicate verbally and electronically.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform core functions.

Travel

Travel for this position may be required up to 25% of the time.

Benefits Offered

At Central States, we are an ESOP. That means each one of our employees is an owner of the company and receives an allocation of stock every year. This allows all our employees to share in the wealth and success of the company. We also offer:

• 401K – We match up to 4%
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Holiday pay
• Vacation pay
• Mental health resources
• Healthcare coordinators
• Life insurance
• Health Savings Accounts
• Flexible Spending Account
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Profit-Sharing bonus
• Performance based merit increases
• Education assistance available – Up to $5,250 each year
  
  

Central States Manufacturing, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.