What are the responsibilities and job description for the Northeast Regional Buyer position at DPR Construction?
Job Description
OES Equipment, part of the DPR Family of Companies, is a fast-paced supply and rental equipment company in the construction industry. We are seeking a motivated Regional Buyer to join our Procurement team in our Northeast Region. Responsibilities will include but may not be limited to the following:
Duties and Responsibilities
- Responsible for placing all stocked designated purchases for assigned region.
- Daily review of the inventory valuation report for designated items.
- Ensuring product turns at high rate of speed, or mobilize to a faster-selling branch location to ensure turns are met.
- Ensure MDPAs and buying contracts are leveraged appropriately.
- Ensure use of preferred vendors.
- Includes transfers from the Centralized Distribution Center, based on branch needs.
- Responsible to meet with branches regularly to ensure full understanding on upcoming needs/forecasts to ensure no stockouts.
- Responsible for reviewing Non-stock PO reporting for assigned region multiple times per week.
- Discuss trends with branch teams for NS orders.
- Determine items to bring into inventory from NS orders.
- Ensure branches are following the Procurement best practices as defined for stocked inventory.
- Receiving, Cycle Counts, promotional product, etc.
- Purchase reviews for WC/HD/Amazon buys for stocked product with branch:
- Discussions of why we purchased from those vendors rather than pulled from stock or leveraged preferred suppliers.
- Maintain branch usual vendor data for assigned region.
- Maintain branch sale price data for assigned region.
- Work with branch sales & inventory management to continuously improve sell-price data for assigned region.
- Participate in Procurement Team Meetings.
- Responsible for supporting in-region branch transfers as necessary.
Required Skills and Abilities
- Strong attention to detail and well organized.
- Excellent listening and communication skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite with intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
- Positive interpersonal skills with a “can-do” attitude.
- Ability to work in both a team environment and independently.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Procurement, or a related field.
- 3-6 years of experience in a purchasing, buying, or inventory management role.
- Specific experience in procurement within the construction or construction supply chain sector.
- Proficiency in Inventory and Supply Chain Tools, such as ERP systems, inventory management software, or procurement platforms.
- Familiarity with inventory reports, purchase orders, cycle counts, and price data management.
- Intermediate to Advanced Excel Skills - for data analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and inventory management functions.
- This can include the use of VLOOKUP, pivot tables, and other data-manipulation techniques to track and optimize inventory.
Physical Requirements
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Occasional travel.
DPR has been nationally recognized for its strong company culture, based on a well-defined purpose “We Exist to Build Great Things,” and four core values: integrity, enjoyment, uniqueness and ever forward. A flat, title-less organization that empowers people at all levels to make decisions, DPR ranked on FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list for five consecutive years. For more information, visit
http://www.dpr.com
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