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US LBM

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10,000+ employees

Founded 2009

💰 Private Equity Round on 2023-10

Construction

US LBM is one of the largest building products distributors in the United States, operating over 400 locations nationwide. The company provides a wide range of building materials through its local divisions, catering to custom home builders, national builders, and specialty contractors. US LBM combines the advantages of national scale with the service levels, expertise, and entrepreneurial culture of its local brands, distributing specialty building materials for the construction, maintenance, and renovation of homes, businesses, and communities across the country.

📋 Description

• 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. • Builds and maintains relationships with strategic commodity partners. • Transacts business with strategic commodity suppliers as assigned by leadership. • Participates in joint supplier/division business plan meetings to facilitate the achievement of objectives. • Provides guidance to operational leadership on the direction of the commodity markets. • Communicates new product opportunities to the divisions as applicable. • Participates in negotiations for new terms, rebates, and Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) programs for US LBM and divisions. • Helps resolve challenges between suppliers and US LBM operations, including but not limited to cost, quantities, AP variances, and late shipments. • 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. • Complies with company safety, attendance, and ethics guidelines. • Perform other duties as assigned.

🎯 Requirements

• 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. • 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.

🏖️ Benefits

• Comply with all policies and standards • Adheres to Company’s commitment to workplace safety