Lumbermen's
Purchasing Manager
Byron Center, MI
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 4 days ago
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About the role
- Providing overall leadership and direction for the purchasing team while modeling Lumbermen's MVP
- Managing, providing ongoing feedback to, and facilitating performance check ins for direct reports
- Effectively determining quantity and timing of product deliveries
Responsibilities
- This position balances relationship building, execution, and leadership, offering opportunities to drive sales and profitability every day.
- As a leader, they are driven by the opportunity to build strong teams and foster individual and team growth to, in turn, deliver exceptional results.
- The SOURCE - free and confidential support resources for our team
Requirements
- Analytical abilities to assess the performance of suppliers against criteria such as quality, cost, reliability, ability to innovate and financial stability
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, logistics, or business or commensurate experience strongly desired
Skills
- Advanced ability to collaborate and negotiate
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Exceptional analytical and strategic thinking abilities
- Driver of processes
- Strong internal motivation
- Ability to make decisions independently
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Inclination to handle tasks with a sense of responsibility and urgency
- Ability to work independently and with others
- Intermediate or above proficiency in MS Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- A collaborative and supportive work environment
Benefits
- Other benefits include:
- ESOP ( Employee Stock Ownership Plan ) - generous company-funded retirement
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Flexible spending/health savings account
Company info
- Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan since 1955, Lumbermen's operates in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Minnesota. A leading distributor and manufacturer, we are driven by our mission to enrich lives by intentionally caring for all who experience us. We are employee owned and relationship powered.
- Based in Byron Center, the person in this role defines and executes the purchasing strategy for the building materials segment. This position balances relationship building, execution, and leadership, offering opportunities to drive sales and profitability every day. Day-to-day responsibilities include:
- Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan since 1955, Lumbermen's operates in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Minnesota.
- A leading distributor and manufacturer, we are driven by our mission to enrich lives by intentionally caring for all who experience us.
- We are employee owned and relationship powered.
- Based in Byron Center, the person in this role defines and executes the purchasing strategy for the building materials segment.
- Day-to-day responsibilities include:
- Recruiting, hiring, training and developing a best-in-class team
- Building and fostering strong vendor relationships
- Developing, leading, and executing purchasing strategies
Equal opportunity
- In addition, Lumbermen's will not discriminate against any employee or candidate because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.
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