Job Details
Quick **Response**, Deep **Knowledge**, Relationships Built on **Trust** * Benefits will include Medical, Dental, Vision on the 1st of Month following 30 days of employment
* Company-Paid Life Insurance & Disability
* 401(k) with Company Match
* Paid Vacation
* Paid Holidays
* Volunteer Time
**Responsibilities and Qualifications for** **Buyer:** * Maintaining relationships with existing suppliers while seeking new ones
* Be able to travel in areas across Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia meeting with existing and new suppliers.
* Successfully manage a large supplier base, negotiating improved supplier terms and pricing
* Support company in the buying of industrial hardwood .
* Conduct market research and report on movements in price and changes in terms being offered
* Manage supplier relationships including quality and supply issues, improving supplier performance, and building successful supply chain partnerships
* Experience in knowledge of Low-grade and High-grade hardwood preferred.
* 3+ years Industrial buying experience or a related field.
* Extensive knowledge of purchasing within a manufacturing environment
* Proven history of successful supplier negotiation
* Able to demonstrate continuous improvement through purchasing processes
* First-rate time management and organizational skills with the ability to work to strict deadlines and under pressure
* Provide ongoing office administrative support to our Youngstown Branch on various office and purchasing duties.
* Respond to the various departments within the organization who may need information regarding vendors, products, deliveries, etc.
* Written and verbal communication with internal staff, business leaders and external suppliers
* Advanced knowledge of productivity tools, including Microsoft Office Suite
* Strong familiarity with office communication tools, such as Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Teams etc.
* Proven organizational skills and the ability to maintain organizational methods that others can follow
* Highly dependable and trustworthy
* Extremely effective communication skills with a talent for operating across different levels of an organization
* Attention to detail and the ability to complete job duties with high degree of accuracy.
* Self-disciplined and capable of identifying and completing critical tasks independently, with minimal supervision.
* Flexible in work schedule, when required.
* Other duties, as assigned and requested by management.
U.S. LUMBER is currently looking for an Industrial Hardwood Buyer to join our VALUES based organization. We seek to serve people first, and we operate according to a moral compass aimed at doing what is right even when it is hard. U.S. LUMBER brings this values-based perspective to each of our employees, our customers, our suppliers, and our communities. We do not underestimate the power of our employees ability to have a uniquely positive impact on the people around us.
We are proud to have the best team in our industry. We have experienced a tremendous amount of growth as a company. This growth has served not only our customer base but has also provided significant opportunities for advancement amongst our employees.
For more information on U.S. LUMBER, please visit us @
*U.S. Lumber Group is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy of U.S. Lumber Group not to discriminate in hiring and employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, military status, genetic information, or other protected class status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.*