US LBM Merchandising Buyer

US LBM•San Antonio, TX

About The Position

US LBM is one of the leading and fastest growing distributors of specialty building materials in the United States, with a team of over 15,000 employees located throughout the country. Since our founding in 2009, we have acquired over 70 companies and have expanded to more than 500 locations serving 37 states. US LBM is a progressive organization that promotes a unique culture that focuses on the value of its customers and associates. Developing our people is critical to our strategy and fostering our culture of empowerment. . A Brief Overview The US LBM Merchandising Buyer is responsible for planning, organizing, and executing activities to increase retail revenue and profitability through product visibility, availability, promotions and customer engagement. This role works collaboratively with regional operations and supplier partners to define product offering, set inventory levels, develop and execute replenishment strategies to sustain high availability and continually improve retail revenue, gross margins and working capital.

Requirements

2+ years of experience in purchasing, merchandising, inventory control/management, and materials input., merchandising, inventory control/management, and materials input.
Strong knowledge of the building material industry to support Supply Chain objectives.
A high degree of interpersonal communication for negotiation.
Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple purchasing projects simultaneously.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and manage supplier relationships.
Strong understanding of visual merchandising principles and retail marketing strategies.
Ability to analyze sales data and market trends to inform merchandising strategies.
Proficient in using procurement software, inventory management systems, and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, etc.).

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Marketing, Retail Management, or related field preferred.
Expert MS Excel skills highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead the merchandising supply chain for defined locations within a division or region to build and continuously improve retail capabilities.
Collaborate with operations and supplier partners to define retail strategy including customer segmentation, product offering, target KPIs (revenue, GM%, inventory and GMROI) and execution roadmap from current to target state.
Work with supplier partners to facilitate product resets, assortments, planograms, promotions, etc.
Prioritize resources, supplier efforts and projects to maximize benefits for the region/division operations.
Perform location and performance audits to identify gaps to strategy, improvement opportunities and best practices to scale.
Leverage supplier partners to understand geographic markets, competitive positioning and benchmarks.
Work with supplier partners on action plans.
Execute fulfillment processes to maintain target product availability, reduce slow moving, excess and obsolete inventory and maximize revenues.
Work with category managers to identify and execute productivity initiatives to include supplier conversions, product substitutions/additions, price negotiations, etc.
Participate within retail supply chain network to identify promotions, pricing programs, facilitate A/B testing, etc.
Actively monitor inventory to maximize fill rates, minimize shortages and adapt fulfillment planning.
Facilitate problem resolution with suppliers, accounts payable, operations, etc.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Comply with all policies and standards.
Adheres to Company’s commitment to workplace safety.