Purchasing Supervisor - HVAC
Dakota Supply Group
- Plymouth, MN
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Work directly with segment manager, regional leadership, and segment specific managers to plan, forecast, and execute on strategic inventory purchases.
- Reviews and places purchase orders with vendors for replenishment of stock or non-stock items, checks pricing and descriptions.
- Plans, schedules, and creates unified buying and return calendars for seasonal based products.
- Acts as liaison between segment manager and dedicated purchasing staff in relevant segment.
- Creates and executes consistent forecasting model to provide branch and regions inventory templates.
- Makes significant decisions impacting large investments in inventory.
- Works closely with Purchasing and Segment Manager and internal stakeholders to ensure strong understanding of purchasing needs for assigned area.
- Coordinates, plans, and executes on segment specific line changes.
- Identifies and proposes product cross and line consolidations.
- Stays current on market pricing and takes advantage of special pricing, terms, freight, discounts, dating, rebates and return goods programs on items purchased to be competitive.
- Analyzes reports for demand, order points, unusual movement, stock-outs, overstock or excess inventory.
- Responds to sales associate requests on a timely basis.
- Monitors overdue purchase orders and communicates with sales teams.
- Collaborate with Sales and Field leaders to ensure proper inventory levels at all locations and to identify the proper demand needed for seasonal buys.
- Expert in operating system’s purchasing module, including the ramification of parameter settings.
- Maintains a high level of product knowledge.
- Lead, mentor and supervise a dynamic team of purchasing professionals in multiple branch locations.
- Validation and verification of key line pricing, price increases, updates, etc.
- Other duties as assigned
- High School diploma or equivalent, with secondary or post-secondary coursework concentrated in a related field, or equivalent on the job experience as determined by the company.
- 5+ years of purchasing and/or inventory management experience preferred
- 5+ years of HVAC-related sales or operations experience preferred
- Proven proficiency in general personal computer applications, as well as in the use of Microsoft Office software, specializing in Excel.
- Strong communication (negotiation, verbal, written) and customer service skills.
- Excellent people skills, with an ability to collaborate with internal leaders and external partners.
- Ability to work well in a team environment.
- We are proudly 100% employee owned, which means your hard work and decisions directly benefit not only the success of the organization, but also your individual Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
- We are highly committed to your training and development, offering personal and professional development opportunities and unlimited growth potential.
- We offer competitive compensation packages based on your experience and potential.
- You will receive generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and Extended Medical Leave (EML) allowances.
- Our comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision, also offers a multitude of other perks such as life insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid parental leave, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution, among many others.
- You will have the opportunity to prepare for your future through multiple retirement savings opportunities, including a 401(k) with employer match and ESOP.
- You will receive a discount on all DSG-supplied products.
- We believe in giving back to our communities and hope that you will too, which is why we offer paid volunteer hours in addition to PTO.