<p>Buyer-(St. Louis-MO)</p> <p>Posting Start Date: 4/22/25</p> <p>Division: Distribution</p> <p>Posting Area: Operations + Manufacturing</p> <p>Job Location: St. Louis, MO</p> <p>Looking for stability? Join Woodgrain! We're growing fast and offering lifetime careers in a supportive work environment.</p> <p>About Woodgrain:</p> <p>Woodgrain is one of the top millwork operations in the world, with locations throughout the United States and Chile. With 70 years of quality manufacturing craftsmanship and service, Woodgrain is a top producer of mouldings, doors, and windows, as well as a premier distributor of specialty building products. Woodgrain Inc. is headquartered in Fruitland, Idaho with six divisions and over 45 manufacturing and warehouse facilities in the United States and South America. Since 1954, Woodgrain is proud to be family owned and operated.</p> <p>Position Overview: The Buyer optimizes the use of company assets in the acquisition of assigned goods and services. Execution of short and long-term strategies to ensure quality, continuity, and timeliness of supply while minimizing total product and supply chain cost.</p> <p>Principal Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Facilitate the numerous activities related to purchasing and inventory management </li><li>Manages the appropriate levels of inventory at branch or region based on lead-time, EOQ, safety stock, etc., incorporating six sigma statistical measures where appropriate </li><li>Evaluate and coordinate disposition of slow moving and obsolete inventory with current corporate policies of Huttig Building Products </li><li>Procure appropriate product needs, upon request, to support select branch, regional and corporate strategies </li><li>Coordinates and execute regional and multi-branch buying strategies, as assigned, to improve overall product availability and inventory </li><li>Coordinates manager's work and travel schedules, meetings, conference calls and vendor meetings </li></ul> <p>Key performance metrics include:</p> <ul> <li>On-time delivery, fill rates, inventory turns, E&O inventory, invoice errors, product outages, inbound freight costs, purchase price variance, and warehouse lead-time maintenance </li><li>Other duties as described by manager </li></ul> <p>Role Requirements:</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's Degree or 2+ years of experience; or a combination of education and experience in related field REQUIRED </li><li>General understanding of mathematical concepts, such as statistics, geometry, and trigonometry </li><li>Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite </li><li>Working knowledge of standard office equipment </li><li>Exceptional communication skills </li></ul>