TH Daniels Global Executive Search & Selection work globally with an established portfolio of clients providing best in class Executive Search results.

We have partnered with an Industry Leader within the Building Materials🪵🔨 Market, to recruit for a Vice President of Purchasing & Inventory. The company specialises in the distribution of commercial & residential Building Products.

The positions will be based in 📍 New York, United States🗽

Responsibilities:

• Relationships & management: establish, foster, and maintain relationships with key material vendors. Ensure vendor service levels are reached. Pursue new vendor lines in key regional territories as necessary.
• Vendor negotiation: lead vendor rebate negotiations, both company-wide and within regions. Work in tandem with accounting/finance on tracking of rebates and deals.
• Bulk / Tier 1 purchasing: leverage the company’s buying base and cost effectively purchase items across the enterprise. Negotiate fair costs and terms. Support sales team on customer job buys & associated pricing.
• Management / Leadership of the HQ Supply team: Ensure the HQ Buying team and HQ Pricing team, follows best practices and provides value to the company.
• Maintain buying SOP’s and KPI metrics: influence both HQ & local branch replenishment via buying SOP. Monitor company-wide KPI metrics as relevant: inventory levels, turns, aged inventory, minimum & maximum settings, etc. Set in place corrective actions as necessary.
• Vendor advertising co-op: lead vendor co-op advertising deals. Work in collaboration with marketing/sales for the utilisation of co-op funds.
• Private Label product management: vendor selection & relationship, branch sell % targets and driving of performance.
• Active member of the Senior Leadership Team.
• Lead and Manage the Supply Chain Division.

Requirements for the role:

• Strong Vendor relationship management experience, both in maintaining and strengthening existing vendors as well as seeking and onboarding new vendors as necessary.
• Proven ability to successfully negotiate with multiple vendors on purchasing items (delivery, price, quantity).
• Proven ability of Team-leadership, setting of expectations and accountability, and the ability to organise collaboration amongst various areas.
• Residential & Commercial Roofing product knowledge, in addition to general building product knowledge, is highly desirable.

Due to the high volume to applications unfortunately we are unable to respond to each applicant. If you do not hear back within 2 weeks, please assume your application was unsuccessful.

TH Daniels is a leading executive search and selection business. We provide retained, contingency and PSL recruitment solutions across industry and have specialist recruitment consultants that work within the Energy & Water, Automation, Building Materials, Ingredients & Flavours, Packaging, Chemicals, Medical & Scientific and Healthcare sectors.