Regional Buyer

Job Overview

As a Regional Buyer, you will be responsible for the inventory planning, maintenance and procurement activities within assigned locations.This role will involve a balanced emphasis on increasing service levels to customers while achieving targets related to turnover of inventory in multiple locations. Additionally, this position is expected to maintain and enhance relationships with customers, employees and suppliers.

You will know you're a match to this position if you are dedicated to meeting or exceeding the expectations of customers and if you are someone who can be counted on to exceed goals, solve problems, and negotiate across multiple parties to achieve successful resolutions.

Primary Duties:

• Maintain a strong knowledge of supplier markets and build strong relationships with various disposition channels available to CESCO. Work closely and effectively with the Category Managers to improve the relationship with all core suppliers as defined by the approved supplier list. Deploy the strategic plans with all core suppliers as determined by district and regional management.

• Collaborates with local management team to review appropriate inventory targets by category/item. Manage the day-to-day purchasing operations for assigned locations, including processing of user requisitions, research and selection of potential suppliers, negotiation of pricing and terms and issuance of purchase orders.

• Achieve established on-time service goals through effective management of inventory policies, practices and supplier management.

• Continuously measure key performance metrics to achieve scorecard objectives aimed at return on invested capital, service and balancing inventory investments and service goals.

• Responsible for placing, tracking, delegating the placing of, and expediting all purchase orders.

• Negotiate price, quality, service, payment terms, and returns of inactive material.

Qualifications:

• Valid driver's license and ability to travel. Must meet Crescent Electric Supply Company's requirements to drive company vehicles.

• Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university; or three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Experience with Eclipse ERP is a plus.

Total Rewards and Benefits

Crescent Electric's compensation package includes an array of top-tier benefit options, including: 

• Eligibility for health,  and dental, vision coverage, 401(k) plan, and flexible spending accounts, subject to plan terms.
• Eligibility for company-paid benefits such as life insurance, short-term disability, long-term care, and Employee Assistance Program, subject to applicable waiting periods.
• Excused Absence time off and Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Company-paid holidays.
• Other benefits for which you may be eligible includes supplemental life insurance, hospital indemnity, and accident and critical illness benefits with cancer coverage.
• Eligibility: Employees are eligible for health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits on the first of the month following 30 days of employment. Employees who are 21 years of age or older will be automatically enrolled in the company’s 401(k) plan once they achieve 90 days of employment.

Family Owned. Culture of Quality. Opportunities to Advance.

Crescent is transforming and we are on a mission to power the communities we serve through teamwork and relentless customer focus. We have a vision of uncompromising teamwork committed to becoming the industry leader for our employees, suppliers, and shareholders. At Crescent, you will have the opportunity to develop professionally, grow personally and have the flexibility to balance your life's priorities. Let's serve together. Let's power our communities together. Let's become THE industry leaders...together.

Crescent Electric Supply is proudly an Equal Opportunity Employer. Crescent Electric Supply does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, race, national origin, gender, religion, marital status, disability, veteran, military status, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. Veterans and military spouses are highly encouraged to apply. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served. Candidates are subject to pre-employment assessments, Motor Vehicle Record review, criminal background checks, references check, and a post-offer drug screen.