Lumber Buyer

Overview

We are Builders First Source, America’s largest supplier of building materials, value-added components and building services to the professional market. You’ll feel proud of the work you do here every day to transform the future of home building and help make the dream of home ownership more achievable. At BFS, we believe building a successful career is not solely defined by a degree.

Your experience, skills, and passion are just as important, if not more so. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that welcomes candidates from all backgrounds and experience levels.

The Buyer uses a strategic approach to sourcing materials, negotiating, purchase order management, managing supplier relationships, and collaboration with internal departments to ensure the timely delivery of quality products at competitive prices. By effectively balancing cost, quality, and supply chain risks, the Buyer supports the organization’s overall efficiency and profitability, ensuring that production schedules and project demands are met with precision.

• Procurement & Replenishment Transactions Execution
• Manage purchase orders from placement through delivery, ensuring timely receipt of materials.
• Implement and maintain procurement policies and procedures to ensure compliance with company standards and industry best practices.
• Evaluate Field purchase requests, source based on business needs, ensuring cost, quality, and delivery standards are met. Negotiate and purchase spot buys, and coordinate with vendors for product details, pricing, lead times, and delivery schedules.

• Supplier Coordination & Relationship Management
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with suppliers and stakeholders.
• Works closely with preferred suppliers to expedite purchase order deliveries, confirm order details, and address supply issues through constant communication (e.g., tracking deliveries such as forest product trucks).
• Coordinate potential re-routing of delivery from one site to another based on Field requests.

• Inventory Level Optimization
• Monitor inventory levels and coordinate with operations to ensure the availability of required materials.
• Assist with location inventory management by tracking stock levels and demand fluctuations.
• Report potential inventory adjustment needs to the Supply Planner, Inventory Manager, and Director / Category Manager.

• Issue Resolution & Stakeholder Communication
• Address and resolve procurement process issues, collaborating with relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure clear, concise, and timely communication with internal and external stakeholders regarding procurement activities.
• Escalate procurement risks or issues to the Purchasing Manager (or a Senior Buyer when relevant), providing potential mitigation or remediation plans for review.

• Data & Compliance Management
• Maintain accurate records throughout the procure-to-pay (P2P) process to ensure traceability and transparency for audits and reviews.
• Ensure all procurement activities comply with company policies and industry regulations.

• Continuous Improvement
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement, automation, simplification and streamlining of processes and transactions; discuss with the Purchasing Manager or a Senior Buyer.

The role will be an individual contributor and have no supervisory responsibilities.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or a related field
• 1-3 years of purchasing experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Prior experience in the lumber or millwork industry is strongly preferred.

Key Functional Skills

• SAP Proficiency - Practicing
• Attention to Detail (PO Accuracy) - Mature
• Product & Market Trends - Practicing
• Industry Intelligence - Knowledge

Key Behavioral Skills

• Verbal & Written Communication - Practicing
• Adaptability - Practicing
• Cross-Functional Collaboration - Practicing

Key Leadership Skills

• Client Service…