Director of Purchasing and Demand Planning

Position Title: Director of Purchasing and Demand Planning

Four locations and no distribution center three years ago. Ten locations and a distribution center today. This growing distributor needs a Director of Purchasing and Demand Planning to build the purchasing and replenishment engine that supports that expansion. The role takes ownership of purchasing, purchasing management, and demand planning, and carries the freedom to redesign how the department works.

The leader who steps into this role will set up replenishment for a hub-and-spoke network, moving product from manufacturers into the distribution center and out to the branches. Leadership is open to AI and better data tools, and the company continues to grow through acquisitions. Titles and departments remain flexible, and the scope of the role may expand over time. This position is remote, ideally within a four-hour drive of Davenport, IA, with periodic visits to corporate.

Salary Range: $130,000 - $150,000 / Year DOE

Eligible for the company profit-sharing bonus, with a more structured bonus program in development.

• Own purchasing, purchasing management, and demand planning across 10 locations and a distribution center
• Build and run replenishment from manufacturers into the distribution center and out to the branch locations in a hub-and-spoke model
• Lead a distributed purchasing team of three direct reports, with matrix relationships with two additional team members and an intern
• Learn the buyers' day-to-day work firsthand, then redesign the buyer role, including how work divides between buyer and senior buyer
• Assess legacy and acquired team members, distinguishing true performance issues from training gaps
• Identify the department's most pressing problems, define what it takes to resolve them, whether staffing, AI investment, or new software, and carry out the work
• Create the systems and processes the department needs, including reassigning tasks that went unowned when team members departed
• Develop multisite distribution center processes that the current team has not run before

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business operations, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• At least 8 years of professional experience, including at least 3 years in a purchasing leadership role
• Candidates without a degree qualify with at least 10 years of experience that includes the required purchasing leadership
• Expert-level Excel skills, including pivot tables, Power Query, and advanced formulas and lookups such as VLOOKUP
• Experience with any ERP system, with a clear understanding of how purchasing transactions flow through it
• A hands-on approach to leadership, with the willingness to learn the buyers' work closely enough to rebuild the role
• A process-oriented mindset and a record of building systems and processes for a department
• Experience with Power BI and Tableau is preferred
• Replenishment experience in a distribution or hub-and-spoke model, such as manufacturer to distribution center to branch locations, or warehouse to stores in retail, is preferred
• Multisite distribution experience, especially in HVAC or electrical, is preferred
• Experience setting up a distribution center and its replenishment, with an understanding of inventory turns, is preferred
• Remote work, ideally within a four-hour drive of Davenport, IA, for periodic visits to corporate

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, with a company-funded health reimbursement arrangement and a health savings account option with company contributions
• Company-paid basic life and short-term disability coverage, with voluntary life, long-term disability, accident, and critical illness options
• Generous paid time off, with PTO negotiable as needed
• Eligibility for the company profit-sharing bonus
• Wellness perks, including gym membership reimbursement, race entry fee reimbursement, and an employee assistance program