Regional Replenishment Manager - Lumber

Position

Purpose:

The Regional Replenishment Manager within the Company plays a pivotal role in optimizing inventory management and enhancing service delivery to business customers across a designated geographical area or product line. This position is responsible for setting and achieving strategic inventory goals, ensuring the timely availability of products, and evaluating inventory efficiency through rigorous data analysis and collaboration with field leadership and supplier relations.

By maintaining strong partnerships with internal teams and external vendors, the role ensures alignment with the organization's broader objectives, driving operational excellence and contributing to the Company's continued growth and leadership in the distribution sector.

Key Responsibilities:

* Lead regional lumber procurement strategy by managing dimensional, treated, engineered wood, and specialty lumber inventories, aligning purchases with seasonal demand, housing starts, and local construction trends to ensure consistent product availability and margin optimization.

* Develop and maintain direct relationships with sawmills, reload centers, treating facilities, and lumber wholesalers to negotiate allocations, truckload buys, forward contracts, and mill-direct programs that improve cost, lead time, and service levels.

* Monitor lumber commodity market conditions (pricing indexes, supply disruptions, freight constraints, weather impacts, and mill curtailments) and proactively adjust buy points, safety stock, and forward purchasing strategies to mitigate volatility and protect working capital.

* Partner with branch leadership and yard operations teams to optimize lumber storage, pack sizes, unit turns, and handling efficiencies, reducing damage, shrink, and aging inventory while improving yard flow and customer service readiness.

* Analyze lumber-specific KPIs including truckload utilization, unit cost per thousand board feet (MBF), freight per unit, cut-to-length or special-order performance, and product mix profitability to continuously refine replenishment strategy and maximize gross margin.

* Spearhead strategic inventory control by collaborating with field leadership to establish and meet inventory goals, proactively identifying and resolving issues to ensure optimal inventory levels and turnover rates.

* Foster internal and external collaborative relationships with Regional Managers, Branch Managers, and Inventory Vendors, ensuring alignment and seamless communication to support regional inventory objectives and corporate goals.

Direct Manager Direct Reports:

The Regional Replenishment Manager reports directly to the Senior Manager of Inventory. This position does not currently entail any direct reports.

In this role, the Regional Replenishment Manager will collaborate with Regional Managers and Branch Managers internally, while also interfacing with external inventory vendors to achieve optimal regional inventory outcomes.

Travel Requirements:

The Regional Replenishment Manager is required to travel 20-30% of the time, specifically for 2-3 days twice a month, to effectively collaborate with field leadership and supplier relations in alignment with inventory management objectives.

Physical Requirements:

The role of Regional Replenishment Manager at the Company entails standard office-based physical expectations with a focus on ensuring inventory efficiency and supporting field locations. The position primarily involves prolonged periods of sitting and using a computer, as well as occasional standing, walking, and reaching to interact with office equipment. The ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing is essential for collaborating with team members and external partners.

Travel requirements include regular visits to regional branches, which may involve driving or flying. Reasonable accommodations will be considered to support individuals with disabilities in performing essential functions, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants. The role requires the ability to manage and analyze data efficiently with tools such as Microsoft Excel and Power BI, engage in problem-solving, and adapt to varying workloads typical of a fast-paced distribution environment.

Working Conditions:

The role of Regional Replenishment Manager at the Company presents a dynamic and versatile working environment designed to foster both individual productivity and collaborative success. This position adheres to a hybrid work model, allowing flexibility to operate from a home office while also encouraging engagement with team members in a regional branch office as necessary. The role demands a proactive and adaptable approach within a fast-paced, deadline-driven setting, consistently prioritizing timely and accurate inventory management.

Structured yet flexible, this environment seeks to empower the Regional Replenishment Manager to effectively balance strategic collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, while also meeting…