Millwork Buyer

Drexel Building Supply, Inc.; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP Shares

Profit Sharing

401k

Health Insurance

Dental & Vision

Paid Time Off

Scholarship Program

Job summary

Drexel Building Supply, Inc. in Wisconsin is seeking a Millwork Buyer to drive procurement for interior/exterior doors, mouldings, and millwork hardware. You will balance daily purchase orders with market trends to keep inventory aligned with builder and contractor demand.

You will optimize procurement processes, resolve delays, and collaborate with vendors to ensure on-time job-site deliveries and favorable margins for the team.

Qualifications

• Experience with daily tactical purchasing for millwork and building materials.
• Ability to analyze wood indexes, lead times, and market trends.
• Proven vendor relationship and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Execute daily tactical buying for doors, mouldings, trim, and millwork hardware.
• Monitor stock levels and maintain inventory accuracy for fast-turn items.
• Collaborate with warehouse teams to track shipments and verify specs.
• Cultivate vendor relationships and resolve lead-time issues.
• Track market trends to inform cost-effective purchasing decisions.
• Refine purchasing workflows and delivery coordination across product lines.

Skills

Vendor management

Inventory control

Forecasting & market trends

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's in supply chain or business

Tools

ERP systems

MS Excel

Job description

Description

The Drexel Way:

We don’t just sell lumber; we Supply. Happiness. Drexel is Team Member-owned and community-driven. With six retail hubs and three manufacturing plants across Wisconsin, we’ve been a Top Workplace every year since 2011. Why? Because we hire for heart and train for skill. When you join Team Blue, you’re not just a team member - you’re an owner.

The Mission:

The Millwork Buyer is the primary driver of supply chain speed, product availability, and inventory precision for our doors, moulding, trim, and custom millwork product lines. You don’t just fill purchase orders; you dominate the matrix—balancing daily tactical purchasing with market trend analysis (from lumber indexes to lead times) to ensure our inventory is perfectly tuned to builder and contractor demand. You crush logistics bottlenecks, navigate extended vendor lead times, and continuously optimize procurement processes to ensure the Drexel team never misses a frame, a trim package, or a job site delivery.

Defining the Role:

• Execute Daily Tactical Buying: Manage daily purchasing of interior/exterior doors, mouldings, trim, stair components, and architectural millwork hardware.
• Maintain Precision Inventory: Monitor stock levels for fast-turning commodity items alongside special custom-order components to meet customer and project timelines seamlessly.
• Ensure Inventory Integrity: Communicate daily with inventory management and warehouse teams to track incoming shipments, verify specs, correct inaccuracies, and maintain stock precision.
• Cultivate Vendor Relationships: Build and maintain strong, collaborative partnerships with door manufacturers, millwork distributors, and hardware vendors.
• Resolve Lead Time & Quality Issues: Proactively investigate and resolve vendor backorders, shipping delays, and quality discrepancies to ensure zero job site downtime.
• Market Trend Analysis: Continuously track wood commodity indexes, vendor price adjustments, and lead time changes to make proactive, cost-effective buying decisions.
• Process & Workflow Improvement: Continuously refine purchasing workflows, inventory turns, and delivery coordination across the entire doors and millwork product line.

What Success Looks Like:

• Inventory Accuracy & Turns: High inventory precision, optimal stock turn rates, and minimal obsolete/dead stock across millwork SKUs.
• Order Fulfillment & In-Stock Rate: Percentage of job-site doors and millwork packages fulfilled on time without stockout delays.
• Vendor Lead Time & Resolution Speed: Proactive mitigation of vendor delays, prompt resolution of backorders, and vendor error rate reduction.
• Cost Management & Margin Growth: Favorable buying variations, effective margin protection through commodity monitoring, and operational cost savings.

The Drexel Advantage:

The Wealth-Builder (Ownership)

• ESOP Shares: We don’t just work here; we own the place. You’ll earn a real stake in the company’s success.
• Profit Sharing: When Drexel wins, our team wins.
• 401k: A solid foundation for your long-term retirement goals.

Health & Well-Being

• Comprehensive Coverage: Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance to keep you and your family "weather-proof."
• Fitness Reimbursements: Annual funds dedicated to your physical health and family activities.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Confidential support when life gets complex.

Life & Legacy

• Immediate Paid Time Off: Start with Holiday and Vacation pay from day one.
• Scholarship Program: We’re invested in the next generation—educational support for the children of our team members.
• Annual Charity Match: We’ll double your impact on the causes you care about most.

The "Drexel" Lifestyle

• Birthday PTO: A paid day off to celebrate you.
• Product Discounts: Special pricing on the high-quality materials we sell.
• Plus More: A constant stream of "fun little perks" that make the yard a great place to be.

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