Senior Buyer - Commodities

About the Role

The incumbent will oversee inventory purchases, maintain ownership records, and coordinate strategy alignment to meet service targets and cost objectives. • Facilitates and executes inventory strategy alignment, ensuring service levels, inventory turns, performance, best cost determination, and supplier alignment. • Works with account managers and inside sales to identify new opportunities, develop sales solutions, close deals, and negotiate pricing. • Establishes and maintains appropriate local supplier relationships. • Forecasts inventory needs for suppliers and sets appropriate inventory minimum/maximum levels. • Responsible for resolution of aged or damaged inventory.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸inventory strategy
• ▸supplier relations
• ▸sales enablement
• ▸pricing negotiation
• ▸demand forecast
• ▸inventory management

What You Bring

The position requires strong problem‑solving abilities to identify core barriers and develop creative solutions for complex situations. The employee makes decisions with limited information, leads project phases such as planning and monitoring, and contributes to the professional growth of teammates, though without hiring authority. Work is performed primarily in a comfortable indoor setting with most time spent seated and occasional movement to handle light items. Travel is minimal, generally under ten percent, and the role can be remote or hybrid, with candidates in the Eastern or Central time zones preferred; those near Atlanta may work two days per week at the Doraville Field Support Center. A bachelor’s degree in a related field and 5‑8 years of relevant experience (or a master’s degree with 3‑5 years) are required, along with any necessary certifications. Preferred qualifications include advanced Excel, strong communication and negotiation skills, prior commodities purchasing experience, and knowledge of long‑steel products, lumber, or panels. • Understands competitive landscape and utilizes intelligence to secure strongest purchases.

Requirements

• ▸bachelor's
• ▸advanced excel
• ▸commodities purchasing
• ▸problem solving
• ▸negotiation
• ▸remote

Benefits

A position at White Cap offers an exciting and diverse work environment where associates meet interesting people and can pursue a variety of career opportunities. The company’s core promise is to build trust on every job by being knowledgeable, capable, and dependable.

Work Environment

Office Full-Time