Procurement Specialist-WRIO

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

Winsupply is in the business of creating and enabling entrepreneurs to achieve their dreams through wholesale distribution. Winsupply is a group of over 670 locally-owned companies that operate across a variety of industries, including HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical and more. The purpose of the support services campus is to eliminate obstacles and provide support to help our entrepreneurs succeed. Support service employees assist entrepreneurs in achieving their dreams through finance, accounting, IT, and other back-office operations.

Job Description

Position Description

Winsupply Sourcing Services (WSS) operates ~2 million square feet of wholesaling warehouse space, while offering inventory and vendor management solutions, to be the premier vendor partner for our customer base.

Our customer base consists of aspiring entrepreneurs who own and operate their own wholesale distribution businesses, now over 670 businesses nationwide.  Therefore, this job provides the opportunity to have a direct impact in the success of entrepreneurial small businesses across the United States, and in particular, those that rely on WSS to improve their inventory turnover.  WSS transacts with vendors and customers nearly three quarters of a million times in a given fiscal year.  In this role, you will manage the WSS inventory process, including procurement, management, and reverse logistics, within a designed industry and Service Sector.

Key Job Responsibilities by Assigned Service Sector

Industry and Regional Expertise

• Leverage established relationships at WRIO (water heater, rough-in, and other) stocked DC vendors
• Share WSS team knowledge and understanding, as well as professional resources, to build in-depth product understanding and industry expertise within the WRIO industries
• Engage, proactively, with significant Local Company (LC) WRIO supply houses within designated Service Sector, specifically those companies identified as important to Sourcing’s business and growth plans
• Work with these Local Companies on building out complete book of business product offering of preferred suppliers that best serves the Companies of that Regional Distribution Center within the Service Sector

System Expertise and Workflows

Facilitate the WSS stocking strategy, including new item setup and existing item maintenance

Inventory Procurement and Metric Maintenance

All other duties as assigned, including special projects and travel as necessary.

Competencies for Success

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Additional Information

Physical Demands

The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations :

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