Purchasing Specialist

Topsider Building Systems, Inc. (Winston-Salem, NC area), designers and building component fabricators of a high-end timber frame building system has an immediate opening for an experienced building materials buyer. Topsider is a manufacturer, not a builder or construction firm.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum five (5) years professional purchasing experience with a building materials company, lumber yard, production-oriented construction company, building prefabrication, or job shop-based manufacturing setting.
• PAST EXPERIENCE IN BUILDING MATERIALS PURCHASING IS A REQUIREMENT. (Purchased items include: lumber, plywood, OSB, laminated beams and timbers, siding, structural steel, fasteners, windows, doors, decking, flooring, cabinets & countertops, etc.)
• Degree or equivalent experience.
• High level of proficiency in Excel.
• Solid organizational skills.

SALARY: $60k to start - based on knowledge and experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Purchasing materials and interface with vendors on pricing, specifications, etc.
• New vendors and product research.
• Coordination of logistics for receiving all purchased materials for manufacturing, stock or reshipment to clients.
• Monitoring and maintaining stock item inventory levels.
• Coordinating purchased items specifications with technical and manufacturing staffs.
• Daily handling of purchase orders, shipping and receiving paperwork flow, including resolution of associated invoicing quantity and/or quality issues.

BENEFITS: PPO health plan, including dental and vision, free short- and long-term disability insurance, paid holidays, vacation policy, etc.

ABOUT THE COMPANY: Topsider Homes is the maker of an upscale and proprietary timber frame residential and commercial building system. Its applications include high end custom primary residences, resort homes, retirement homes and light commercial projects. Its structures have been shipped and built throughout the world since 1968.Topsider Homes’ modern facilities are located on its 15-acre campus 10-minutes west of Winston-Salem, North Carolina in Clemmons, NC.
Visit our website at: www.topsiderhomes.com

CONTACT: Email resume to: hrdept@topsider.com

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