Product/Brand Management Director jobs in Louisville, KY

Date of Last Update: 01/08/2024

Updated by: Rob Waite

Job Posting

JOB TITLE & BREIF OVERVIEW

American Roofing & Metal, a large, multi-location, regional roofing contractor, is seeking to fill a new position of Director - Purchasing & Warehouse Management. This position reports directly to the CFO & Executive Vice President, and will interact on a routine basis with the Executive Team (President, two VP’s of Operations CFO & EVP).

This position will be responsible for leading and managing the company’s Purchasing Strategy for materials, establish trackable process for managing the reservation and return of the large number of company owned equipment, assuring routine maintenance is scheduled and performed, manage the primary Louisville Warehouse and coordinate with the branch Warehouses.

OBJECTIVE of this ROLE

The primary objective of this role is to help improve the company’s bottom line via:

• Assuring the daily flow of materials in and out of the warehouse occurs efficiently
• Primary point of contact for carriers
• Manage via the smallest practical staff needed to provide the service required
• Assurance that all materials are tracked accurately in the Inventory Management System
• Assurance that all activities of both purchasing and warehouse operations are accurately inputted to our systems.
• Cultivation of Strategic Supplier Relationships
• Negotiation of Pricing and Terms

EXAMPLES of DUTIES

• This position requires someone who can “roll their sleeves up” and work in the warehouse during the normal “morning rush” to assure the crews are able to get what they need so they can get out to the Job Sites.
• Updating the system with the mornings inventory transactions, receiving into the system material deliveries to the warehouse, and booking POs via the system for issuance to our suppliers.
• Working with Rental Equipment suppliers to reserve and return job site equipment and dumpster rentals.
• Managing a small staff of warehouse helpers and coordinators.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of 10-years of purchasing experience, preferably in the building materials industry
• Strong Computer Literacy
• Track Record of “Getting Things Done”
• Capable of leading via influence across company departments

ATTRIBUTE & EXPECTATIONS

• Leadership Visible leader - Leads from the front, not from the back Jumps into to help wherever needed i.e. Willingly gets on the forklift to load or unload trucks during peak times
• Understands and pays close attention to where their responsibilities interlace with others to assure effective, timely interactions
• Earns respect as a business leader within the company and with our suppliers.
• Strong Relationship Builder
• Comfortable interacting and working with Associates at all levels in the company and with Suppliers
• Discernment and business sense - Recognizes when they need to make a decision and act and when to work collaboratively Recognizes when they need to make a decision and act and when to work collaboratively
• Skilled Negotiator
• Track Record of “Getting Things Done” Service minded and customer centric
• Desires to know and understand requirements of our customers
• Skilled Communicator Verbally - one on one and large groups * Writing - Concise and accurate

• Process Minded Capable of identifying areas where the addition of an established process is needed
• Able to create effective, efficient processes, not just point out where a process is missing.
• Able to identify and lead improvement of current processes
• Monitoring of established processes to assure the requirements are consistently met Able to teach Associates how to meet the requirements when they are not met

• Highly Organized, Self-Directed Manages their month, week and day via a well thought out and maintained Task List based on the objectives to be achieved
• Does not require daily input from the Executive Team to know what needs to be worked on each day.
• Capable of working in a very high velocity environment “Triages” the Purchasing and Warehouse weekly and daily work to adjust as needed * Possess a sense of urgency for the work they and their team need to accomplish daily, while not losing sight of the company’s mid and long term objectives.
• Professionally Mature Can roll with dynamic nature of the business without being “knocked off their game”
• Maintains a calm, pragmatic demeanor when faced with difficult situations
• Can be trusted by the Executive Team with highly confidential Company Information
• Willing to put in the hours necessary to get the job done, while also being mindful of their personal life need for balance Proactively schedules time-off and uses the vacation time offered * Forward planner to assure working hours are not elongated due to an inefficient approach

• Communicates honestly about how they are doing to the members of the Executive Team

POSITION DETAILS

Job Type:

Full-time, Salaried

Compensation:

Base Pay - $100,000 - $125,000 (based on experience)

Variable Compensation – Annual Profit Sharing Plan

Benefits:

• 401(k) with company match
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

Monday to Friday

Work Location:

Corporate Head Office

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person