Regional Buyer

As a Regional Buyer at Crescent Electric, you will be responsible for the inventory planning, maintenance, and procurement activities within assigned locations. You will need a balanced emphasis on increasing service levels to customers while achieving targets related to the turnover of inventory in multiple locations. You will be expected to maintain and enhance relationships with customers, employees and suppliers.

Primary Duties:

• Maintain effective knowledge of supplier markets and build collaborative relationships with various disposition channels available to CESCO. Work closely and effectively with the Category Managers to improve the relationship with all core suppliers as defined by the approved supplier list. Deploy the strategic plans with all core suppliers.

• Partner with the local management team to review appropriate inventory targets by category/item. Support the day-to-day purchasing operations for assigned locations, including the processing of user requisitions, research, and selection of potential suppliers, negotiation of pricing and terms, and issuance of purchase orders.

• Achieve established on-time service goals through effective management of inventory policies, practices, and supplier management.

• Continuously measure key performance metrics to achieve scorecard objectives aimed at the return on invested capital, service, and balancing inventory investments and service goals.

• Place, track, delegate, and expedite purchase orders.

• Negotiate price, quality, service, payment terms, and returns of inactive material.

Qualifications:

• Valid driver's license and ability to travel. Must meet Crescent Electric Supply Company's requirements to drive company vehicles.

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; or three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Experience with Eclipse ERP is preferred.

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Total Rewards and Benefits

Crescent Electric's compensation package includes an array of top-tier benefit options, including:

• Eligibility for health, and dental, vision coverage, 401(k) plan, and flexible spending accounts, subject to plan terms.
• Eligibility for company-paid benefits such as life insurance, short-term disability, long-term care, and Employee Assistance Program, subject to applicable waiting periods.
• Excused Absence time off and Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Company-paid holidays.
• Other benefits for which you may be eligible includes supplemental life insurance, hospital indemnity, and accident and critical illness benefits with cancer coverage.
• Eligibility: Employees are eligible for health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits on the first of the month following 30 days of employment. Employees who are 21 years of age or older will be automatically enrolled in the company's 401(k) plan once they achieve 90 days of employment.

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Crescent is transforming and we are on a missionto power the communities we serve through teamwork and relentless customer focus. We have a visionof uncompromising teamwork committed to becoming the industry leader for our employees, suppliers, and shareholders. At Crescent, you will have the opportunity to develop professionally, grow personally and have the flexibility to balance your life's priorities. Let's serve together. Let's power our communities together. Let's become THE industry leaders...together.

Crescent Electric Supply Company is proudly an Equal Opportunity Employer. Crescent Electric does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, race, national origin, gender, religion, marital status, disability, veteran, military status, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

Veterans and military spouses are highly encouraged to apply. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.

Candidates are subject to pre-employment assessments, Motor Vehicle Record review, criminal background checks, references check, and a post-offer drug screen. Crescent Electric is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Crescent Electric will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact jobs@cesco.com