Inventory Replenishment Manager - Lumber

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Based in Vancouver, Washington, TAL Building Centers is a family-owned company helping to build better communities. At our building centers located throughout the Pacific Northwest, we create a positive experience for our customers, pros and homeowners alike by providing guidance for innovative, smart building solutions. Our mission and core values drive everything we do.

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We Help Build Better Communities 

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We Are Ambitious

We Are Accountable

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So, why TAL? Because we're more than just a job – we're an opportunity to be part of something bigger. Embrace your potential, and together, let's build a brighter future. 

Role Statement

This role is accountable for optimizing inventory procurement to align with TAL's operational objectives, promotional strategies, and evolving customer demands. The position drives end-to-end inventory availability by ensuring timely, accurate, and cost-effective sourcing, while fostering strong vendor partnerships and enabling store teams to execute seamlessly.

Replenishers are integral to TAL’s supply chain resilience, playing a pivotal role in minimizing out-of-stocks (“outs”) and maximizing product availability—directly supporting customer satisfaction, sales performance, and overall store efficiency.

Outcomes for Success

Strategic Procurement & Inventory Optimization

• Exercise end-to-end ownership of inventory sourcing by autonomously forecasting demand, analyzing promotional plans, and placing high-impact purchase orders with approved vendors.
• Leverage Epicor BisTrack tools and data analytics to proactively maintain optimal stock levels, balancing customer demand with inventory turnover goals.
• Ensure purchase orders are executed with precision—accurately reflecting quantities, costs, delivery schedules, and promotional programming terms to support strategic sales initiatives.
• Monitor and mitigate out-of-stock (“outs”) risk by analyzing demand trends, supplier lead times, and historical fill rates, driving continuous availability across key product categories.
• Conduct regular pricing reviews and margin analyses to maintain competitiveness and protect profitability, contributing to dynamic pricing strategies.
• Integrate market intelligence, customer insights, and competitive benchmarking to inform procurement and pricing decisions that directly impact revenue growth and customer satisfaction.

Vendor Communication & Supplier Performance Management

• Build and sustain effective, trust-based relationships with vendor partners to ensure supply chain consistency and alignment with business goals.
• Independently manage the order lifecycle—confirming orders, resolving discrepancies, and escalating issues as needed to maintain fulfillment standards.

Store Support & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Act as a key liaison between replenishment and store operations—providing timely, data-driven updates and resolving inventory inquiries to enable in-store execution and customer satisfaction.
• Proactively communicate critical supply chain updates (e.g., ETAs, delivery delays, substitutions) to store teams, enabling agile decision-making across the business.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including BIS, to ensure product and vendor data integrity supports seamless replenishment workflows.

Purchase Order Integrity & System Governance

• Own the integrity of purchase order execution—ensuring all records reflect real-time accuracy across assigned product categories.
• Maintain up-to-date lead times, cost changes, and delivery schedules in Epicor to support reliable forecasting and reporting.
• Lead issue resolution for product or pricing discrepancies by coordinating with vendors, and support teams, minimizing disruptions to store operations.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Benefits are an important part of overall compensation. We are pleased to offer a comprehensive array of quality benefits to support your health, your family, and your way of life. 

Our benefits package for our benefit eligible employees is robust: 

• Affordable health and dental insurance via a national network. 
• HSA employer contributions.
• Employer paid vision insurance. 
• Employer paid life insurance. 
• Excellent paid time off, including your birthday! 
• 401k options.
• Strong commitment to training, professional development and career advancement. 
• Product discounts. 
• Tons of other incentives, reward & recognition opportunities, and voluntary benefits! 

• 4+ years of experience in purchasing, buying, or procurement (LBM industry preferred).
• Proficient with ERP systems (Epicor BisTrack a plus) and Excel for forecasting and order management.
• Strong decision-making skills with the ability to manage procurement independently.
• Clear, professional communicator with vendors and internal teams.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision.
• Lumber buying experience required.

Physical Requirements

• Office and field-based with travel to stores, vendors, and industry events. 
• Periodic store walks, vendor meetings, and cross-department collaboration.
• Ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand on a stool as necessary.
• May move and shift product in our stores to help ensure cleanliness, organization, and consistency with Plan-O-Grams.
• Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and up to 50 pounds seldomly. 
• Sedentary work involves sitting, using a computer, and phone to conduct work. 

Wages

Starting wages will be based on years of experience and education.

TAL Building Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer.