Dunn Lumber is now hiring a Buyer position at $24.00/hr; full-time employees are eligible for the following benefits.

• Fully paid health insurance premiums for medical, dental, vision, and prescription
• $900/year company contribution to your Health Savings Account
• More than one week of Vacation and additional Sick time earned at a ratio of 1:30
• 401(k) retirement benefit with top-of-the-market company match
• Fixed full-time schedules
• Closed on Sundays
• Paid Training
• Profit Sharing and Annual Incentives

Since 1907, Dunn Lumber has been a family-owned company operating locally in the Seattle area. As a building materials supplier with nine retail locations, our mission is to sell and deliver products to contractors, homeowners, DIYers, and everyone in between. We are dedicated to building and maintaining long-term relationships with our customers by providing expert advice and high-quality products.

Come work for a company where you are a name, not a number! We are looking for employees who want to learn a skillset and be an active part of our culture.

The Buyer position at Dunn Lumber is responsible for deciding which building products Dunn Lumber sells and creating systems to reliably source material for the company. The goal of our Buyers is to source quality products that are both relevant to the greater Seattle building market (for contractors and homeowners) as well as profitable to the company. The Buyer position is versatile and includes tasks such as office work, hands-on work at Dunn locations, project-based work, touring vendor locations and manufacturing plants, and attending buying shows. Buyers are responsible for designing functional merchandise sets that enhance the customer shopping experience. Great communication skills are a “must” to maintain vendor relationships and interdepartmental collaboration. Through building and maintaining these relationships, this team develops programs that source the best products and represents the Dunn Lumber company professionally.

This is a Full-Time job working 40 hours per week. The schedule for this position is Monday - Friday from 8:00 am to 4:45 pm. This is NOT a remote position. Employees will be on-site at our Corporate Office.

The starting wage for this position is $24.00 per hour and is eligible for overtime.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• Acting as a resource for company product information
• Answering sales and product questions from customers and employees
• Working with vendors for buying program development and issue resolution
• Evaluating and auditing current buying programs
• Researching industry products and up-to-date pricing
• Strategically purchasing inventory for profitability
• Designing and implementing sets for stores
• Maintaining set design documents
• Communicating with store leadership teams regarding set changes and additions
• Partnering with the Training Department for product knowledge on new and existing product
• Acquiring data to support Dunn Lumber’s web presence
• Creating and manipulating spreadsheets in relation to various buying tasks
• Working with the Merchandisers on store remodels
• Attending buying shows, industry events, and touring vendor locations
• Assisting with other duties as assigned

Full-Time employees are eligible for the following benefits:

• 100% covered monthly premiums for medical, dental, vision and prescriptions
• Health Savings Account with monthly company contributions
• 401(k) retirement benefit with company match
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Discount
• Profit Sharing and Annual Incentives

Additional benefits offered to all employees are available.

Dunn Lumber Company is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.