Buyer

DH Pace Company Inc., is looking for top performers and innovative thinkers as we continue to grow. We are seeking to hire a Buyer in our Olathe, Ks office. The ideal candidate will be team focused, self-motivated, and thrive in a fast-paced sales and service environment. Applicants with experience in purchasing, buying, logistics, or procurement tend to excel in this position!

Job Responsibilities:

• Purchasing materials to ensure stock and order requests from contracts are processed and received in a timely manner
• Consolidate requests when possible; check pricing and discounts available with vendors and place accurate orders in a timely fashion
• Ensure inquiries associated with orders are immediately addressed including shipment date, type of freight, material handling, and all other inquires
• Maintain constant communication with vendors and project managers to expedite shipping of materials and maintain shipping receiving expectations
• Process order acknowledgements for product correctness, quantity accuracy, pricing verification, and invoice compliance
• Communicate daily with project management group relative to any issues that might negatively impact customers’ satisfaction

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree preferred, but not required
• Prefer 1 plus years of buying, purchasing, or procurement experience
• Computer proficiency required including strong background in Microsoft Office Suite, MRP/ERP, and/or bar-code systems
• Must have experience in maintaining and growing relationships with manufacturers and vendors to improve overall purchase costs and efficiency
• Excellent communication skills and be able to interact professionally with contacts, internal and external, at all levels and possess a high sense of urgency with exceptional problem solving skills
• Technical purchasing in the door, hardware, or security industry a plus, but not required
• Ability to multi-task and work efficiently in a fast-paced work environment
• Strong aptitude for technical applications and mechanical systems preferred
• Strong attention to details

Why DH Pace?

DH Pace Company is a distribution, construction and service organization offering a complete range of door and door related products and commercial security products. The company is privately owned and has been in operation over 95 years! We have 50 US offices in 24 states with 2022 company-wide sales $900 million.

Our benefit offerings include:

• Competitive compensation
• Medical, dental, and vision options
• 401k retirement plan match
• Company paid life insurance
• Paid-time off plan; 16 PTO days annually after only 1 year of service (10 days to start!)

Successful completion of references, employment verifications, background check, and drug screen required in advance of hire.

DH Pace Company, Inc. does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of DH Pace Company, Inc. without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of DH Pace Company, Inc. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)