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The Regional Purchasing / Trade Manager is responsible for directing and managing the activities of the organization’s used equipment function, obtaining optimum efficiency, and maximizing profits by executing tasks personally or via delegation to others.

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Manage the daily operations of an assigned used equipment region to ensure consistency and process efficiency, build strong relationships and live out sound customer service solutions that profitably grow the used equipment division.
• Manage in-territory purchases, trades, and lease returns to meet dealership goals and targets.
• Seek out and source potential trades, purchases and sales using sound communication methods such as relationships, used machinery syndications, social media, Internet, in-territory auctions, etc.
• Handle and assist with used purchases, invoicing, financing, payoffs and fund requests.
• Manage regional used equipment inventory to include asset accuracy, up to date pricing, and proper display expectations for advertising.
• Work directly with sales management, rental management and sales representatives regarding in-territory trades, purchases, lease returns, aged inventory and sourcing needs.
• Set buyback / re-purchase numbers as requested by sales management.
• Work directly with the used marketing team to enhance our used equipment advertising function.
• Manage and understand the used equipment division financials and target goals.
• Manage the machine lease return process, to include processing through shops, documenting and invoicing of damage repairs, re-pricing and re-marketing of lease return inventory.
• Schedule and review equipment inspections; provide equipment appraisals and set used equipment values and pricing.
• Work directly with sales and service personnel regarding the equipment make-ready process, ensuring units are made available and expectations are met within a timely manner.
• Manage personnel resources to ensure that the multitude of inquiries and request from
• employees, customers, and Caterpillar have timely response with accurate information to achieve a satisfactory solution to the problem.
• Supervisory Responsibilities: Directly supervise multiple employees. Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Prepare necessary reports, summaries, and other information desgned to provide accurate data to management.
• Act as a solutions provider, responding and solving issues within a timely manner.
• Maintain courteous, professional and effective working relationships with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrate a positive and professional behavior, flexibility, and effective communication skills in your interactions with others.
• Proactively establish effective relationships and support others in achieving high performance.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) and/or one to two years related experience and/or training.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Understanding of organization and business related products and equipment.
• General Computer literacy a plus.
• Valid Driver's License / Clean Driving Record.
• Professionalism and diplomacy to approach others and manage emotional or ambiguous situations with clarity and self-control.

WHY WORK WITH US?

• We like to take care of business and have fun doing it!
• We offer health, dental, vision, life, and more as a comprehensive benefits package.
• Don’t you want to work with awesome people?

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and peripheral vision. Work may involve moving or lifting of light to moderately heavy materials or equipment requiring physical strength and agility to withstand the strain of manual work.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Required travel up to 20%.

This position is considered a safety sensitive position.

The Job description is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

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