Jobs at Vallen USA

Manages metalworking product category strategies, including assortment, pricing, supplier relationships, category planning, and market analysis. Analyzes sales, margin, inventory, and working capital performance to support profitable growth and operational efficiency. Collaborates with Sales, Sourcing, Marketing, Operations, IT, and Supply Chain to execute category initiatives, negotiate with suppliers, monitor competitive trends, and support product introductions and lifecycle management.

Provides administrative coordination for daily business operations, including reporting, accounts payable support, expense and procurement tracking, invoicing, credits, customer and vendor account setup, order coordination, and records maintenance. Supports site leadership, customer service representatives, compliance, KPI tracking, timekeeping, and issue resolution while collaborating with vendors, sales, billing, warehouse, and shipping teams.

Manages customer relationships and inside sales activities, including processing orders, preparing quotes, monitoring product availability and deliveries, resolving complaints, identifying upselling and cost-saving opportunities, and generating leads. The role also supports account implementations, contract and pricing compliance, billing issue resolution, service KPI performance, customer training, and cross-functional strategic initiatives.

Develops and supports enterprise EDI integrations by creating and troubleshooting maps, configuring IBM Sterling B2B Integrator, onboarding trading partners, monitoring transactions, coordinating testing and deployments, and resolving production issues. The role integrates EDI with Infor M3 ERP and other systems using APIs, web services, databases, and secure communication protocols. It also documents technical processes, performs root cause analysis, and supports production .NET, IIS, SQL Server, and integration environments.

Leads enterprise strategic sourcing and supplier strategy to reduce costs, improve profitability, optimize supplier relationships, and deliver measurable procurement value. Partners with category management and cross-functional stakeholders, analyzes spend and supply chain performance, negotiates commercial terms, tracks sourcing KPIs, manages risk and compliance, and may lead a team of sourcing professionals.

Leads end-to-end vending, VMI, and technology implementations from planning through post-go-live support. Responsibilities include project planning, customer engagement, solution configuration, data management, onsite installation leadership, training, inventory activities, system administration, reporting, and process improvement. The role manages multiple concurrent implementations, coordinates stakeholders, validates operational readiness, and supports transition to site operations.

Manages marketing campaigns, sales enablement, brand adherence, website content and functionality, CRM and lead-tracking systems, trade shows, marketing collateral, reporting, and supplier-partner programs. Supports sales, operations, and product teams while creating training materials and overseeing agencies, contractors, or marketing staff.

Manages strategic national accounts, primarily serving C-level stakeholders and overseeing supply chain solutions, contracts, vendors, financial models, and customer performance initiatives. Develops and sells outsourcing and sourcing strategies, negotiates multi-year agreements, coordinates field sales execution, leads project plans, and drives revenue growth, cost savings, and service-level performance. The role requires extensive travel and substantial experience in supply chain, industrial distribution, and petroleum or chemical manufacturing industries.