Scrap Metal Buyer - Wire Chopper / Copper

it's what's inside that counts

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There’s more to CMC than our products and the buildings, structures, and roads they go into. At CMC, it’s the people inside our recycling centers, fabrication plants, manufacturing facilities, steel mills and offices that make us who we are as a company. Our success comes from finding, retaining, and supporting the highest quality talent by offering:

• Day 1 Benefits Coverage with low cost Medical, Vision, Dental
• Day 1 Paid-time Off and Vacation
• 4.5% Company Match 401(k) plan
• $500 Annual Company-paid Lifestyle Benefit
• Competitive Compensation and Bonuses
• Company-paid Life and Disability Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Training and Advancement Opportunities

Why This Job

CMC provides an excellent opportunity to learn the steel, construction reinforcement and ground stabilization industries and to grow in your career. Whether you will spend your day brainstorming in an office cubicle, operating a crane, running manufacturing equipment or troubleshooting technical obstacles, at CMC, you’ll get the training and support from your team that you need to excel in your role and reach your full potential.

What You'll Do

• Responsible and involved in all marketing areas of the Wire chopper, including Core sales, business development, supplier relationship management, market intelligence, pricing strategy, material sourcing, and evaluation
• Purchases scrap wire materials in accordance with current market conditions based on pricing standards/models established by Company policy
• Develops the growth of business activities and profit with assigned accounts
• Maintains accurate records of all buying/sourcing and prospecting activities including closed sales and follow-up activities
• Investigates new potential sources of consumers of scrap metal. Buys from retail, dealer, industrial customers, repair shops, demolition projects, clean-ups, etc
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities

What You'll Need

• 1-3 years business marketing/operations experience
• Have a good understanding of purchasing scrap metal based off the LME/Comex and hedging
• Buying/selling skill and product knowledge
• Mid-level work experience with people, project supervision, sales, operations, and/or customer service is a plus
• Leadership skills in professional, educational, and/or social experiences
• Ability and willingness to work in all areas of the business
• Sense of teamwork as well as independent initiative required
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Must have effective listening and verbal skills to identify important information and to engage with internal and external customers
• Must be able to travel within assigned region and other areas as needed

Your Education

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Bachelors degree preferred.

We are CMC, a Fortune 500® company at the leading edge of our industry. Our construction reinforcement and steel products have supported construction projects and structures around the world. The secret to our success? We’ve built our legacy by assembling a team of innovators and doers to tackle some of the most challenging construction reinforcement problems facing our world for more than 100 years — and we’re just getting started.

If you’re ready to join a team working to make our industry more sustainable, support the bridges, roadways, buildings and infrastructure that connects our communities, and do meaningful work, you’re ready to join CMC. Apply today and start moving your career — and our world — forward. Let's build a better world!

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