Life is different at Marr's. You can feel it.
We've been in the trades since 1965 - three generations, same family, same town. We run five divisions out of one building: HVAC, plumbing, electrical, indoor air quality, and solar. About seventy people.
Here's the honest reason this job is open.
We've built this. Standardized truck stock across the fleet. A warehouse that's organized, stocked, and running. Vendor relationships, purchasing process, cycle counts, part codes - the system exists and it works. What it doesn't have is a full-time owner.
So we're hiring one person to take it over and make it better. We're deliberately hiring above our current size - somebody who's already run this at scale, who can look at what we've built and tell us where it breaks when we triple.
What the work actually is
You own every dollar of material that comes into this company, moves through it, and leaves on a truck.
Purchasing. All of it, across all five trades. Vendor selection off real numbers - landed cost, terms, lead time, fill rate - using our internal database. You negotiate pricing, rebates, and stocking agreements, and you keep the vendors honest with a scorecard.
Purchase orders and the purchase queue. POs issued, received, and closed out clean. The purchase queue for dispatchers and managers cleared on time, every day. Nobody in the field waits on you.
Stocking levels and cycle counts. You set min/max off actual consumption data and adjust it as the numbers move. You own the cycle count program, tighten it, and chase every variance to root cause.
Truck stock. Every warehouse-to-truck transfer, the truck stock standard itself, and the reconciliation of physical counts to what the system says. When a plumber opens a bin at 2pm on a Friday, the part is there.
The database. Parts, costs, vendors, stocking data - you own it as the system of record. Updates run through you.
The warehouse. Layout, bins, labels, receiving, returns, staging, refrigerant control, safety, and the team. Audit-ready every day, not when somebody's coming.
The numbers. Inventory value, turns, count accuracy, variance, purchase price variance, stockouts, spend by vendor. You bring them to leadership every week and you own the story behind them.
You will not be putting stock on shelves all day. You'll have people for that. Your job is to build the system that makes all of the above right, staff it, and enforce it.
Why the right person takes this job
You'll actually own it. No committee. You report to the top and you have the authority to run the function. If you need permission to change a min/max level, we hired wrong.
You're not starting from zero. The truck stock program is standardized. The warehouse is organized. The vendors are in place and the process runs. You get to spend your first year making it better and building it out - not digging out.
You're hired ahead of the growth, not behind it. A second warehouse is coming. More trades, more trucks, more volume. You'll be the one who plans for it instead of the one who gets buried by it.
Health insurance we pay for. All of it. Medical, dental, and vision - 100% company paid. Not 80%. Not "generous contribution." Paid. Compare that against every other ad open on your phone right now.
Retirement with a 3% match. Paid vacation.
Tools that don't fight you. ServiceTitan, real dispatch, real reporting. When something in the process is broken, we fix the process - we don't tell you to work harder.
A real ceiling. Five trades under one roof and a second location coming. If you want to grow this into a full supply chain operation with people under you, that's the plan, not a maybe. We'd rather promote you than post the job.
Seventy people. Small enough that everyone knows your name. Big enough that the job is a real job.
What we expect
We do the job right, not the easy way. That applies in the warehouse the same as it does in the field.
Two things aren't negotiable here. The first is organization - every part has a location, every location is labeled, and the shop looks like somebody's in charge of it. The second is holding the line. You'll be enforcing process with department managers and technicians who've been doing it their own way for years. We'll back you. But you have to be willing to have the conversation.
We're not looking for someone we have to manage. Find the problem, build the plan, run it. Tell us what you're doing, not what you'd like permission to do.
And be straight with us about the numbers. Good news, bad news, doesn't matter. We'd rather hear it early.
Straight talk
This isn't a caretaker job.
Yes, the system works. But a lot of it still runs on people doing it right rather than on process that can't be done wrong. Plenty of it is manual. It was built for the company we are, not the company we're becoming.
We're not looking for someone to keep it running. We're looking for someone who inherits it, respects what's there, and then takes it somewhere we couldn't take it ourselves - automation, scanning, replenishment, a second location, and a supply chain that holds at triple the volume.
Our mission
To provide an exceptional customer experience by developing exceptional employees.
We hire on trajectory, not just résumé.
Our core values
Innovation - We don't accept stagnation. If you've seen a better way to do this somewhere else, we want it. No improvement is too small.
Accountability - We own our problems instead of externalizing them, and we hold each other to that with respect. Mistakes are lessons, not ammunition.
Transparency - Honest with our customers, honest with each other. Trust is a long game and we play it that way.
Professionalism - The uniform, the truck, the conversation at the door, the work behind the wall. We aim for perfect, fall short like everyone, and adjust.
What you need
- 5+ years owning purchasing and inventory in a multi-location, multi-branch, or high-SKU operation - trades, industrial distribution, manufacturing, or field service
- Full-function ownership: purchasing, stocking levels, cycle counts, variance investigation, and inventory valuation
- Proven vendor negotiation with cost reduction you can point to
- Advanced Excel and reporting - fluent with data, not intimidated by it
- A track record of learning ERP or field service software fast
- Experience leading and holding accountable a warehouse or supply chain team
- Relentlessly organized. Disorder is a defect, not a condition of the job
- Valid driver's license, clean driving record, insurable
- Able to lift 50 lbs, operate a forklift, and be on your feet through the day
- Ability to pass a background check
Helps, not required: ServiceTitan inventory experience. HVAC, plumbing, or electrical material knowledge. Barcode, WMS, or automated replenishment implementation. Lean, 5S, or APICS/CPIM training.
Serving Whatcom and Skagit Counties since 1965.
Life is different at Marr's. You can feel it.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Purchasing & Inventory Management: 5 years (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Pay: $25.00 - $35.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- What is your primary reason for seeking a new employment opportunity? If you are currently employed, please explain what is motivating you to consider a change.
- What would you expect from us as an employer?
- What makes you a great fit for this position?
Work Location: In person
