Commodity Buyer
Location: Retail Operations Center
James Gigliotti has earned the honor of 2024 Employee of the Year for the Retail Operations Center. James is the primary Commodity Purchaser for Hancock Lumber and he does an excellent job of staying one step ahead of the market to position our sellers with very competitive costs on the highest quality framing lumber and sheathing available. He communicates market insight and data to our team and customers, while also making himself easily accessible to all our managers and sellers. In addition, James has the added role of Chief Negotiator for all the vendor purchasing programs we maintain annually. Through his understanding, insights, and market connections, he has been able to negotiate all our programs to improve both market costs and vendor incentives in 2024, greatly contributing to the company’s performance. James is a smart, ambitious, insightful and very productive contributor to our entire team. Well-deserved and congratulations James!