A timber merchant procures ready-cut timber from sawmills in the abroad, and sheet materials from specialist producers. Merchants sell timber 'as is' or processed into materials suitable for sale to local joiners and carpenters. Some timber merchants supply ready-cut timber to industry or engineer highly developed timber components ready for making specific products (e.g. timber windows or timber-frame housing).
Timber merchants perform a number of tasks: purchasing – sales, logistics, IT, and transport and distribution. A timber merchant may be based in the UK (working, for example, as a certification manager for a household retailer or for a timber supply chain) or could travel the world, sourcing and buying specialist timber.
Establishing contacts with suppliers and travelling to countries where trees are grown to view potential supplies. Sourcing products, accounting for ethical considerations - buying only from countries that fulfil environmental standards. Consulting with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) on issues and regulations related to importation and transportation. Purchasing timber products from the abroad.
Managing the supply chain. Analysing supplier and purchase data, monitoring where stock originates. Using computers for creating cost sheets, data analysis, invoicing, etc. arranging shipments of products, liaising with shipping, freight and haulage companies. Working in the yard - getting to know the company's products, picking orders for deliveries, putting away stock.
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