Costing Specialist

About Us

American Trade Group Inc. is a diversified organization supporting the construction and building industries through a portfolio of companies that includes American Lumber a leading manufacturer and wholesale distributor; Lane One Transport a transportation and logistics company; and Rafter 12 Custom Homes.

Founded in 1986 American Trade Group has built a strong history of consistent yearoveryear growth. American Lumber has been recognized as an Aggie 100 company honoring the fastestgrowing businesses owned or operated by Texas A&M University alumnia reflection of our entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to excellence.

At American Lumber our missionWe Cut Through Challenges so You Can Focus on Successguides the work we do every day. Driven by our vision to Build a Stronger America One Solution at a Time we focus on solving real problems supporting our partners and building longterm relationships. Our culture is grounded in our core values of Service Innovation and Partnership with a shared commitment to collaboration growth and operational excellence.

The Role

We are seeking a detailoriented Costing Specialist to join our fastgrowing diversified private corporation at our headquarters in Bryan Texas located near Briarcrest Drive and Highway 6. This fulltime exempt position plays a critical role in analyzing manufacturing sales orders applying accurate manufacturing costs and monitoring inventory quantities and values across multiple systems.

The Costing Specialist will work closely with plant personnel sales and accounting teams to ensure accurate costing and inventory integrity. This position reports to the Controller.

Compensation: $22 $24 per hour based on experience.

What Youll Do

Team & Culture Contributions

• Contribute to a positive collaborative accounting team environment
• Maintain the teamfocused mentality that supports performance and growth
• Communicate effectively and work crossfunctionally to resolve issues

Costing & Inventory Responsibilities

• Analyze production information received from manufacturing plants and apply appropriate manufacturing costs to sales orders and inventory transfers
• Process sales orders purchase orders and inventory transactions using Lumber Pro (proprietary software) and NetSuite
• Receive plant inventory and calculate accurate average inventory costs
• Monitor inventory quantities and values to ensure accuracy and completeness
• Work closely with plant personnel sales teams and accounting staff to investigate and resolve costing or inventory discrepancies
• Process transactions related to Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) and offsite inventory locations
• Support monthly and yearend inventory counts including variance analysis
• Facilitate transactions related to returned inventory

Who You Are

Education & Experience

• Degree in Accounting preferred but not required
• Prior experience with costing manufacturing or lumber industry transactions preferred

Skills & Competencies

• Strong basic math skills including working confidently with fractions
• Superior analytical logical and computational abilities
• General understanding of inventory processes and lumber specifications preferred
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with a team
• Comfortable adapting to scenariobased situations where solutions vary based on facts and context
• High attention to detail with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
• Clear professional written and verbal communication skills

Why Youll Love Working Here

• Competitive hourly compensation aligned with your experience
• Stable growing organization with a strong history and clear direction
• Collaborative teamdriven accounting department
• Innovative environment that values problemsolving and continuous improvement
• Opportunity to build specialized expertise in costing and manufacturing operations

Application Requirements

Final candidates will be asked to complete a skills assessment as part of the selection process.

If you enjoy analytical work thrive in a collaborative environment and want to contribute to a growing valuesdriven organization we encourage you to apply. Join American Lumber and be part of a team where your attention to detail problemsolving skills and contributions truly matter.

Required Experience:

Junior IC