Position Purpose: To lead material procurement efforts on major construction projects and provides mentoring to fellow team members.
Essential Responsibilities
* Leads the procurement efforts on multiple or complex large projects.
* Provides management, guidance, and assistance to the purchasing department personnel.
* Selects vendors, assesses vendor capabilities, evaluates vendor performance, develops alternate sources, and negotiates price and delivery.
* Recommends major purchases of materials based on specifications, current lead times and cost.
* Makes certain that purchasing documents are properly completed and the terms and conditions of purchases are appropriate.
* Assures that department records are maintained and that purchases are followed up or expedited when required.
* Analyze price histories to provide information on price variances.
* Sets up annual blanket pricing agreements.
* Prepares correspondence, presentations and reports for key customers and management.
* Works with the estimating department on pricing of estimates.
* Works with project management to procure materials at the correct cost and in a timely manner.
Knowledge | Skills | Abilities
* Knowledge of standard purchasing procedures and practices
* Ability to explain and motivate others to follow Company purchasing practices and procedures.
* Good negotiating and interpersonal skills
* Proven communication, organizational, presentation and analytical skills.
* Strong managerial skills.
* Ability to build and maintain strong Vendor relationships.
* Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
* Skill in preparing and maintaining procurements records.
* Knowledge of JD Edwards, Microsoft Office and Outlook
Qualifications
* 7+ years of electrical construction material procurement experience is preferred
* Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business or Engineering
* Related experience in the electrical construction industry will be considered.
Work Environment
* Must be able to remain in a stationary position over 50% of the time.
* The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc
* Continuously operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, scanner, and computer printer.
* The person in this position frequently communicates with employees and coworkers and must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
* Occasionally lifting 20 pounds