Job Responsibilities:
- Negotiate, renegotiate, and administer contracts with suppliers, vendors, and other representatives.
- Lead the evaluation and monitoring of contract performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and determine the need for changes.
- Leverage vendors across multiple procurements to create cost savings for project(s).
- Purchase the highest quality materials at the lowest possible cost in correct amounts per specifications and drawings with buyouts.
- Provide training and conduct procurement-related audits to ensure procedures are followed.
- Actively develop schedules and performance plans to meet customer and company goals and objectives.
- Research and evaluate suppliers based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities, and the supplier’s reputation and history.
- Monitor shipments to ensure goods come in on time and manage any issue resolutions related to undelivered goods.
- Prepare/issue Request for Quotations (RFQs) and evaluate suppliers’ proposals to identify vendors who meet project constraints of budget and schedule at the estimating, execution, and site purchasing levels.
- Prepare Major Permanent Material Agreement, Mayor Purchase Orders, and Low-value Purchase Order material.
Qualifications:
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) and have a general knowledge of database utilization.
- Bachelor’s degree in construction management, business, engineering, supply chain management, or equivalent degree
- 3 years of experience in a construction-related role
- Thorough understanding of all areas of procurement, including procurement execution, estimating, expediting, offsite supplier quality, subcontract administration, and site purchasing
- Detail-oriented, highly motivated with the ability to effectively manage time
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
- Strong critical thinking and negotiation skills.
- Team player with the ability to work independently to meet deadlines, goals, and objectives
