Senior Purchasing Agent - Iron Mountain, United States - M.J. Electric

Description

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