Director of Procurement

Description

• Prioritizes and actively mentors and trains others.
• Develop the Elmington Construction purchasing and rebate programs. Actively manage this program.
• Determine buyout strategy with VP of Support Services for trades that have experienced volatility after the final estimate has been submitted.
• Analyzes and scopes supplier bids.
• Partners effectively with all internal Elmington parties and stakeholders to ensure purchasing agreements are integrated seamlessly into project delivery.
• Builds senior level relationships with manufacturers and distributors to create partnerships that drives measurable cost savings.
• Develop a clear understanding of the specifications, drawings and standards and effectively develop a scope of work to submit to suppliers for pricing.
• Attend start-up meetings as required.
• Establish purchasing objectives, policies, procedures, and performance standards within boundaries of company policy and project specifications.
• Frequently sit, stand and walk.
• Develop, track and produce reports as required to communicate with all parties involved status of purchasing and rebate programs.
• Review change orders and PCO's with project teams to understand reasons for change orders and determine if purchasing agreements can be written better on future projects.
• Provide oversight, training, and guidance on purchasing and rebate programs to team members.
• Design and implement long term sourcing and logistics strategies.
• Anticipate market trends, price shifts, and supply chain risks to secure favorable purchasing agreements.
• Communicate with project teams during the construction phase to understand successes and challenges to improve processes on future projects.

Requirements

• Proficient with construction estimating techniques for CSI divisions 1 thru 16 (simple thru complex)
• Frequently required to use hands or fingers to handle or feel objects, tools or controls.
• Work effectively with others as a team member
• Demonstrates entrepreneurial mindset and practices in designing, implementing, and managing a scalable purchasing program that grows with Elmington’s needs.
• Demonstrate effective negotiating skills / savviness
• Demonstrate ability to effectively negotiate contracts, including terms and conditions, with assistance of legal counsel
• Communication skills: Ability to read, analyze and write proposals, reports and correspondence
• Occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Demonstrate exceptional verbal and written communication skills to effectively liaise with suppliers, vendors, subcontractors, other 3rd parties, team members and leadership.
• Regularly required to talk or hear.
• Proven management ability
• Proficient with blueprint reading and document interpretation for all design disciplines
• Demonstrate strong time management skills to handle a heavy workload and multiple tasks concurrently
• Demonstrates adherence to EC policy and processes and teaches EC policy and processes to new team members.
• Proven track record as a team player and an effective manager
• Minimum of 10+ years of purchasing experience in the construction industry
• Demonstrate strong organizational skills to manage multiple priorities, tasks, and deadlines efficiently.
• Vision abilities to include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• This position requires occasional travel.
• Demonstrate sound judgment in matters of discretion
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Demonstrate effective leadership in coordination of group work efforts
• BS. Degree in a Construction related program is preferred, but not required if experience levels are high
• Demonstrate effective use of technology as required for the role
• Proactive & decisive
• Temperature in the workplace is typically moderate, though the ability to withstand seasonal cold and heat of the outdoors is necessary.
• Demonstrate ability to handle stressful situations and deal with adversity

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance