Purchasing Manager

Description

• Review standard pricing updates.
• Provides assistance , guidance, and training to the purchasing staff.
• Leads vendor/supplier selection and maintains key working relationships for raw materials, supplies and capital equipment.
• Assess, manage and mitigate risks; perform cost and scenario analysis; identify cost saving opportunities.
• Ensures purchase orders, invoices, and other purchasing documents comply with the established policies/procedures and bear an authorized signature.
• Ensures purch asing of needed materials and services are performed at the best cost, quality, and availability.
• Arranges and maintains inventory.
• Seek and partner with reliable vendors/suppliers.
• This role operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, etc.
• Perform additional assignments per the SRVP/RVP’s direction.
• Regularly interacts with Project Managers, Superintendents, Foremen, Pre-Fab , Tool Room, and Accounts Payable.
• Ensure all department procedures, policies, and work rules are complied with.
• Develop and execute purchasing strategies.
• Negotiate with strategic suppliers/vendors for optimal terms.
• Leads the purchasing operations and activities of the purchasing staff.
• Work with vendors to maintain and/ or improve services.

Requirements

• Executive Order 11246 including Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision (41 C.F.R. part 60)
• 4+ years demonstrated experience working in Procurement/Supply Chain in construction and electrical materials very helpful.
• Working knowledge of price structure and expectations, and purchasing concepts and practices, required .
• This is largely a sedentary role; however, this role may require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand to complete other administrative functions.
• Proficiency with MS Office.
• Experience working with MRP/ERP systems.
• Exceptional communication and negotiation skills.
• Strong leadership, analytical, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, accounting, logistics or business administration p referred.
• Strong customer service and client relationship building skills.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance