Purchasing Agent

• Responsible for purchasing activities including bulk buy-out, materials for fabrication shops, sheet metal commodities, and locating and purchasing uncommon specialties.
• Develop and maintain tracking database for vendor stock quantities, backorders, returns and material credits.
• Establish, maintain, and issue blanket purchase orders.
• Assist Project Managers with issuing purchase orders, invoice approvals, commodities monitoring and alerts, material forecasting.
• Provide support to Estimating team by request bids.
• Coordinate material delivery arrangements and material returns.
• Provide pricing support for change orders via bid requests.
• Place and track field orders.
• Price and submit requisitions, buy out procurement.
• Locate, evaluate, and establish local and national vendor relationships – prepare monthly vendor scorecard.
• Maintain quarterly/yearly sales reports for factory rebates.

• High School Diploma or equivalency required
• Coursework related to business administration preferred.

• Advanced knowledge of procurement/vendor inspection techniques and requirements.
• Thorough knowledge of mechanical construction industry operations practices, processes, and standards.
• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills with internal and external customers.
• Strong problem-solving, negotiation, and conflict-management skills.
• Time-management and organizational skills.
• High level of financial acumen necessary.
• Detail-oriented and ability to analyze complex reports.
• Proficiency with MS Office suite products required – includes Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.
• Proficiency with MS Access database preferred.

• No travel required.
• This position is done in a typical office setting, mostly sitting at a desk.  Frequent use of computer keyboard, monitor, and telephone.  Some standing, bending, and lifting light files is required.

• The range for this position has been established at $48,480 to $68,478 and is US Engineering’s good faith and reasonable estimate at the time of the posting. The compensation offered to the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty, and training.

Last updated on Nov 12, 2024