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