Job Details
As a Senior Purchasing Agent supporting our client's growing businesses, your role will include: Functioning as a key liaison between the Procurement team and internal stakeholders including our Executive Team, Engineering, Sales, and Manufacturing.
Working closely with the core Program/Project teams to manage high visibility and high value programs, applying program/project management skills to assure the timely and efficient execution of our client's portfolio of projects.
Responsibilities Include:
- Procurement planning during the bidding phase
- Negotiating and finalizing agreements
- Developing the Procurement Plan
- Post award, managing plan implementation
- Post award procurement planning and implementation on major projects and programs,
- Transferring bid phase documents and knowledge to the project team
- Engaging with the project team on procurement planning & implementation
- Capturing and communicating market intelligence across projects & programs
- Understanding, evaluating, and incorporating current market conditions into procurement plans, including but not limited to:
- Pricing trends
- Lead times and logistical requirements
- Best value opportunities
- Alternative products opportunities (Material cost/Labor savings)
- Evolving contract compliance requirements
- Reading, understanding, and interpreting contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work and project schedules.
- Traveling to project sites, manufacturers, and vendor as needed
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree PLUS a minimum of 9+ years of related experience or equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience
- MUST have electric construction or distribution experience
- MUST have experience with budgets 100 million+
- Relevant purchasing experiencing sourcing, negotiating contract with Original Equipment Manufacturers, construction / specialty trade subcontractors and fabricators
- Proven written and verbal communication abilities
- Proficiency with computer applications, including Microsoft Office Suite and SharePoint and Microsoft Excel
- Familiarity with accounting principles
Benefits:
- Competitive salary based on experience plus bonus potential
- Medical, Vision, Dental, 401K with company match
- Relocation Assistance- (this position is ON- SITE ONLY in Tysons, VA)
- Commuter Benefits
- PTO, Vacation, Sick time