Corporate Buyer

Corporate Buyer

Corporate Buyers are responsible for the procurement of construction materials, equipment, and / or services in support of international projects and corporate objectives. Candidates must have a minimum of 10 years of solid procuring materials experience. Experience in construction is a plus. Candidates must have solid and proven buying experience along with strong negotiation experience. Work hours are 8-5 pm (or agreed upon time with Manager) - work from home on Fridays. Salary up to $110K per year (based on proven track record and experience).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Handle complex buyout packages that require buyer to review specifications for sourcing of materials and / or services.
• Prepare Request for Quotations / Invitations to Bid (RFQs / ITBs) packages based on commodity assignment (that include spec / drawings).
• Obtain solicitations / bids from sources of supply and / or new sources.
• Ensure if it's a new source of supply that buyer is vetting the new source in parallel with buyout package.
• Follow-up on RFQ packets and / or all bidders so as to ensure bids are received in a timely fashion (per required timeline).
• Maintain constant communication with all stakeholders on buyout packages.
• Receive and review bid packages with VP of Procurement and / or stakeholders.
• Communicate with all bidders and ensure a best and final offer (bafo) is always requested.
• Negotiate best terms and conditions, i.e. submittal / fabrication / material lead times, payment terms, etc.
• Be the liaison between bidders and our project site team so as to ensure bidders' technical questions are answered in a timely fashion.
• Ensure all technical questions / answers are shared with all bidders so as to ensure all bidders have equal access to said information.
• Communicate with work package manager (wpm) and all stakeholders so as to ensure accurate materials are procured per bill of material (bom) / specifications / requirements.
• Work closely with wpm to ensure best possible source of supply is chosen, i.e. not only on price, but also on lead time / availability and proven vendor customer service record.
• Make vendor recommendations to wpm all while ensuring he / she has reviewed the buyout from a technical perspective.
• Procure materials that are agreed upon with wpm and the project team.
• Generate purchase orders in Purchase Order system (ViewPoint) and log purchase orders into Material Tracking Report.
• Attend daily procurement / logistics meetings and other meetings (as requested).
• Perform daily quality control (QC) checks on purchase orders and / or reports for other team members (as needed).
• Other duties as assigned.

Experience, Education and Skills

Key Requirements

Our demands are high, as are the rewards; we offer an excellent benefits package, including medical, dental and vision insurance, short and long-term disability, life insurance, 17 vacation / PTO days as well as matching 401k.