Associate Buyer

Reports to: Director of Procurement

Works closely with: All members of Procurement, Project Managers, Project Engineers, Project Coordinators, Pre-Construction Teams and vendors

Key Responsibilities:

• Track and manage orders for materials, equipment, tools and consumables against Project Schedules
• Verify Lead Times and ensure timely delivery to job sites
• Manage Document Storage Platform
• Assist Buyers with issuing RFQ’s, Receipt of Bids, Review Bids
• Assist Buyers with Analyzing and qualifying proposals from suppliers
• Assist Buyers with maintaining various Project Trackers
• Attend Project Meetings to provide input on order status
• Assure contracts include all Project related documentation

Other Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate alignment with our unique corporate culture, as codified by our Core Principles
• Assist pre-construction team with the identification and evaluation of potential vendors, assuring they meet all owner requirements and expectations
• Developing and maintaining relationships with vendors
• Assist Buyers in Creating change/purchase orders for projects
• Assist Buyers with “hand over” process of all contracts to the projects team
• Travel is required on occasion. (ex: site visits, vendor visits, among other things)

Key Knowledge/Skills:

• Strong writing skills (technical or other writing experience)
• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to effectively communicate with various members of the organization and supply chain
• Understanding of the construction project management process
• Basic knowledge of contract terminology
• Basic negotiating skills: Ability to influence others
• Problem Solving: Ability to think outside of the box to provide value added solutions. Ability to gather information and make recommendations
• Ability to take ownership of assigned responsibilities. Driven, self-motivated and organized.
• Construction scheduling knowledge
• Understanding of contract scopes
• MS Office skills, specifically Outlook, Excel and Word