Remote Position
Senior Project Buyer
🌍 Remote · United States
💼 Full-time
About the position Mortenson is currently seeking a Senior Project Buyer – Wind that will develop relationships with suppliers, solicit bids, analyze quotations, and select suppliers.
Responsibilities
- Purchase items and services at the most favorable price consistent with quality, quantity, specification requirements, and other factors
- Propose purchase transactions that higher authority approve prior to final action
- Arrange returns for unacceptable products to suppliers
- Track order status from the time of placing the order until delivery and communicate status to project teams
- Facilitate and run meetings internally and externally
- Enter purchase agreements and retain contact with suppliers to ensure delivery of material on a timely basis
- Enter purchase orders and retain contact with suppliers to ensure delivery of material on a timely basis
- Visit job sites or offices annually at a minimum to develop more effective working relationships
- Effectively work and build relationships with those of diverse backgrounds and organizational levels
- All other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, construction management, or related discipling or equivalent combinations of technical training and/or related experience
- 4+ years of procurement experience and/or experience in a similar role
- Negotiating, organizing, planning, verbal, and communication skills
- Strong customer service and analytical skills
- Active listening skills and effective communication including openness to diverse input and feedback
- Software experience
- Current driver's license
- Must be currently legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status, 0-1, TN, CPT, OPT, etc.). We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Nice-to-haves
- Knowledge of construction processes, equipment, and materials, purchasing processes, and procedures
- Project Management experience
- Understanding of the construction industry
Benefits
- Medical and prescription drug plans that includes no additional cost vision coverage
- Dental plan
- 401k retirement plan with a generous Mortenson match
- Paid time off, holidays, and other paid leaves
- Employer paid Life, AD&D, and disability insurance
- No-Cost mental health tool and concierge with extensive work-life resources
- Tuition reimbursement
- Adoption Assistance
- Gym Membership Discount Program