Your Tasks:
- Negotiate with suppliers for goods and services, negotiating the best possible price and service, meeting quality and schedule requirements (incl. coordination of delivery control/ expediting)
- Develop new supply sources as required
- Examine bids and make awards, including creation of negotiation documents/ protocols
- Negotiate blanket purchase orders when appropriate and monitor cost during the time period
- Attend and actively participate at Project Meetings
- Establish account/credit and terms
- Interaction with other departments internally and Durr globally / other Divisions, as necessary, to assure a successful project completion and common understanding
- Establish, renew and maintain frame agreements for all related purchases
- Responsible for travel management activities
- Develop project equipment scheduling
- Develop innovative ideas and incorporate them effectively into the work process
- Establish Purchasing policies and ensure compliance to local/ global processes/ rules
- Support SAP audits/ external audits as necessary
- Purchasing quality program maintenance, continuous improvement function to BOS
- Responsible for Vendor Diversity process
- Support import/export management
- Work closely with Receiving Department to ensure supplies arrive according to contract terms
- Supervision of buyers
- Provide career guidance/development through informal feedback and the formal employee review process
- Manage SRM activities
- Create and execute standard purchasing reports
- Coordinate employee relocations
- Follow cost trends and forecasting market trends
Your Skills:
- Bachelor Degree in a business related area (i.e. Engineering, Business) preferred
- Working knowledge of automotive and industrial paint shop equipment and environmental equipment OR general construction management knowledge of at least 5 years
- Project management experience, for multi-million dollar projects preferred
- Ability to read and understand drawings and technical documents such as specifications and schedules
- Ability to read and understand contract terms & conditions and related commercial documents
- Understand required sequencing and scheduling for equipment build on typical project
- Understand manufacturing processes and equipment used
- Superior negotiation skills
- Strong organization skills along with demonstrated ability to maintain office efficiency
- Ability to communicate professionally with people at all levels of the organization as well as external contacts
- Ability to lead a team and foster teamwork among team members
- Solid decision making skills
- Proficient with MS Office, Word, Excel
- Working knowledge of SAP
- Willing to travel as required (10-20%)
