Staff Purchaser - Construction (Kansas City) presso Burns & McDonnell

The Staff Purchaser performs purchasing responsibilities throughout the project life cycle which includes ordering materials, supplies, equipment, and the follow through with venders on shipment and delivery.

• Prepare procurement documents and agreements.
• Perform commercial bid evaluations of supplier proposals and coordinate technical evaluations and recommendations to procurement manager and senior purchaser.
• Prepare purchase order documents and enter purchase order information into online purchasing application.
• Prepare expediting supplier submittals to support detailed design and delivery of equipment and material to support construction.
• Prepare front-end documents including prime agreement flow downs.
• Source and qualify potential suppliers to provide required goods and services.
• Communicate and address procurement issues with appropriate parties, including management.
• Compile procurement and expediting status reports.
• Prepare equipment, materials, and subcontracts forms and reports.
• Compile "Request for Proposal" (RFP) documents including documents/drawings/specifications provided by the internal client.
• Prepare procurement packages to engineering specifications.
• Receive, log, distribute, tabulate, and analyze proposals. 
• Make recommendations for purchasing needs for contracts.
• Responsible for updating Project Procurement Status and Material.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, law or construction related field, and 3 years direct purchasing experience required.
• Applicable experience may be substituted for the degree requirement. 
• Project purchasing experience preferred.
• Oracle Financial R12 software experience preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proficient computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite).
• Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in devising new approaches to purchasing problems encountered.

• CPM or 

  CPSM Certification preferred.

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