Purchasing Agent

The Purchasing Agent role will be responsible for the sourcing and purchasing of assigned commodities and services  which may include direct and/or indirect commodities consisting of engineered equipment, raw material, fabrication  services, MRO, valves, pipe & fittings, engineering/design services and other items assigned to support the execution of  global projects or the global parts and services business segments. Day-to-day activities include gathering requirements,  requesting proposals and quotes from potential suppliers, evaluating bids, developing and executing negotiation  strategies, issuing purchase orders, managing supplier execution, ensuring on-time delivery and quality, expediting,  managing vendor claims, and processing invoices in support of the B&W business units.

·       Understand and ensure compliance with applicable procurement policies, standards, and regulations. - Lead execution of RFPs and other sourcing events.

·       Develop new or existing suppliers to improve sourcing options to meet execution strategy

·       Review purchase requisitions to assure scope is properly specified as to description and/or use.

·       Develop sourcing strategies as required for commodities assigned.

·       Identify qualified suppliers and obtain competitive quotations.

·       Analyze proposals to determine the best proposition, and negotiate with successful supplier, prior to placement of purchase order.

·       Create purchase orders using an ERP system and track transactions through order, receipt, invoice reconciliation, and payment.

·       Serve as the primary contact with suppliers. Ensure required deliverables are maintained.

·       Develop and maintain internal interfaces with project managers, project controls, engineering, and other internal personnel.

·       Provide ongoing purchasing contract administration including revision management, warranty claim resolution, discrepancies settlement, etc. as required during the life of the contract.

·       Perform all other duties as assigned.

·       Bachelor’s Degree in Business or equivalent with specialization in purchasing preferred

·       2-4 years’ relevant Supply Chain or related experience in a project driven, engineering, or manufacturing environment

·       Demonstrated ability to understand commercial language

·       Demonstrated written and oral communication skills

·       Contract negotiation experience is a plus

·       Ability to identify and on-board new suppliers

·       Demonstrated teaming and collaboration skills with multiple disciplines at various levels of the organization.

·       Knowledge of ERP, business software, Microsoft office suite programs

·       Successful problem solving, conflict management, and customer relations skills

·       Organizational skills and the ability to multi-task and balance time and resource demands appropriately