Schuff Steel · 2 days ago
Purchasing Agent Bolt Buyer
Phoenix, AZ
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expSchuff Steel is a leading builder in America, and they are seeking a Purchasing Agent Bolt Buyer to manage the procurement of bolts and miscellaneous steel requirements. The role involves negotiating with vendors, managing budgets, and ensuring timely delivery of materials to project teams.
ConstructionManufacturingRetail
Responsibilities
Approves vendor invoices for bolts and misc products timely and confirms all items have been received prior to approval
Assists where needed in estimating bolt prices for estimating
Buys all bolts and misc products to meet budget, quality, special requirements and job schedule and enters PO's accordingly
Completes material status reports weekly
Continually watch spend for waste items, excess freight and other preventable costs
Creates JOB BUYING PLAN for all jobs assigned to buyer
Expedites all material Pos at least weekly, relays any problems to PM teams, shop, production and field superintendents
Follows up on all bolt releases needed from project team
Helps VP vette all vendors, advises VP of all delivery issues, quality issues and other vendor problems and assists in vendor audits
Measures cost savings vendor to vendor
Participates in pre-job planning, kick off meeting, confirming LOI/contracts release buying, QA/QC checklist, Schedule, job specs and origin requirements
Track budgets on all buys
Tracks receipt of bolts at job sites, confirms all paperwork is received and certs are received
Vendor visits and builds vendor relationships
Works with VP on bolt claims
Ensure the terms of purchase and prices of materials adhere to contractual or negotiated pricing parameters
Schedule the specifics of size, shape and length of required bolts to enable ease of flow through the fabrication process
Follow jobs in progress to expedite or delay shipments as needed to control inventory and expenses
Interface with various levels of management with differing demands
Manage multiple projects while meeting stringent deadlines
Qualification
Required
Minimum of five (5) years of experience directly related purchasing experience in the steel fabrication business
High school diploma or equivalent with demonstrable progress towards professional certification (for example APICS) or industry specific education or training in detailing, estimating or fabrication
Demonstrated knowledge of basic business and purchasing principles
Basic knowledge and understanding of steel construction in terms of required materials
General understanding of Advanced Bill of Materials, Bill of ladings, and Purchase Order Processing
Strong knowledge of plate products and plate mills and service center vendors
Understands and follows all SOX related buying requirements
Position will require the frequent use of MS Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, and Blue Beam PDF Software
Use of Kronos for timekeeping, and other software will be required (training will be provided)
Position requires as many hours needed to fulfill the daily and weekly obligations required to carry out the functions
Working long days including evenings and weekends can be required for this position
This position is indoors and may sit for long periods of eight (8) hours or more per day
Position requires ability to lift and carry shop drawings on occasion
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 lbs
Company
Schuff Steel
Schuff Steel is a structural steel fabricators and erectors company. It is a sub-organization of DBM Global.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1998-01-01IPO
Leadership Team
Rosimar Esmurria
HR Business Partner
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