Purchasing Agent

Saint-Gobain Group; Shakopee (MN); On-site; USD 79,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in building products, Saint-Gobain, is seeking a Purchaser for its Shakopee, MN, facility. This position will lead procurement activities across multiple sites, focusing on cost savings and strategic purchasing. Candidates should bring a minimum of 5 years’ experience in procurement and strong communication skills to foster internal collaboration, ensuring compliance and efficient service to stakeholders.

Benefits

Excellent healthcare options

401(k) and retirement benefits

Flexible options for work-life balance

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement, leadership, or project management.
• Strong communication skills and service orientation.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and handle pressure.

Responsibilities

• Manage all purchasing activities including negotiation and executing contracts.
• Drive cost savings and ensure compliance with internal policies.
• Hold regular meetings and training sessions on purchasing procedures.

Skills

Negotiation

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Communication

Education

5 years experience in Procurement or Leadership

Job description

At Saint-Gobain, our employees have pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values: Trust, Empowerment, & Collaboration. Our company encourages diversity and inclusion in all its forms while our productsmake the world a more beautiful, safer, and sustainable home .

What’s the Job?

This position is responsible for the management of all Purchasing activities and projects under their scope as well as the oversight for the Shakopee, MN (based), Portland, OR(remote roofing facility) and Denver, CO (remote warehouse) facilities. This position will perform all purchasing activity (including but not limited to: negotiation, management of spend, bid management, and execution of contracts for both goods and services). This role will focus on cost savings, strategic purchasing improvement, implementation and adherence to global compliance, and utilization of internal digital tools while providing timely service to internal customers.

• Act as both a tactical and strategic Purchaser for the site and business unit while prioritizing cost savings initiatives.
• Engage the plant’s technical teams early in the buying process to ensure compliance of purchasing methodology and proper management through the bidding platform.
• Foster site compliance regarding the North American Purchasing Policy [NAPP], Purchasing’s Internal Controls Reference Framework [ICRF], Gift Policy, and Credit Card [One-Card] Policy.
• Ability to manage projects for sites which they oversee, evaluate spend, to develop site portfolios for site agreements and cross-site/business synergies to leverage contract negotiation.
• Drive compliance of the company’s digital tools to ensure everything is bid out according to policy, vendors are validated, and savings/avoidance is properly tracked/reported.
• Utilize the law department library of contracts for all capital, equipment, and service transactions.
• Process/monitor purchase orders and act as full-scope vendor liaison (i.e. bid walks, quotation, negotiation, purchases, contracts, risk qualification, SGCT Drug & Alcohol Policy, etc).
• Execute and review monthly reporting to ensure proper site operations, commitments are reconciled, and on-time payments are achieved.
• Hold regular training sessions and monthly Purchasing meetings with the plant staff regarding Purchasing procedures.
• Documentation Process Coordinator for files and records (i.e. quotations, purchase orders, reports, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring the availability of documentation and compliance with established policies and audit guidelines.
• Required to sign Purchasing Charter, participate in online and in-person training sessions, weekly/monthly conference calls and meetings, and engage in plant level meetings as defined in the operations cadence.
• Travel to the remote sites must be visiting monthly/yearly based upon need, as well as travel for site audits, vendor tours, emergencies, and events (Buy-Techs, events, staff meetings).

IS THIS JOB FOR YOU?

This position requires a minimum of 5 years’ experience in Procurement, Leadership, or Project Management with proven success. Candidate needs to be a self-starter, organized, analytic, and able to handle multiple projects at a given time. This position requires a leader who can manage pressure/stress, foster change, and work with a dynamic group of people. Candidate must be able to conduct activities in a confidential and secure manner. Prioritization skills are needed as this position is required to determine the demands to procure materials and services for multiple users. This position requires the candidate to be service orientated and sensitive to customer needs. This position also demands very strong communication skills and have the professional manner to interact with internal and external contacts on a daily basis. Needs to be a confident person who represents the company to customers, vendors and other visitors.

A LITTLE MORE ABOUT US

Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products,CertainTeed, headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, has helped shape the building products industry for more than 110 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm's slogan "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed is a leading North American brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, fence, decking, railing, trim, insulation, drywall and ceilings.

A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, one of the world’s largest and oldest building products companies, CertainTeed has more than 6,300 employees and more than 60 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada.www.certainteed.com

LEGAL STATEMENT

Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.

BENEFITS IN JOINING US

Certain states require pay information be provided in job postings. The national pay range for this position is $79,500 to $123,500 per year, however, the base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.

In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for an annual bonus. The targeted bonus amount is 10% of base salary based on company and individual performance measures. The total target cash range (base pay and annual bonus) for this position, is $87,500 to $135,850.

We provide unique options to fit your unique lives! Our Total Rewards Program is customizable to accommodate your needs. Our menu of flexible options includes, but is not limited to:

• Excellent healthcare options: Medical, vision, prescription & dental
• Family Focus & Balance: Parental leave, paid time-off and Employee Assistance Program
• Financial Security: Competitive 401(k), Company-funded Retirement Accumulation Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program (PEG)