Senior Buyer

Signal Energy; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the construction sector seeks a skilled Procurement Specialist to manage vendor relationships, negotiate contracts, and implement procurement strategies in Houston, TX. This role demands expertise in contract management, strong writing skills, and the ability to navigate cross-functional teams effectively, ensuring alignment with core company principles. The successful candidate will be proactive, organized, and committed to achieving high standards in procurement.

Qualifications

• Strong writing skills are essential for technical documentation.
• Negotiating skills are key for contract discussions.
• Experience with vendor management and construction project processes is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Request, receive, and review material bids.
• Negotiate terms and conditions of contracts.
• Develop overarching procurement strategies.

Skills

Strong writing skills

Understanding of contract terminology

Solid negotiating skills

Problem Solving

Advanced MS Office skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Tools

Vista ERP system

Job description

Office Houston, TX
700 Louisiana St
Suite 2050
Houston, TX 77002, USA

Office Houston, TX
700 Louisiana St
Suite 2050
Houston, TX 77002, USA

Works closely with: VP of Global Procurement, Project Managers, Project Engineers, Pre-Construction, Estimating, Accounting, Site Teams Vendors

Key Responsibilities:

• Request, receive, and review material bids.
• Analyzing and qualifying material proposals
• Developing and writing scopes of supply.
• Negotiating terms and conditions of contracts, including, total value, schedules, and other key terms.
• Facilitate the full lifecycle of material contracts.
• Assist with resolving discrepancies, non-conformance and disputes with vendors.
• Develop and implement overarching procurement strategies.

Other Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate alignment with our unique corporate culture, as codified by our Core Principles.
• Read and understand requirements of owner contracts identifying critical flow-downs to include in PO’s to be issued.
• Assist pre-construction team with the identification and evaluation of potential vendors, assuring they meet all internal and owner requirements and expectations.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with vendors.
• Creating schedules to include in the scope of supply.
• Creating change/purchase orders for projects.
• Assure all vendors agree to our Quality and Safety standards.
• Build and execute the “hand over” process of all contracts to the projects team.
• Travel is required on occasion. (ex: site visits, vendor visits, among other things)

Key Knowledge/Skills:

• Strong writing skills (technical or other writing experience)
• Understanding of the construction project management process.
• Knowledge of contract terminology.
• Solid negotiating skills: Ability to influence others.
• Problem Solving: Ability to think outside of the box in order to provide value added solutions. Ability to gather information and confidently make decisions.
• Ability to take ownership of assigned responsibilities. Driven, self-motivated and organized.
• Understanding of contract scopes.
• Advanced MS Office skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to navigate cross functional departments to achieve common goals.
• Knowledge of Vista ERP system a plus.

Signal Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and uses E-Verify.

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