Senior Project Buyer — Power Projects

Mortenson Construction; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and prescription drug plans

Dental plan

401k retirement plan with a generous

Paid time off

Life, AD&D, and disability insurance

No-Cost mental health tool and work–lI

Job summary

Mortenson Construction is seeking a Senior Project Buyer to join our Power Team. You will develop relationships with suppliers, solicit bids, analyze quotations, and select suppliers to support power project needs.

Responsibilities include managing purchase orders, tracking orders, and communicating status to project teams, with travel to job sites or offices quarterly to strengthen working relationships. Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, construction management, or equivalent combinations of technical training and/or related experience
• Knowledge of construction processes, equipment, and materials, purchasing processes, and procedures
• Negotiating, organizing, planning, verbal, and communication skills
• Strong customer service and analytical skills
• Active listening skills and effective communication including openness to diverse input and feedback
• Software experience
• Current driver's license

Responsibilities

• Purchase items and services at the most favorable price consistent with quality, quantity, specification requirements, and other factors
• Create and maintain catalogs for each operating group or project that is supported
• Propose purchase transactions that higher authority approve prior to final action
• Arrange returns for unacceptable products to suppliers
• Track order status from the time of placing the order until delivery and communicate status to project teams
• Enter purchase orders and retain contact with suppliers to ensure delivery of material on a timely basis
• Visit job sites or offices quarterly at a minimum to develop more effective working relationships
• Effectively work and build relationships with those of diverse backgrounds and organizational levels
• All other duties as assigned

Skills

Negotiating

Organizing

Planning

Verbal communication

Analytical skills

Customer service

Active listening

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, construction management, or equivalent

Tools

Software experience

Driver's license

Job description

Mortenson Construction is seeking a Senior Project Buyer to join our Power Team. You will develop relationships with suppliers, solicit bids, analyze quotations, and select suppliers to support power project needs.

Responsibilities include managing purchase orders, tracking orders, and communicating status to project teams, with travel to job sites or offices quarterly to strengthen working relationships. Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position.