Job Description

Job Description

This position requires experience soliciting quotes, negotiating cost reduction price agreements and contracts, sourcing suppliers, addressing supply chain issues and request for information for various project spends relating to electric distribution systems, including both large solutions projects and quick turn service projects. This role will need to be able to interact with engineering and operations on a technical basis during bid reviews, project review and project progress reviews including mid and upper management.

Responsibilities

• Working alongside the appropriate business personnel (Procurement, Operations, Engineering, Finance): Solicitation and evaluation of bids and quotes in coordination with engineering and project management.
• Sourcing and qualifying new sources and expansion of the contractor supply base
• Attaining cost reductions targets both pre and post book award
• Formulating sourcing strategies
• Reduction in 3rd party non-conformance costs
• Supplier delivery and quality performance
• Evaluation and qualification of new and current suppliers
• PO approval and supply contract negotiation

Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in construction project management, engineering, business, or related fields preferred.
• 5 years procurement experience.
• 3-5 Years Electrical Distribution Industry and/or related Industry experience
• Experience in industrial construction project management (PMP accreditation) .
• Ability to work both within a team atmosphere, and be able to work individually, in a fast-paced environment.
• Presentation skills Computer skills, including Word, Excel, Power Point (advanced preferred).
• e-auction, e-RFQ platform experience
• Ability to communicate tactfully and diplomatically in both oral and written formats.
• Dynamic, energetic personality that is self-motivated to succeed.
• Ability to take direction, both from manager and team-members.
• Ability to work with other departments to resolve all issues.- team player

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