Construction Procurement Buyer

Meijer•Grand Rapids, MI

18d

About The Position

The Construction Procurement Buyer procures services, fixtures, and equipment for the Meijer Properties organization. The role balances cost, quality, delivery, and service in a fast-paced environment while working with business stakeholders to support the organization’s competitive advantage. The Buyer evaluates supplier capabilities, negotiates and administers contracts as needed, and may write specifications, prepare bid forms, manage bidding, analyze bids, recommend and award business, and authorize and sign purchase orders.

Requirements

At least 2 years of professional purchasing experience.
Experience in purchasing, supplier collaboration, or supply chain.
Experience reviewing, verifying, and processing requisitions and purchase orders.
Strong time-management skills.
Strong customer-service orientation.
Strong communication skills.
Ability to work well in teams.
Strong financial and analytical acumen.
Independently motivated.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
Results-oriented.
Ability to interface effectively with all levels and departments within the organization.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Business or Supply Chain.

Responsibilities

Generate new and revised purchase orders in the Procurement system, verifying supplier and shipping information, delivery dates, budget and commodity codes, taxes, and related details.
Manage supplier relationships and performance for assigned categories, communicate quality, cost, and delivery issues, identify gaps, and take corrective action.
Spot-source items to meet demand from purchase requisitions, requests for quotations, supplier performance, and other sources.
Prepare and modify specifications.
Conduct inquiry preparation, purchasing, expediting, quote analysis, and audits for compliance with contracts and negotiated prices.
Manage commodity performance metrics and trends and report results to departmental leadership.
Develop cost-saving, inventory, supplier, and item-complexity reduction goals.
Occasionally support shipment expediting to ensure timely delivery.
Build, manage, and report new-store, remodel, and project fixture and equipment budget status and costs for assigned categories.
Support the process flow for creating and approving Meijer team member requisitions.
Collaborate with Vendor Accounting, suppliers, and Meijer locations to research and resolve purchase order discrepancies, and update appropriate personnel on issue status as requested.
Oversee and participate in studies and designs for new innovations, fixtures, equipment, and services.
Perform other duties as assigned or required.