Field Buyer (Travel Required)

IEA Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives • Irving, TX

14h • Onsite

About The Position

The Field Buyer is responsible for ensuring onsite purchasing and receiving activities comply with company policies. The role requires travel and daily onsite reporting to the workplace. It supports field requisitions, purchasing, receiving, inventory control, vendor coordination, and material delivery and storage. The Field Buyer also serves as a point of contact between site management and corporate offices regarding job progress and outstanding issues, and provides backup support to the Materials Receiver.

Requirements

• At least two years of construction experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook, the internet, and scheduling software.
• Take reasonable care of personal and others’ health and safety, and work toward Wanzek’s Zero Injury principles.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret blueprints, professional journals, technical procedures, contracts, and governmental regulations.
• Ability to present information effectively and respond to questions from project managers, superintendents, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Knowledge of rigging and off-loading materials.
• Ability to solve practical problems involving concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule-form instructions.

Responsibilities

• Manage the field requisition process.
• Obtain competitive quotes for field-level material requisitions and purchases.
• Manage field receiving and inventory control processes.
• Ensure POIRs are completed in a timely manner.
• Ensure requisitions and purchases comply with Wanzek policies.
• Set up and manage local vendor accounts, including required documentation such as W-9s and confidentiality agreements.
• Coordinate with site management to establish designated receiving and staging areas for material deliveries.
• Ensure materials are stored properly according to vendor requirements.
• Reconcile Concur credit card statements weekly and attach approved emails or requisition numbers.
• Coordinate with the Laydown Yard Foreman and Construction Managers to maintain minimum and maximum inventory levels for bulk materials.
• Manage warehouse and site inventory procurement activities.
• Communicate with Wanzek corporate offices and/or onsite management as the main point of contact regarding job progress and resolution of outstanding conflicts.
• Track and coordinate pre-turnover maintenance of permanent plant equipment.
• Coordinate with the Expeditor to ensure the management team has accurate delivery dates.
• Provide backup support for the Materials Receiver.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive pay with ongoing performance review and merit increases.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
• Flexible spending account for healthcare and dependent care.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with plan choice and coverage options for a spouse, domestic partner, and children.
• Diabetes management.
• Telehealth coverage.
• Prescription drug plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed