Purchasing Agent II

ISEC•Tempe, AZ

About The Position

The Purchasing Agent II purchases materials and coordinates the procurement of goods and services to support successful project bidding and execution. The role requests bids, analyzes vendor pricing and capacity against budget and project requirements, negotiates when needed, presents recommendations to project teams, and prepares contracts. It works with estimators, CAD Technicians, and Project Managers and may assist in developing and mentoring Level 1 employees.

Requirements

4–7 years of experience.
Intermediate knowledge of ISEC products, services, processes, and projects.
Ability to work on medium-sized projects.
Ability to navigate and mitigate risk and communicate strategies to the team.
Ability to lead an assignment or special project from start to finish.
Ability to make independent decisions depending on complexity and function autonomously most of the time.
Strategic, critical, and analytical thinking skills.
Ability to initiate and maintain relationships with key staff and other departments.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Responsibilities

Review specifications and architectural drawings to confirm scope of work, including material and labor requirements.
Request quotes, analyze pricing and compliance, prepare contracts, and process required documentation.
Develop budgets, schedules, and performance plans to meet customer and company goals and objectives.
Work directly with estimators, CAD Technicians, and Project Managers.
Interview vendors to obtain product or service information, including price, availability, and delivery schedules.
Maintain manual or computerized procurement records, including purchases, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories.
Prepare engineering instructions for the shop drawing process.
Communicate schedules, risks, and vendor conditions to the operations team during debriefings.
Ensure estimates are complete, risks are covered or mitigated, and missing items are accounted for.
Drive the project team through the purchasing process.
Navigate and mitigate risk, and communicate risk strategies to the team.
Lead assignments or special projects from start to finish.
Make decisions independently based on complexity and function autonomously most of the time.
Initiate and maintain relationships with key staff and other departments.
Contribute to the company beyond the position's core duties.
Assist in developing and mentoring Level 1 employees; may have direct reports.
Deliver outstanding service to internal and external customers, take ownership of resolving customer problems, listen and clarify needs, follow up promptly, act accountably, create friendly and respectful customer connections, and maintain a positive attitude.