Purchasing Agent

Babcock & Wilcox•Akron, OH

48d

About The Position

The Purchasing Agent role will be responsible for the sourcing and purchasing of assigned commodities and services which may include direct and/or indirect commodities consisting of engineered equipment, raw material, fabrication services, MRO, valves, pipe & fittings, engineering/design services and other items assigned to support the execution of global projects or the global parts and services business segments. Day-to-day activities include gathering requirements, requesting proposals and quotes from potential suppliers, evaluating bids, developing and executing negotiation strategies, issuing purchase orders, managing supplier execution, ensuring on-time delivery and quality, expediting, managing vendor claims, and processing invoices in support of the B&W business units. Understand and ensure compliance with applicable procurement policies, standards, and regulations. Lead execution of RFPs and other sourcing events. Develop new or existing suppliers to improve sourcing options to meet execution strategy Review purchase requisitions to assure scope is properly specified as to description and/or use. Develop sourcing strategies as required for commodities assigned. Identify qualified suppliers and obtain competitive quotations. Analyze proposals to determine the best proposition, and negotiate with successful supplier, prior to placement of purchase order. Create purchase orders using an ERP system and track transactions through order, receipt, invoice reconciliation, and payment. Serve as the primary contact with suppliers. Ensure required deliverables are maintained. Develop and maintain internal interfaces with project managers, project controls, engineering, and other internal personnel. Provide ongoing purchasing contract administration including revision management, warranty claim resolution, discrepancies settlement, etc. as required during the life of the contract. Perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Business or equivalent with specialization in purchasing preferred
2-4 years’ relevant Supply Chain or related experience in a project driven, engineering, or manufacturing environment
Demonstrated ability to understand commercial language
Demonstrated written and oral communication skills
Ability to identify and on-board new suppliers
Demonstrated teaming and collaboration skills with multiple disciplines at various levels of the organization.
Knowledge of ERP, business software, Microsoft office suite programs
Successful problem solving, conflict management, and customer relations skills
Organizational skills and the ability to multi-task and balance time and resource demands appropriately

Nice To Haves

Contract negotiation experience is a plus

Responsibilities

Sourcing and purchasing of assigned commodities and services
Gathering requirements
Requesting proposals and quotes from potential suppliers
Evaluating bids
Developing and executing negotiation strategies
Issuing purchase orders
Managing supplier execution
Ensuring on-time delivery and quality
Expediting
Managing vendor claims
Processing invoices
Ensuring compliance with applicable procurement policies, standards, and regulations
Leading execution of RFPs and other sourcing events
Developing new or existing suppliers to improve sourcing options
Reviewing purchase requisitions
Developing sourcing strategies
Identifying qualified suppliers and obtaining competitive quotations
Analyzing proposals
Creating purchase orders using an ERP system and track transactions
Serving as the primary contact with suppliers
Developing and maintaining internal interfaces
Providing ongoing purchasing contract administration
Performing other duties as assigned