Purchasing Manager

RK Industries•Abilene, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

RK Company Overview As a second-generation, family-owned enterprise, RK Industries, LLC (RK) offers a diverse range of construction, manufacturing, advanced fabrication and building services. Led by Rick and Jon Kinning, RK represents seven distinct lines of business that work together to provide seamless project collaboration. Our exclusive building methodologies, accredited safety standards and professional execution allow us to turn our customers’ greatest concepts into reality. Summary of Duties: Manage the processes for procuring required material and equipment for all projects and shop operations in an ethical, value conscious, timely and organized fashion.

Requirements

Comply with all company policies and procedures.
Prompt, punctual, and regular attendance during core business hours, in an office environment (not a telecommuting position), currently located in Aurora, including a reliable means of transport to and from work.
Ability to occasionally to travel between corporate offices and jobsites within the Denver Metro Area, during work hours.
All employees are accountable for safety and health and are empowered to stop work if an unsafe condition is present. Employees should immediately notify their supervisor so that the hazard may be corrected.
RK Mechanical employees and subcontractors are required to implement and maintain all safety and health systems practices including the training requirements of RK Mechanical Orientation and CPR/First Aid/AED/Bloodborne Pathogens.

Nice To Haves

Independent decision making.
Responsible for a single department or functional area either as a manager or functional expert.
Initiates and maintains relationships with key staff and other departments.
Makes authoritative decisions and recommendations having important impact on activities of the company.
Demonstrates a high degree of creativity, foresight and mature judgment in anticipating and solving unprecedented complexities.
Determines program objectives and requirements, organizing programs and projects and developing standards and guidelines for diverse activities.
Proven specialist expertise, typically 10+ years of experience, including fiscal responsibilities.
College/university graduate or equivalent combination of skills or equivalent combination and experience generally expected for specified technical roles.

Responsibilities

Ensure corporate buying agreements compliance.
Procure multiple prices on orders to ensure the best pricing, availability and value on majority of orders.
Utilize spreadsheets for analysis and best purchasing decisions.
Ensure contract compliance for all material and equipment.
Support project teams with submittments and contract compliance packages.
Meet reasonable timelines to reduce non-productive field product shortages.
Utilization of all internal RKMI part numbers for material.
Ensure vendors are sending pricing and confirmations to us in a timely manner.
Proper identification of materials and accuracy is imperative.
Liaise and rectify purchase order errors or corrections with Accounts Payable.
Ensure accuracy of purchase orders to allow for purchase discounts with vendors.
Negotiation of site storage, product releases and any other ideas to reduce material handling.
Track and ensure credits are applied to account.
Track and manage all back orders to ensure timely delivery of all material and equipment.
Manage the processes for purchasing equipment and rough-in materials for projects.
Purchase raw materials required for fabrication.
Update vendor information files.
Assisting AP with PO to invoice by matching and correcting problems.
Utilize yard inventory through Yard Supervisor in order to reduce inventory.
Maintain the goal of zero long-term inventories.