Corporate Purchaser - Contract Management

Description

The Corporate Purchaser - Contract Management is responsible for sourcing and managing technology products and services, including software, hardware, and professional services. Key duties include negotiating and renewing contracts with third-party suppliers, ensuring optimal value for Burns & McDonnell.

The role involves overseeing procurement throughout the project life cycle. The Corporate Purchaser works closely with Legal, Information Technology, Finance, and other internal teams to ensure contracts meet company standards. This position requires strong negotiation skills, attention to detail, and effective collaboration with both internal stakeholders and external suppliers.

• Prepare procurement documents and agreements.

• Perform commercial bid evaluations of supplier proposals and coordinate technical evaluations and recommendations to procurement manager and senior purchaser.

• Prepare purchase order documents and enter purchase order information into online purchasing application.

• Prepare expediting supplier submittals to support detailed design and delivery of equipment and material to support construction.

• Prepare front-end documents including prime agreement flow downs.

• Source and qualify potential suppliers to provide required goods and services.

• Communicate and address procurement issues with appropriate parties, including management.

• Compile procurement and expediting status reports.

• Prepare equipment, materials, and subcontracts forms and reports.

• Compile "Request for Proposal" (RFP) documents including documents/drawings/specifications provided by the internal client.

• Prepare procurement packages to engineering specifications.

• Receive, log, distribute, tabulate, and analyze proposals. Make recommendations for purchasing needs for contracts.

• Responsible for updating Project Procurement Status and Material Status Reports.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Complies with all policies and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, Supply Chain Management, Construction, Law or related field. and 3 years direct purchasing experience required.

• Or Applicable experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.

• Project purchasing experience preferred.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Excellent interpersonal skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to effectively negotiate.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

• Oracle Financial R12 software experience preferred.

• Proven ability of successfully solving difficult problems that require adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures and criteria.

• Experience in devising new approaches to purchasing problems encountered.

• CPM Certification preferred.

• Or CPSM Certification preferred.

• ServiceNow experience preferred.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

Job Procurement

Primary Location US-MO-Kansas City

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 5 % of the Time

Req ID: 263896

Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-MF #COR