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Construction, Civil Engineering, Energy, Utilities

Buyer

BrownsvilleOnsiteFull TimePosted 1 month ago

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Required skills

  • Bachelors’ Degree
  • computer proficiency
  • driver license
  • negotiating contracts
  • price analysis
  • vendor quote analysis
  • purchase orders
  • requisitions
  • bid quotations
  • performance standards

Nice to have

  • eProcurement
  • eSourcing tools
  • relevant industry experience

Role summary

Michels Corporation is seeking a Buyer to join their team and contribute to improving America's infrastructure. The Buyer will be responsible for ensuring timely purchasing within defined authority levels, preparing purchase orders and requisitions, and analyzing vendor quotes and contracts. Success in this role requires strong communication and negotiation skills to manage supplier relationships and policies. Michels Corporation offers a stable, growing environment with a commitment to quality, employee training, and comprehensive benefits. The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced settings, embraces challenges, and delivers excellent customer service.

Improving America’s infrastructure isn’t for the weak. It takes grit, determination, and hard work to execute high impact projects. Michels Corporation engages 8,000 people and 18,000 pieces of heavy equipment in our insatiable drive to be the best. Our work improves lives. Find out how a career as a Buyer can change yours.

As a Buyer, your key responsibilities will be to ensure timely purchasing within limited authority and approval levels, prepare and issue purchase orders and requisitions, and conduct price and vendor quote analysis to identify new opportunities and complete initial research of vendors. Critical for success are strong communication skills and the ability to represent Michels Corporation in negotiating contracts, terms, and formulating policies with suppliers.

Why Michels?

  • We are consistently ranked among the top 10% of Engineering News-Record’s Top 400 Contractors
  • Our steady, strategic growth revolves around a commitment to quality
  • We are family owned and operated
  • We invest an average of $5,000 per employee on training each year
  • We reward hard work and dedication with limitless opportunities
  • We believe it is everyone’s responsibility to promote safety, regardless of job titles.
  • We offer a comprehensive benefits program, including Health, Dental, Life, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account, Short Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance, 401(k) plan, Legal Plan, and Identity Theft and Monitoring Plan. Depending on your positions and location you may participate in a different benefit plan.

    • Why you?

  • You thrive in fast-paced environments under tight deadlines
  • You relish new challenges and evolving technology
  • You enjoy collaborating and communicating with your teammates
  • You like to know your efforts are noticed and appreciated
  • You deliver exemplary customer service through interactions with others
  • You are organized and professional

    • Responsbilities:

  • Prepare and issue purchase orders and requisitions; secure price advantages of quantity buying; compose bid quotations; analyze quotes received; outline performance standards, tolerances, terms, and warranties. Execute contracts up to limits identified by Supply Chain management
  • Conduct price and vendor quote analysis to identify new opportunities and complete initial research of vendors
  • Maintain current and accurate database information: lead times, open purchase orders, quality, and commitments
  • Provide a high level of customer service to internal and external customers and organizations
  • Interface with other divisions and departments to support order processing, shipping, delivery, and quality

    • Qualifications:

  • Bachelors’ Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Computer proficiency
  • Proficiency with using eProcurement or eSourcing tools (desired)
  • Relevant industry experience (desired)
  • A valid driver license for the type(s) of vehicles you may be driving and an acceptable driving record

    • AA/EOE/M/W/Vet/Disability

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