Purchasing Agent

Job Description

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Purchasing steel requirements and managing demand;

Managing all outside processing requirements;

Develop a mutual working relationship with the steel mills and with any other vendors which supply and process steel for the plant needs;

Develop an effective information sharing system with all plants;

Work closely with the Business Manager on steel market activities and capitalize any opportunities in steel buying with multiple plant locations;

Assist the Sales Department in any steel purchasing related matters such as new orders, quotes or any special buys in accordance to project specification;

Ensure the steel deliveries are in conjunction with the delivery requirement of the project;

Work closely with the scheduling department on any movement of projects for the plant.

Required

Proven steel purchasing experience or equivalent supply chain experience;

Experience with high levels of responsibility and decision making in pressure situations;

Possess a self-starter quality for seeking input and details from resources;

Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events;

Must be proficient in Excel;

Full-time