Construction Procurement Buyer (m/w/d)

Daily rate

By arrangement

Expenses

plus expenses

Project duration

as of now - 18.12.2020

Deployment country

Germany

Deployment city

Not published

Required availability

100 %

Industry

Automotive & vehicle construction

Function

Purchasing, Logistics & SCM

Service

Operative vacancy

The Construction Procurement team is looking to hire skilled construction procurement buyers to execute the infrastructure development sourcing strategy. 

This person should have in-depth knowledge of construction suppliers and trade contractors and have experience negotiating different construction contracts. A successful candidate will enjoy working in a super-fast paced, dynamic work environment.

• Execute the Infrastructure Development sourcing strategy for construction scopes.
  
• Develop strong stakeholder support and cooperation on commodities ranging from facilities and construction services to material buyouts.
  
• Pre-qualify and synthesize supplier, industry and market research for construction commodities to develop sourcing strategy.
  
• Process of data collection and analyzes of spend data for construction commodities.
  
• Ensuring commodity spend is managed efficiently and effectively and within contract compliance.
  
• Supporting commodity business planning and savings.
  
• Establish measurement metrics and tools to monitor progress, such as tracking labor productivity burn rates
  
• Implementing Worldwide/Regional/Country agreements, as necessary, to consolidate suppliers/spend.
  
• Provide analysis of existing requirements and pricing to ensure the most cost-effective options.
  
• Analyze historical spend as well as forecast spend and savings by commodity/business.
  
• Develop solid understanding of cost drivers and contracts by commodity
  
• Maintain day-to-day supplier relationships; act as the lead point of contact for all commercial issues.
  
• Identify and negotiate commercial cost reduction opportunities
  
• Support Engineering to identify suppliers available for sourcing.
  
• Issue RFx (RFQ, RFB, and RFP) for sourcing construction commodities.
  
• Review, analyze and clarify quote packages from suppliers and service providers.  Make and present recommendations to award.
  
• Support/Lead a strategic sourcing approval process.
  
• Work on “Lean” initiatives and identify other sourcing efficiencies via benchmarking, VA/VE, competitive quotes and resourcing.
  
• Negotiate, evaluate and issue PO’s for construction commodities.
  
• Review change order proposals and make approval or rejection recommendations.
  
• Support the purchase order closeout process including reconciliation of material receipts, billings, changes, and payments.
  

Personnel accountability

Not specified

Budget accountability

Not specified

• At least five (5) to eight (8) years’ experience in construction procurement, preferably in the Infrastructure, Construction or Facilities space.
  
• Additional experience in project controls or construction management preferred.
  
• MS or BS in Engineering, Construction Management, and/or evidence of exceptional experience. 
  
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, Bluebeam and/or Acrobat.
  
• Hi-tech, construction and/or automotive industry experience.
  
• Excellent analytical and judgment skills.  Advanced excel skills a must have.
  
• Bachelor’s degree  or the equivalent in experience and evidence of exceptional ability
  
• Strategic Sourcing, Opportunity Analyses, and Contract Negotiations.
  
• Experience in executing Change Management processes and procedures.
  
• Demonstrated ability to identify business process issues and drive process improvement.
  
• Open-minded self-starter with the ability to adapt, improvise and problem solve.
  
• Ability to work independently on multiple tasks and projects with various stakeholders
  
• Organizational skills to manage and track transactional details.
  
• Fluency in English and German is a must
  

Linguistic proficiency