Senior Buyer

About the role

Your impact At Jacobs, we’re not just building structures, we’re helping our clients innovate and grow by designing, engineering, and executing the construction of their state-of-the-art facilities that are changing our world. As a Senior Buyer for Advanced Manufacturing, you will be responsible for purchasing major capital equipment and materials for mid to large-sized Projects (Projects with a Total Installed Cost of $50M - $750M). You'll be assigned to our Greenville, SC office.

Responsibilities

• Develop upfront Procurement planning activities such as providing into the Supply Management Execution Plan (SMEP), establishing Purchasing Strategies, and developing project-specific templates, reports and tools
• Provide general guidance to Procurement Professionals who may be assigned to the Project. This typically includes providing on-the-job training, offering support and guidance, performing supply management systems instruction, and managing package assignments.
• Use critical thinking and problem solving to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of the Project’s Procurement efforts
• Purchase major purchases of long lead equipment, critical or high-risk materials and equipment
• Utilizes established policies, procedures, systems, and tools
• Covers procurement of goods and administers Purchase Orders (POs)/Procurement Agreements and change orders (modifications) to accomplish project or group objectives and obligations
• Reviews PO-related invoices and ensures that invoices are approved in accordance with terms and conditions agreed within the purchase order
• Evaluates facts surrounding purchase order problem areas and applies remedies to resolve it
• Maintains purchasing documentation in a repository
• Identifies and advise management of purchase order-related risks
• Prepares bidder lists, qualifies bidders, prepares requests for quotation, and conducts bid evaluations
• Prepares proposal deliverables, such as pricing of materials, execution approach narratives, and package hour estimates for purchasing
• Recommends source selections, development of negotiation strategies, plan and lead purchase order negotiations
• May serve as the lead buyer or purchasing coordinator on medium to large size projects or tasks and may act as a subject matter expert in regard to a commodity or specialized subject area
• Helps stakeholders in understanding the overall Procurement process
• Works independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations. No direct reports.
• Supervises the work of less senior buyers and procurement support personnel who assist with the purchasing activities
• Covers coordination with project or departmental personnel in performance of the purchasing activities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a business, construction, supply chain, or operations management, or equivalent project experience
• 10+ years of experience in capital equipment purchasing
• 5+ years of experience in Specialized Manufacturing, Biopharmaceutical/Life Science Manufacturing Projects, or Data Centers (preferable)
• Experience using MS Office tools, including intermediate to advanced MS Excel skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to prioritize and complete tasks timely in a schedule driven environment
• The ability to work and thrive in a team environment
• Strong problem-solving and organizational skills
• A drive to solve complex and challenging problems
• Willingness to indirectly lead and mentor a team of Procurement professionals

Qualifications

• Willingness to indirectly lead and mentor a team of Procurement professionals

Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to prioritize and complete tasks timely in a schedule driven environment
• The ability to work and thrive in a team environment
• Strong problem-solving and organizational skills
• A drive to solve complex and challenging problems

Benefits

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $89,400.00 to $117,300.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Schedule

Not specified