Sr Buyer

The Sr Buyer is responsible for identifying varied sources of commodities and services, evaluate bids, awards contracts and purchase orders, maintains contact with vendors, and maintains comprehensive descriptions of available products and current prices of CB&I Storage Solutions' products and services. The role directly reports to the Sr Procurement Manager and routinely interacts with Engineering, Operations and Estimating.

• Proactively embraces and promotes the company's HSE requirement's and culture
• Prepares contract documents and bidders list, proactively seeks out and qualifies new potential bidders.
• Assembles and distributes requests for quotation from vendors.
• Responsible for purchase of material and services at or below estimate using procurement processes while maintaining consistency with schedule requirements.
• Perform bid evaluations and issue purchase orders for complex type packages or commodities
• Negotiate complex or large dollar value purchase orders for regional and/or international purchases
• Assists with the evaluation, award and conforming process.
• Able to resolve large claim or dispute events with vendors.
• May be responsible for soliciting budgetary pricing for equipment, material, or labor to support estimating/proposal efforts for a non-major project or projects.
• Represents the department in meetings with other functions/management.
• Provides leadership training and guidance for junior staff.
• May function as lead buyer for a project.
• Proactively recommends, supports, and implements improvements to tools, systems and software to improve efficiency and maximize autonomy.
• Effectively exemplify the company's Leadership Competencies
• Actively seeks and utilizes an effective mentoring relationship(s)
• Establishes medium and long term career and personal development goals
• Enthusiastically seeks and accepts tasks and projects in rotations that allow for maximum experience and growth

• Typically 5-10 Years of relevant work experience.
• EPC Industry experience is preferred.
• BA or BS degree in Supply Chain, Business, Technical / Engineering, Construction Management or related field (preferred).

Organizational Structure and Location

• Reports to: Sr. Manager, Director of Procurement / Supply Chain
• Permanent work location: Home Office
• May be temporarily assigned to Project SitesCommon Performance Metrics
• Compliance with Company Core Values
• Cost Savings and Value Added on assigned purchases
• Quantity of RFQ's / PO's issued
• Engagement and development of new bidders / vendors