Purchasing director Jobs in Phoenix, AZ

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

The Purchasing Manager is responsible for organizing and supervising purchasing functions; managing daily activities in purchasing to include day to day and construction projects purchases; managing contracts including administering, negotiating, reviewing, renewing, filing, and evaluating for availability, price, term, and quality of products. Coordinating bid process and ensuring compliance with procurement conflict of interest policies and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Ensures purchasing of needed materials and services are performed at the best cost, quality, and availability.
• Leads the purchasing operations and activities of the purchasing staff.
• Provides assistance, guidance, and training to the purchasing staff.
• Leads vendor / supplier selection and maintains key working relationships for raw materials, supplies and capital equipment.
• Develop and execute purchasing strategies.
• Negotiate with strategic suppliers / vendors for optimal terms.
• Work with vendors to maintain and / or improve services.
• Seek and partner with reliable vendors / suppliers.
• Assess, manage and mitigate risks; perform cost and scenario analysis; identify cost saving opportunities.
• Review standard pricing updates.
• Arranges and maintains inventory.
• Ensures purchase orders, invoices, and other purchasing documents comply with the established policies / procedures and bear an authorized signature.
• Regularly interacts with Project Managers, Superintendents, Foremen, Pre-Fab, Tool Room, and Accounts Payable.
• Ensure all department procedures, policies, and work rules are complied with.
• Perform additional assignments per the SRVP / RVP’s direction.

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