Purchasing Agent

Purchasing Agent - Heavy Mobile Equipment and related MRO, Supplies & Services

Summary

This position has purchasing responsibility for the following Categories: Heavy Mobile Equipment (Cranes, Loaders, Railcar Movers, Skid Steers & Forklifts) and related parts and service, Construction Services, Equipment Rental, Fuel, Uniform Rental Program and other Capex and MRO Categories. This position will report to a Purchasing Manager.

Primary Category Responsibilities

• Managing all aspects of the Supplier Relationship: Supplier Selection, Competitive Bidding, Negotiation, Transactional Activities, Supply Agreements and Performance Evaluation.
• For assigned categories, develop comprehensive strategies to drive total cost reduction. This includes effective implementation and on-going supplier and category management.
• Leading the effort with Operations to monitor and evaluate the suppliers' and equipment performance.
• Continually growing our technical knowledge in assigned categories and sharing this technical knowledge with Alter Operational departments as needed.
• Direct responsibility for certain transactional activities, including timely processing of POs and inventory transactions.
• Report to Management procurement activities, cost saving and achievement of inventory management goals
• Provide general support to operations and personally lead improvements and evaluations of assigned categories.

Other activities may include:

• MRO Parts Inventory Management
• Requires occasional domestic travel primarily in the Midwest

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3-5 years of strong MRO, Services and Capex Purchasing experience including procurement processes and systems or other equivalent experience.
• Experience with MRO Inventory Management
• Past and on-going technical knowledge of assigned categories.
• Knowledge of Contract Terms and Conditions and the ability to work between the supplier and Alter’s Corporate Legal Department.
• Ability to manage the entire procure-to-pay process and the ability to resolve vendor payment issues for assigned categories.
• Ability to work in Cross Function and Center led Procurement environment
• Ability to work independently and to be a self-starter
• Attention to detail and excellent organization skills
• Established skills working with Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, SharePoint and PowerPoint.