Sr Buyer

Company Overview CB&I® is the world’s leading designer and builder of storage facilities, tanks and terminals. With more than 60,000 structures completed throughout our 135+ year history, we have the global expertise and strategically-located operations to provide customers world-class storage solutions for even the most complex energy infrastructure projects.

Overview

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 Manager, Supply Chain Management and routinely interacts with Engineering, Operations and Estimating.

Responsibilities

- 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

Local Requirements

- This is a salaried exempt role as per FLSA

- This role routinely interacts with internal Operations/Project Management, other Functional personnel (Engineering, estimating, project controls, etc), Executive Management, Professional Staff and Corporate Function Leads.

- Work Location: The Woodlands, Texas

- Solid typing skills

- Strong negotiation skills driven by a cost savings mindset

- Key qualities: Team Player, Flexible, Proactive, Positive, Productive, Energetic, Quick Learner, Attention to Detail, Critical Thinker, Decision Maker, Ethical Business Practices

- Mentorship and Transfer of Knowledge - ability to learn and absorb information from senior team members and share within the team to other junior members to foster consistency and unity in work flow processes.

- General understanding of full project life cycle.

- Robust understanding of full procurement life cycle - from Pre-contract efforts (bidding work), to buying, expediting, logistics, review of and troubleshooting invoices, cost codes, DLOA, forecasting material costs and man hours, to assisting other functions with close-outs of project.

- Familiarity with following a process and procedure for onboarding new suppliers (distributors and manufacturers and knowing the difference).

- Knowledge of and ability to rapidly complete various required forms within supply chain with limited to no oversight including but not limited to Change Management (IE: AFA’s, Add-Change Vendor, etc.), Commercial Bid Analysis, Project Summary Page, Credit Application, etc.

- General to Expert on Government funded projects and Source Restrictions (IE: AISA, BABA)

- JDE-E1, specifically with “Process MRP Demands” and “Order Entry” Modules

- Agile

- TAP

- Electronic documentation filing

- Electronic signature software (IE: Docusign)

- Intermediate-Expert Level Excel experience

Qualifications

- 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

- Organizational Level: N5+

- 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

Skills and Behaviors

Skills and Behaviors

- Business presence and polish

- Knowledge of CB&I products and markets

- Proactively identifies and solves the complex problems

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

- Mentally agile and ability to multi-task and manage tight deadlines

- Proven negotiating ability with high emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills

- Demonstrated business partnering skills with the ability to influence the organization

- Adaptability and agility to learn and contribute in varying and complex environments

- A mature business and technical acumen coupled with a drive to achieve results

- Exceptional communication and presentation skill, both written and verbal

- Ability to work and build credibility across the business, up to and including senior management level

- Proactively embraces and promotes the company's values and culture, including diversity & inclusion and a healthy and safe work environment