Electrical Commodity Buyer

As a Senior Purchasing Agent supporting MC Dean’s growing businesses, your role will include

• ●Functioning as a key liaison between the Procurement team and internal stakeholders
• including MC Dean’s Executive Team, Engineering, Sales, and Manufacturing.
• ●Working closely with the core Program/Project teams to manage high visibility and high
• value programs, applying program/project management skills to assure the timely and
• efficient execution of MC Dean’s portfolio of projects.

Your responsibilities will include

• ●Procurement planning during the bidding phase
• ●Understanding contract specifications and bills of material
• ●Sourcing, identifying, and prequalifying vendors Developing comprehensive RFP’s
• ●Analyzing multiple quotes (scope leveling) Vendor Matrix; working with project and
• engineering team to confirm completeness of scope of service and supply
• ●Negotiating and finalizing agreements
• ●Developing the Procurement Plan
• ●Post award, managing plan implementation
• ●Post award procurement planning and implementation on major projects and programs,
• ●Transferring bid phase documents and knowledge to the project team
• ●Engaging with the project team on procurement planning & implementation
• ●Capturing and communicating market intelligence across projects & programs
• ●Understanding, evaluating, and incorporating current market conditions into procurement

plans, including but not limited to

• ●Pricing trends
• ●Lead times and logistical requirements
• ●Best value opportunities
• ●Alternative products opportunities (Material cost/Labor savings)
• ●Evolving contract compliance requirements
• ●Reading, understanding, and interpreting contract documents, drawings, specifications,
• scopes of work and project schedules.
• ●Traveling to project sites, manufacturers, and vendor as needed

Required Qualifications

• ●Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills.
• ●Bachelor's degree plus a minimum of 9+ years of related experience or an equivalent
• combination of education, training and/or experience.
• ●U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a Security Clearance with the federal government.
• ●Relevant Purchasing experience sourcing, negotiating contracts with Original Equipment
• Manufacturers, construction /specialty trade subcontractors and fabricators.
• ●Proven written and verbal communication abilities
• ●Proficiency with computer applications, including Microsoft Office Suite and SharePoint
• and Microsoft Excel.
• ●Familiarity with accounting principles.

Abilities

• ●Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
• ●Sitting for extended periods of time.
• ●Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• ●Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands
• or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
• ●Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and
• sentences.
• ●Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• ●Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• ●Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• ●Identify and understand the speech of another person.