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Equipment Buyer
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What they do
A Buyer buys products, materials or services needed by a company or organization. Manages inventory and schedule for purchasing, works with vendors and negotiates contracts, monitors quality of supplies and services purchased. May work in farm products, manufacturing, trade or services industries.
$69,132 / year median in Delaware
-8% projected decline
Job Description
TSR is seeking an Equipment Buyer for the procurement of goods and services including negotiation and implementation of regional agreements and purchases of capital equipment and contracting services. This is a long-term contract position in Newark, DE.
Responsibilities:
Negotiate, develop, manage engineering and procurement contracts for process equipment
Understands scopes of work
Qualifies suppliers
Issues requests for proposals, and evaluate proposals
Participates in package preparation process
Conducts pre-job meeting
Acceptance of services or work completed by contractor
Monitors the safety, quality, cost and schedule of contractors
Prepares passes and work permits
Maintains daily reports of work
Monitors and document changes to contract
Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements
Requirements:
High School diploma with craft or technical expertise, Technical degree (2 year), or engineering degree preferred
Experience in the aspects of contracting, craft/technical expertise, construction management or engineering
Demonstrated ability to work on multiple tasks, setting and communicating priorities, and understand business drivers
Effective oral and written communication skills - this position requires information to be reported/presented to all levels of the organization and act as a liaison with external organizations
SAP software experience