Description Lead the purchasing team to be effective and reactive to production needs while ensuring cost-saving measures, procedures, and company objectives are followed and successfully implemented. PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • The responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: • Identify strategic partners and deliver improved cost reductions for the organization through supplier management, negotiations, strategic sourcing, commodity management, and total cost principles. • Manage the purchasing suggestions for RFP and PO creation, late deliveries, requisitions, and reporting for purchasing team. • Ensure the organization’s SOPs, direction, and goals are communicated and executed within the purchasing team. • Manage workload, expedites, priorities, and commodities within the purchasing team. • Minimize purchasing price variance overage and defective material issues. • Work with Quality for vendor rework, scrap, and accurate certificates of compliance. • Determine bulk buys where there are cost savings and added support to manufacturing production. • Collaborate across multiple departments, including production, procurement, quality, and engineering to expedite materials required to support customer demand. • Must be able to communicate and effectively deal with all members of the staff. • Reliable and punctual attendance with a positive and cooperative attitude. • Other duties may be assigned to accomplish company or department objectives. Requirements • High school diploma or GED is required. • This position demands high leadership ability and technical knowledge in the fitting and welding of process piping, and the assembly and testing of process vessels and skids and related equipment. • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in process equipment assembly, 3 of which is in a Code welding facility. • Experience leading teams is preferred. • Strong, hands-on, fitting and welding background is required. • The ability to read and understand P&ID, and all engineering documentation is required. • Experience in reading and interpreting NDE results is also required. • Experience in an ISO 9001 environment is preferred. • A proficiency with computer applications, including MS Office applications, is preferred. • A complete understanding of shop scheduling, shop layout and process throughput is required. • Travel is rare but may be occasionally required. • The position requires passing a qualified Welding Test and class-appropriate level of experience. • Higher vocational welding background is preferred. • The ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality is required. • The ability to remain organized with a keen attention to detail in a fast-paced environment is required. • The ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines utilizing excellent time management skills is required. • Strong and effective verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal and conflict resolution skills are required. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT: • This position is a manufacturing role with most of the work performed in our shop, which is a heavy construction and fabrication environment. • Must be able to withstand at least 10 hours of standing and walking. • Must be physically able to climb ladders, bend, stoop, squat, and crawl into awkward spaces. • Specific vision abilities required by this job include natural or corrected close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. • Long hours in the shop require fine dexterity use of hands/fingers for sustained periods of time. • Must possess the ability to work in a team environment with regular and predictable attendance. • Must be able to tolerate exposure to a manufacturing environment and extreme weather conditions. • Must be able to lift 50 pounds without assistance.