Purchasing Analyst

Job - Purchasing Analyst - Construction Materials
Location - Pittsburgh, Pa
Pay - $21.00/hour
Type - Contract, up to 8 months.

Description
Executes the procurement of National Account Vendor (NAV) purchasing program for the retail buildings including nut not limited to ensuring Company's most competititive package pricing, establishes and maintains excellent vendor relationships, generates purchase orders and reviews invoices, budget management, and interface and communication with others to ensure the final product is consisent and accurate to Company standards.

Job Duties and Responsbilities
- Construction Materials Procurement - Executes NAV procurement for Company new stores, remodels and special projects on schedule and within budgetary parameters. Generates purchase orders and invoice review.
- Cost Containment - Monitors and evalutes program for competitive pricing by bidding each vendor and/or annual renegotiation. Investigates value engineering opportunitites. Negotiates National Account discounts. Understands the fluctuating economic conditions and commodites costs affecting the NAV package pricing.
- Budget Management - Establishes project pricing for approval. Forecasts and maintains budgets.
- NAV Vendor Relations - Conduct annual meetings with NAV's to establish and maintain relationships to ensure vendors are providing competitive pricing and working in the company's best interest. Work through company / vendor issues. Encourages healthy competition.
- Interface and Communication - Develops relationships and communicates regularly with the NAV's, architects, and other departments like construction, development, store planning, finance, etc. to resolve NAV issues and questions. Establish managers and develpment managers.
- Maintain and track NAV database including pricing, specifications and details. Ensures vendor details and specifications are current and accurate.

Education Requirements
- Bachelors Degree

Experience Requirement
- 5 years purchasing with a national retail chain.

Technological Requirements
- Microsoft Office, Outlook.

Knowledge and Abilities
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Ability to juggle multiple projects.
- Excellent negatiation skills.