Field Procurement Coordinator

Position Summary

The Field Procurement Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and managing the procurement process and activities in a specific project site or location. This includes ordering and tracking materials and supplies, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring timely data entry related to job site needs. This is a safety sensitive position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Relationship Driven:
  • Communicates with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective operations and customer service.
  • Assists project team and instills best practices regarding onsite procurement processes and productivity.
  • Develops and maintains effective relationships with suppliers.
• Team Focused:
  • Establishes priorities across multiple areas of operations.
  • Key point of contact on-site for Procurement to ensure all established practices are followed.
  • Provides assistance and support regarding material requests, sourcing, orders and tracking.
  • Tracks project purchase orders to ensure timely delivery to project, addressing any delays, shortages, or quality issues with suppliers.
  • Collaborates with logistics, warehouse and inventory teams to monitor inventory levels and help prevent stockouts or overstock situations.
• Operationally Minded:
  • Assists projects with the execution of the project specific procurement plan.
  • Coordinates with off-site construction, warehousing, logistics, and outside suppliers to ensure that all material requirements for a given project are met.
  • Responds timely to inquiries from internal customers and suppliers about order status, changes, returns and/or cancellations and assist with resolutions.
  • Drives systems and procedures to allow for the highest level of productivity and safest execution of tasks, while adhering to company procedures and relevant regulations.
  • Understands, plans and execute on-site requirements through meeting attendance, available systems, documents and collaboration with other trades and onsite leadership.
• Continuous Improvement:
  • Coordinates with project leadership to identify opportunities for continuous improvement through various means to include procurement processes, value added services and onsite support.
  • Prepares reports on procurement activities; manages procurement key performance indicators and reports these to appropriate leaders.
  • Demonstrates a working knowledge of procurement processes and Lean techniques.

• Performs other related duties as assigned to ensure efficient and effective processes, completion of projects and smooth operation of department.

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Knowledge of Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing tools and general construction materials.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Must have reliable transportation.
• Must be able to pass a drug and background check.
• Excellent leadership skills, including the abilities to set goals, motivate employees, with strong decision-making, problem solving and strategic planning abilities.
• Effective communication skills, including writing, speaking and active listening.
• Great interpersonal skills – build trust with others and implement process improvement initiatives.
• Read and interpret instructional manuals, worksite directions, and written instructions.
• Analyze tool and material requests for preparation of delivery schedule.
• Understanding of procurement and warehouse software and technology
• Excellent customer service
• Exceptional time management and organizational skills
• Familiarity with inventory control practices and logistics
• Be an excellent judge of character and skills, in order to delegate tasks as efficiently and effectively as possible based on the strengths and weaknesses of your team.
• Able to work in different weather conditions.
• Develops relationships with leaders, direct reports, and/or others that facilitate open dialogue and trust.
• Demonstrate a willingness to travel from 0% - 100% of the time to various locations across the U.S. in support of jobsite logistic operations.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job may work inside or outside with possible exposure to extreme hot or cold temperatures and weather elements in restricted or confined spaces, and on slippery or uneven surfaces. This job may have exposure to working on ladders, scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks, and other exposures typical of heavy construction. This job also operates in an office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Must be able to traverse and inspect all areas of jobsite in all types of weather; this may include walking, climbing reaching, bending crawling, standing, or stretching.
2. The employee must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
3. Move about on the feet regularly. Sit for extended periods of time.
4. Requires the ability to sit and work at a computer for extended periods of time.
5. May require travel.
6. Exposure to characteristic construction site dangers.
7. Talk and hear, ability to communicate with others both written and orally and by telephone.
8. Possess good vision, normal or corrected. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision to discern color coded wires, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. 
9. Possesses good hearing, normal or corrected.
10. Must be able to wear personal protective equipment (hard hat, safety glasses, safety vest), as needed. 
11. Must be able to work 8 hours a day, 40 hours per week, and overtime as required and night shifts, as needed. Must be on-call to address delays, emergencies, bad weather, and other issues at the jobsite.
12. Must be able to work in the presence of customers and their representatives with little or no interference or disruption to the customer while maintaining a professional and courteous image.

CEC Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We are committed to attracting and retaining the best-qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.