Job Description
Buyer - Servtex Quarry -TX New Braunfels , Texas **AutoReqId:** 13532BR
- *Line Of Business:** Corporate Administration (SSC, IT, Employee Services, Etc.)
- *Department:** Procurement
- *Primary Location:** New Braunfels-TX
- *Pay Class:** Salaried Exempt
- *Job Posting:**
- *The Role and the Company**
Lehigh Hanson is North Americas leading supplier of cement, aggregates, ready mix concrete, and asphalt. We have hundreds of plants and thousands of employees working across the United States and Canada. We are also part of Heidelberg Cement Group, one of the worlds largest building materials companies.
Lehigh Hanson is seeking a qualified Buyer located at our Servtex Quarry located in New Braunfels, TX.
Reporting to the Regional Purchasing Director of the South Region, this position will be responsible for providing strategic and tactical procurement support for the region, and local operations.
- **This is an exciting opportunity, with lots of opportunities to see and work with a wide range of people and transfer best practices to the position.***
- *What youll get to do**
- Provide contract support for regions purchasing activities.
- Initiates, develops, and negotiates goods and services agreements, and manages the contracts, as well as performing vendor research.
- Ensures compliance to purchasing agreements, policies and procedures.
- Takes a hands on approach and actively participates in procurement processes with operations staff as a multi-disciplinary team.
- Manage and monitor vendor performance: commitments, delivery, cost, quality.
- Monitor and execute purchasing transactions in SAP.
- Review purchase requisitions for accuracy and appropriateness.
- Create purchase orders, scheduling agreements, and contracts.
- Work with Corporate and Regional purchasing.
- Identify vendors for e-procurement.
- Actively RFQ/tender for purchased utilizing Easy Supply tool.
- Assists with implementing purchasing policies, processes, and strategic plans in line with corporate and region purchasing strategies and objectives.
- Willingness and ability to travel within the region/area.
- *Essential Experience and Skills**
- University or College degree in technical, economic, financial, or business field preferred.
- Minimum of two years work experience in purchasing and contract management in a manufacturing/production and/or construction environment.
- Proficient in SAP -ECC 6.0 MM module (source of supply, purchasing info records, MRP, purchase orders, contracts, etc.).
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Excellent oral and written skills and the ability to build relationships and work effectively at all levels of the organization.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple independent projects as assigned.
- Proficient in MS Office 2000 applications.
- *Preferred Experience and Skills**
- Purchasing, Supply Chain, or Buying experience.
- Experience with SAP.
- *What we have to offer**
- Competitive base salary
- Highly competitive benefits programs
- 401k retirement savings plan with an automatic company contribution as well as matching contributions
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**Employer Statement:** Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority / Female / Veteran / Disabled
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