Purchasing Clerk

Become Part of Our Team

As an industry leader Balfour Beatty offers employees a comprehensive benefits package with competitive salaries and more including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent & Medical Reimbursement)
• Vacation Time
• Sick Time
• Holidays

Budget: $25/HR-$30/HR

Position Summary:

The Procurement Clerk is responsible for supporting the purchase of construction materials and equipment rentals/purchase. This position supports the purchasing team with managing materials inventory, vendors and suppliers' relations.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and track purchase orders to ensure timely delivery of materials and supplies
• Work with suppliers/vendors to resolve any issues that may arise in the delivery process
• Collaborate with internal departments to ensure timely and accurate delivery of materials, supplies, and equipment
• Communicate regularly with suppliers, vendors, and internal stakeholders to ensure a smooth flow of materials

• Maintain all information for status of materials.

• Work closely with the purchasing team to ensure that purchase orders are aligned with the projects schedule
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements related to material procurement
• Meet with project team to resolve issues
• Assist Purchasing Manager and Purchasing Agents in buying
• Coordinate the sourcing, allocation, and delivery of equipment to support project requirements across various sites
• Work with project teams and suppliers to ensure equipment availability and reliability
• Ensure all equipment is maintained, inspected and compliant with safety and regulatory standards
• liaise with maintenance teams to schedule servicing repairs and inspections
• maintain accurate records of equipment usage servicing and location
• assist in reviewing equipment hire versus purchase decisions to optimize cost efficiency

• Work with project team and project bill of materials to order material through a procurement system.
• Help ensure ordered material meets project specifications.
• Proper forms and records will be filed upon materials' receipt to ensure suppliers are providing the materials ordered and to deal with any potential discrepancies.
• Collaborate with construction team to schedule all deliveries and manage all delays and ensure compliance with all material requests.
• Prepare reports for all materials and may assist with managing transportation of materials.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years' experience in a fast-paced business environment and construction procurement experience
• Can be a combination of education, training, and relevant experience
• 1-5 years of experience preferred.
• Driver's License required.
• Willing to travel to project sites as needed.

Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the nation. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, our teams build the unique structures and infrastructure that play an important role in how people live, work, learn and play in our communities. Our teammates have an instinctive passion for innovating that is fueled by a relentless curiosity, a drive to employ lean practices and processes and the determination to find a better way. Through Zero Harm, we are challenging the construction industry's assumptions about safety. We believe that no level of harm should come to anyone as a result of our business.

Consistently ranked among the nation's largest building contractors by Engineering News-Record, our US business is a subsidiary of London-based Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY).

Balfour Beatty is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by federal, state or local law.