Purchasing Specialist

Job description

Description Burkentine is growing and as a result we are looking for a Purchasing Specialist to join our dynamic team. The Purchasing Specialist is responsible for providing estimating and purchasing duties including, but not limited to, budgeting, estimating, purchasing, negotiating, and awarding for light commercial, multi-family, and single-family projects in the south-central PA region. The ideal candidate will have relevant experience and excellent organization and customer service skills. Requirements: - Manages the individual project workflow to ensure it meets and maintains milestone dates, is complete, and is turned over to the Superintendent as scheduled. - Acquires and evaluates quotes to assist in determining the most desirable suppliers based on reputation, price, quality, service, reliability, production, and distribution capabilities. - Recruit and onboard new trade partners. - Maintain accurate and up-to-date vendor files, records, and documentation. - Maintain up-to-date knowledge of market conditions relating to supply and pricing. - Analyze schedules and potential trade conflicts with project workloads. - Manage incoming quotes and proposals for all projects, sav...