The Role
Manage purchase orders and vendor relationships: generate and process POs, approve and reconcile invoices, maintain order/receipt records, negotiate contracts and pricing, evaluate vendor performance, coordinate inventory and field material needs, ensure quality and manage excess materials. Occasional travel to vendor sites.
Summary Generated by Built In
Purchasing Associate Responsibilities:
- Generates and processes purchase orders
- Approves material invoices and reconciles with the purchase order
- Maintains records of goods ordered and received
- Negotiates prices and contracts with supplier
- Builds and maintains relationships with vendors
- Selects prospective vendors and negotiates pricing
- Evaluates vendors based on quality, timeliness, and price
- Ensures timely fulfillment of orders
- Evaluates vendors to compare pricing and services
- Coordinates with fellow associates to monitor inventory and determine supply needs
- Works with field personnel on material changes and unforeseen needs
- Ensures quality of procured items and addresses problems when they arise
- Tracks excess and leftover materials for return or use on other projects
- Occasionally travels to vendor locations
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The Company
What We Do
Cardinal Civil Contracting is a full-service civil contracting company specializing in infrastructure and site preparation solutions. They provide services such as grading, paving, utilities installation, drilling, and blasting for residential, commercial, municipal, and industrial developments.
