About Us

Come work with the best! At Maine Drilling & Blasting (MD&B) we work like owners because we are owners. As a majority employee owned ESOP Company, we work with the unity of family and the determination of business owners. Our standard is to achieve operational excellence at all levels of the organization, whether we are serving internal or external customers. We are fueled by success, because we are personally vested in the outcome.

In addition to our employer-contributed Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) retirement program, we also have a traditional Company matched 401(k), health, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. If advancement is what you’re looking for, we offer that also. Our learning and development opportunities are industry leading, and the formula for our success is centered on promotion from within.

Intrigued? Read on to learn more about specific opportunities to join our dedicated team.

About The Opportunity

Compensation: competitive salary plus bonus structure, ESOP contributions, 401(k) match

Location: Auburn, NH

We are searching for an experienced Purchasing Manager to join our management team. In this role you will have direct responsibility for the procurement of company equipment and supplies for all regions. This position also oversees both long term strategic purchasing responsibilities, in addition to short term tactical buying activities. Includes team-based processes for business improvement with allocation, tracking and reconciliation, as well as capital expenditures.

Estimated levels of Purchasing engagement as follows:

• Accessories and fuel - $5.5M
• Capex and other initiatives - $4.5M
• Equipment / vehicles repairs & supplies - $3.5M
• General supplies - $1.0M

What you will be doing:

• Sets goals, establishes priorities, and manages resources, reviews projects progress and results; makes management decisions.
• Responsible for the collection, analysis and adjustments of daily cycle counts; weekly and monthly inventories
• Investigates and reports the reason/cause for discrepancies. Initiates appropriate corrective action to eliminate future occurrence.
• Reduce material ordering costs while increasing inventory accuracy. Responsible for maintaining appropriate min/max levels of key product using the material planning reports.
• Supervises subordinate personnel including: hiring, determining workload and delegating assignments, training, monitoring and evaluating performance, and initiating corrective or disciplinary actions.

In order to be successful in this role, here’s what we will need from you:

• Ability to work in a fast paced, geographically diverse Company, while developing professional relationships with Senior Leadership, Divisional Managers and their teams, as well as other Departmental Mangers and supporting staff.
• Exceptional customer service and interpersonal communication skills along with strong, relevant, sourcing experience in construction. Heavy civil knowledge preferred.
• Ability to leverage technology to both facilitate and improve purchasing processes. Strong MS Office skills with particular focus on ERP and Excel;
• Deep understanding of inventory control and purchasing best practices.

About You

You are an experienced purchasing professional with 5 years’ experience in the construction industry. You may have a Bachelor’s degree in Business or Supply Chain Management. In addition to being organized, motivated, and task oriented, you are dependable and highly accountable.

Aside from technical competency, dedication, enthusiasm, hard work, integrity, honesty, and responsibility are key indicators for us in any candidate interested in joining our world-class team. Is this you? Are you excited to make a difference? If you are, go ahead and hit that APPLY button because we cannot wait to meet you!

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)