Senior Purchasing Agent

Position Title

Senior Purchasing Agent

Salary Range

Senior Purchasing Agent (Grade 14, Exempt). Annual salary range: $76,160 – $95,200. This range reflects the minimum to midpoint of the grade. Salary may exceed the midpoint and will commensurate with experience.

Principal Purchasing Agent (Grade 15, Exempt). Annual salary range: $86,560 – $108,200. This range reflects the minimum to midpoint of the grade. Salary may exceed the midpoint and will commensurate with experience.

Job Description Summary

This position is responsible for generating revenue by representing Sourcewell’s Installation Support Program. This position is directly responsible for achieving profit and margin goals by developing strong relationships with assigned installations, suppliers, and internal Sourcewell teams. This position will be expected to work with several installations and clients with competing timelines and priorities while managing and meeting expectations of each client. This position will represent Sourcewell at internal and external meetings.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Effectively manage supplier/client interactions to ensure that profit and margin goals for this solution are met.
• With some assistance, develop and execute on plans to drive growth in this solution and to ensure that profit and margin goals are met.
• Effectively establish and maintain strong working relationships with Supplier Development Executives for assigned categories by communicating effectively and providing feedback on supplier performance and other key information related to this solution.
• Build a high-quality, trusted relationship with suppliers by being responsive to inquiries and providing accurate and complete information.
• Effectively identify and resolve supplier and client issues to ensure that relationships are strengthened and that these transactions do not harm the Cooperative Purchasing program.
• Maintain an understanding of trends and potential issues within the industries of assigned suppliers to help clients understand and manage availability and timing risks.
• Manage relationships with installations and execute and monitor purchase order requests.
• Effectively develop and manage relationships with installations to ensure satisfaction with Sourcewell and their purchase experience.
• Effectively develop and manage requests of moderate scope and complexity to ensure timely procurement of goods and services while adhering to budget constraints and to the organization's policies and procedures.
• Effectively engage clients to understand required specifications and act as a liaison to the supplier to obtain quotes, product information, and applicable terms for client consideration.
• Execute new or modify existing requests based on updated specifications, or due to expiration of current quote.
• Facilitate the processing of change order request, ensuring applicable documentation and approvals are captured according to policies and procedures.
• Obtain and communicate delivery schedules and keep client informed of any changes in anticipated delivery dates.
• Complete additional ancillary required documentation to support supplier execution of goods and services (i.e. Notice to Proceed orders).
• With minimal guidance, coordinate and facilitate kickoff meetings, base access requirements and other related service requirements.
• Support the invoicing, payment, and order documentation processes
• Monitor the deadlines for acceptance of goods and independently manage any exceptions or deadline extensions requested, while working with client to resolve.
• Effectively lead work with Finance to ensure that upon acceptance by the client, invoices are issued, payments are received and any issues encountered by the clients are resolved quickly.
• Manage progress payments requests for construction projects to ensure that payment requests are accurate and fully approved.
• Effectively develop and manage processes to ensure that all documentation is completed and recorded properly.
• Ensure that all transaction comply with Sourcewell and client policies and that they are fully compliant with all laws and regulations.
• Participate in continuous improvement efforts for this solution.
• Participate in the process of continuous improvement for this solution by accurately tracking all costs of managing this solution across the enterprise and recommending mark up rates to ensure that margin targets are achieved.
• Develop and manage tools and metrics to measure client and supplier satisfaction and make recommendations to ensure that both are satisfied.
• Represents the Installation Support team at assigned internal meetings
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Additional Job Description

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field AND a minimum of four (4) years of experience in sales, supply chain management, procurement, account management, or other directly related experience OR A combination of related post-secondary and/or professional education and demonstrated relevant work experience equivalent to a total of eight (8) years.
• Two (2) years of public speaking or sales presentation experience
• Business process and operational knowledge of sales, customer service, supply chain, and procurement
• Two (2) years of sales experience
  
  

In addition to the above, the Principal Purchasing Agent required qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field AND a minimum of five (5) years of experience in sales, supply chain management, procurement, account management, or other directly related experience OR A combination of related post-secondary and/or professional education and demonstrated relevant work experience equivalent to a total of nine (9) years.
• Four (4) years of public speaking or sales presentation experience
• Business process and operational knowledge of sales, customer service, supply chain, and procurement
• Four (4) years of sales experience
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Five (5) years of experience in sales, supply chain management, procurement, account management, or other directly related experience
• Four (4) years experience in public speaking or sales presentation
• Four (4) years experience in business process and operational knowledge of sales, customer service, supply chain, and procurement
• Four (4) years of sales experience
  
  

In addition to the above, the Principal Purchasing Agent preferred qualifications include:

• Six (6) years of experience in sales, supply chain management, procurement, account management, or other directly related experience
• Six (6) years experience in public speaking or sales presentation
• Six (6) years experience in business process and operational knowledge of sales, customer service, supply chain, and procurement
• Six (6) years of sales experience
  
  

Location:

• This is a remote position, and is subject to Sourcewell's telecommuting policies and procedures.
• Must be able to meet travel requirements for this position, which is approximately three to five times per year.
• On occasion, may be asked to travel to Staples, MN for meetings, professional development or team activities. Notice will be given ahead of time.
  
  

Full Time/Part Time

Full time

Position Type

Regular

Scheduled Hours

40