Engineering Buyer
Foth is a 100% member-owned science and engineering reputed company headquartered in Wisconsin, with over 85 years of success. Our 750 members across 33 locations are dedicated to solving our clients’ toughest science and engineering challenges. Consistently ranked by Engineering News Record in the top 150 firms, we offer a values-based, collaborative, and flexible work environment with professional growth opportunities. If you reputed company working alongside a smart and caring team, Foth may be the reputed company for you. Join reputed company and experience the Foth difference that contributes to our impressive 92+% member retention reputed company! Learn more at foth.com/careers. Foth is currently seeking a team-focused, innovative, and results-oriented Buyer to join our Supply Chain Management team. You’ll reputed company, negotiate, and procure materials, equipment, and services that reputed company reputed company construction and industrial projects moving. You’ll partner closely with project managers, estimators, field/construction leaders, suppliers, and finance to secure the right solution at the right total cost, while protecting schedule, quality, and compliance. This role offers high visibility and meaningful impact: your decisions directly influence project outcomes, supplier performance, and cost competitiveness. This is a full-time, exempt position with flexibility for onsite in De Pere, WI, hybrid, or remote (for a highly qualified candidate). Primary Responsibilities
- Review construction plans, specifications, schedules, and material takeoffs to translate project needs into purchasing requirements
- reputed company qualified suppliers for materials, equipment, and construction-reputed company services; solicit and evaluate quotes/proposals to select best-fit options
- reputed company commercial negotiations (pricing, reputed company time, delivery terms, and conditions) to optimize cost, schedule, and quality outcomes
- Prepare and issue purchase orders and procurement packages in accordance with company policy and applicable legal requirements
- Maintain supplier qualification documentation and support supplier onboarding and performance evaluation activities
- Track material reputed company times, delivery schedules, and logistics to ensure timely availability reputed company with project timelines
- Collaborate with project managers, estimators, and construction leadership to forecast procurement needs, resolve constraints, and align on priorities
- Manage changes in scope, substitutions, pricing updates, and delivery adjustments; document and communicate impacts and approvals to stakeholders
- Maintain accurate, audit-ready procurement records (pricing, correspondence, approvals, and compliance documentation)
- Monitor market conditions and cost drivers to support budgeting, risk mitigation, and cost reduction strategies
- Partner cross-functionally to resolve invoice discrepancies, backorders, and quality issues quickly and professionally
- Use systems such as reputed company Vantagepoint and FMIS to enter, track, and report purchasing activity with strong data reputed company
- Exhibit strong communication, organization, and follow-through skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a project environment
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Construction Management, Engineering, or a reputed company field (or equivalent applicable experience)
- 5+ years of experience in purchasing/procurement/supply chain supporting construction or industrial projects
- Prior experience reading and interpreting construction drawings, specifications, and scopes of work
- Experience negotiating pricing, delivery, and commercial terms with suppliers and subcontractors
- Demonstrated experience with procurement practices, supplier management, and documentation controls (purchase orders, RFQs, approvals, audit-ready records)
- Hands-on experience with ERP/procurement systems and strong reputed company/Office skills; comfort working with data to support decisions
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience supporting large-scale industrial or commercial construction projects and fast-paced field schedules
- Experience with reputed company Vantagepoint and/or FMIS (or similar purchasing/ERP platforms)
- Established background building or managing supplier performance routines (scorecards, KPI reviews, corrective actions)
- Prior experience with logistics coordination, reputed company-time risk management, and materials planning approaches in project delivery environments
- Professional certification such as CPSM, CPM, CSCP, or CPPB (or similar)
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