The basic function of the Purchaser is to procure, expedite and schedule deliveries of materials and services to jobsite.
• Maintain and implement construction performa / budget for each project
• Negotiate pricing contracts with suppliers
• Create scopes of work
• Issue purchase orders for procurement and expedition of materials and equipment for jobs
• Ensure compliance to project budgets and provide analysis of deviations
• Ensure accurate takeoffs to ensure budgets are accurate
• Research new materials for design and cost savings
• Develop and implement new purchasing strategies to deliver ongoing cost reductions and process simplification
• Maintain relationships suppliers
• Establish new relationships with suppliers to ensure adequate resources for all projects and to continually improve pricing and quality of work
• Assist in ensuring awareness and company compliance to all building codes and local construction guidelines
• Assist in maintaining company quality control program
• Assist in settling invoice or contract disputes
• Handle change order requests
• Forecast upcoming demand
• Maintain supplier information
• Manage materials/equipment inventory
Education
Any Degree
Experience
5 years’ experience within construction/Fabrication industry
Applicants must have the following skills and knowledge:
• Ability to accurately describe and assess the status of a construction project and be ready to provide possible solutions when necessary
• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate with suppliers
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Excellent problem solving abilities and experience with complex transactions with little supervision
• Excellent time management.
Resume Keyword Practices to Avoid
We’ve established that using resume keywords throughout your application boosts your chances of a human hiring manager seeing it.
However, be careful not to overdo it.
Packing your resume full of keywords is almost as bad as not including any at all.
Don’t forget that a real person will (hopefully) see your resume at some point. So use natural language that engages that person.
Tip
Make sure you balance hard skills vs soft skills on your resume to show you’re a rounded candidate.
Otherwise, they’ll think you’re either a bad writer — which indicates your communication skills aren’t good — or assume you’re trying to beat the ATS, making you seem dishonest.
Dishonest Keywords
It’s tempting to simply include all of the keywords you see in a job posting on your resume to maximize your chances of getting past the ATS.
But hiring managers are going to be suspicious if they see a resume that’s too perfect.
And even if you make it through to the interview, expect to be pressed with some tough questions about your skills.
Stick to the abilities and qualifications you actually have. Adding skills you lack will waste everyone’s time.