Build Your Future at M.C. Dean

We're seeking people driven to excellence and inspired by the way engineering and innovation improves lives, enhances customer outcomes, and changes the world for the better. As an employee at M.C. Dean, you will join forces with more than 5,100 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability. We are seeking a Buyer 3 to join team members at our Richmond, VA location.  

Key Functions:

In this role, you will exercise independent judgment in the development, negotiation, and administration of purchase orders of moderate dollar value, risk, and complexity, consistent with client requirements and procurement policies/procedures. General responsibilities and activities Include but are not limited to:

• Creating complex solicitations, supporting proposals, conducting price and cost analysis, negotiating price/cost and price/cost related terms and other subcontract provisions. 

• Working with program staff to ensure compliance with required performance. 

• Recommending improvements to processes and procedures. 

• Responsible for the technical direction, training, and may oversee and mentor less experienced staff.

• Working on moderate to high complex assignments where analysis of routine and non-routine data is required.

• Contributing to the development and attainment of the organization's goals to help achieve desired results including schedules and financial objectives.

• Interacting with procurement staff, peer groups, suppliers, internal customers, and potentially senior management.

• Working under limited direction normally without instruction on routine work and general instruction on complex assignments. 

• Typically places or works on purchase orders valued at up to $100,000 and possibly higher value PO's with oversight from senior staff.

Required Qualifications:

• 5 to 7 years of experience and bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or in a Related Field

• Experience as in buyer in the construction industry for a contractor or distributor

• Experience with executing $100,000 purchase orders.

• Knowledge, experience, and ability to perform non-routine assignments within the scope of the position, with minimal assistance. 

• Proven background determining methods and procedures on non-routine assignments and providing guidance to other personnel. 

• Knowledge of business principles such as procurement business and contract law, finance, and accounting. 

• Experience in procurement and related functions, with particular emphasis on negotiation and contract administration.

Abilities:

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.

• Sitting for extended periods of time.

• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.

• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.

• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

• Identify and understand the speech of another person.