Supply Chain Specialist - SourceBlue (Philadelphia)

Procurement Specialist

Provide procurement services as defined by contract documents for assigned SourceBlue clients and projects.

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities:

• Provide procurement services as defined by contract documents for assigned SourceBlue (SB) clients and projects.
• Conduct review of contract documents, equipment and procurement packages to ensure compliance with drawings and specifications.
• Identify, address, and resolve procurement issues in collaboration with Architects, Subcontractors, Consultants, Suppliers, Inspectors, and Owner Representatives.
• Understand and adhere to established project budgets.
• Manage project submittals and shop drawings, assess conformance to contract specifications, and resolve interpretation conflicts.
• Schedule and manage vendor coordination and preconstruction and submittal review meetings to ensure consistency of communication and adherence to project schedule.
• Review project scope of work documents, coordination matrices, and bid response forms for vendor bid packages.
• Receive and level vendor bids and perform detailed cross check against project documents for technical compliance.
• Negotiate, document, and manage change order requests with vendors and clients.
• Conduct analysis of estimates for vendor requests, approvals, and conflict resolutions, and submit to supervisor for approval.
• Develop Purchase Orders and track vendor requirements; communicate each to centralized SourceBlue team.
• Develop and maintain project reports (e.g., budget, cost), equipment tracking, change order, and close out logs.
• Perform and/or contribute to close-out process to ensure compliance with contract documents and prepare final close-out records (e.g., Requests for Information (RFI's), warranties, as-builts, Operations & Maintenance manuals (O&Ms), attic stock, and spare parts).
• Conduct project site and vendor factory visits to learn and understand product development and use on projects.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from accredited degree program in Engineering, Construction Management, Building Construction, Supply Chain, or related field, with minimum of 4 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• Broad knowledge of construction products (e.g., Architectural, Mechanical, Electrical)
• Knowledge of engineering principles and techniques, scheduling, estimating, purchasing, and construction accounting procedures
• Ability to interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work and project schedule
• Knowledge of estimating and ability to provide accurate qualitative and quantitative analysis of documents
• Able to work with minimum information and quickly develop understanding of contracts and requirements
• Project management skills to manage competing demands and meet established deadlines
• Familiar with continuous improvement methodology
• Professional presentation and delivery and written communication skills
• Proficient computer skills, Microsoft Office suite of applications, and collaborative tools
• Travel

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the required duties require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands, talk, and hear. The employee frequently views a computer monitor and frequently uses a computer keyboard. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is regularly required to be mobile, and the employee regularly travels both short and long distances via a variety of conveyances. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works at construction work sites where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes, or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock. The noise in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in an office or remote setting. The noise in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate in an office setting. The employee is required to work in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws. SourceBlue, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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