Materials Engineer jobs in Longview, TX

Location: Hybrid location in / around Richmond, TX 77469

Compensation: $75,000-$82,000/yr (depending on experience)

Position Overview

Summit Materials was formed to acquire and grow heavy-side building materials companies in the aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, cement, asphalt paving and construction industries. By teaming up with established local businesses, Summit is committed to creating value, providing access to growth capital, implementing best practices, and offering a safe place to work while striving to exceed its environmental and social responsibilities. Summit has recently begun a transformation of the Procurement function, focusing on developing an organization to be a strategic function implementing a new organizational structure, processes, and systems.
This position has primary accountability for executing on purchasing activities with a heavy focus on requisition review, data and GL coding validation, tax classification, creating and submitting purchase orders, and monitoring and updating purchase transactions through the purchase order life cycle.
Additionally, the Buyer II role has responsibility to drive compliance in the areas of preferred supplier selection, evaluate bids and negotiate pricing, delivery and other terms for purchased goods and materials, maintain and execute on a portfolio of saving projects to support the company’s spend efficiency and cost savings initiatives, and participate in supplier selection and onboarding activities.
The Buyer II role will support Summit’s Supply Chain Operations Purchasing Shared Services model deployed across the organization
This position is a critical role of operational purchasing and contributes to the company’s ability to leverage expertise in functional capability driving best-in-class purchasing capabilities throughout the company reporting directly into the Purchasing Manager to which the role is assigned to.

We Offer:

• Full Benefit Package available within your 1st 30 days of Employment!!
• Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k 4% match
• Paid Holidays from day 1
• Paid Time Off

Company Overview

Summit Materials (NYSE: SUM) is a publicly traded construction materials company that supplies aggregates, cement, ready-mix concrete, & asphalt paving mix in the United States & western Canada. Summit Materials has completed more than 70 acquisitions since its founding & continues to pursue growth opportunities in new & existing markets. We are committed to creating value, providing access to growth capital, implementing best practices, & offering a safe place to work, while striving to exceed our environmental & social responsibilities.

Position Responsibilities & Performance Objectives

• Purchases materials, equipment, supplies, and services of a specialized or complex nature in accordance with prescribed purchasing regulations and procedures.
• Reviews bid proposals and negotiates purchase orders within budgetary limitations and scope of authority.
• Reviews and analyzes purchase requisitions, investigates, and develops sources of supplies, prepares bid specifications, issues bid requests and reviews quotations.
• Issues purchase orders and confirms with the selected supplier the purchase order number, quantity, unit pricing, shipping terms, payment terms, due date at Summit Materials delivery locations.

• Works with management to forecast monthly supply budget and monitors closely to ensure that budget is met.
• Develops new supply sources where vendors and suppliers are inadequate.
• Coordinates purchasing activities with operations, maintenance, and ancillary support departments to maintain inventory.
• Monitors the cost, schedule and scope of assigned subcontracts to assure best quality at best value.
• Resolves over-shipments or under-shipments reported by receiving.
• Resolves any discrepancies between the invoice, purchase order, and receiving documents.
• Acts as an escalation resource where supplier underperformance or supply disruption creates an interruption in operations, delays project progress, or creates hazardous work conditions.
• Ensures that the purchase order is closed upon receipt of all items or completion of all services provided. Maintains supplier performance measurements based on quality products, deliveries, and services.
• Periodically reviews all open orders to determine whether expediting, cancellation, or closure of the purchase order is necessary.
• May write and distribute bid invitations or requests for proposals; receives and analyzes bids, quotes, and proposals.
• May be responsible for creation of part numbers and/or bill of materials and for setting up the part numbers and/or bill of materials into the system.
• Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with operations, inspection or quality control personnel, users, and suppliers to determine source of trouble and initiates necessary corrective action.
• May issue and/or own Supplier Corrective Action Requests arising supplier performance issues.
• Enhances material productivity through improved inventory turns, increased utilization of consignment and supplier-managed inventory, and improved payment terms.
• Responsible for ensuring ongoing cost reduction and encouraging continuous supplier improvement.
• May authorize the payment of invoices or return of merchandise.
• Maintains manual or computerized procurement records such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance and quotes received.
• Assists in developing programs and partnerships with key suppliers. This includes evaluation of supplier performance, communication of needs, selection of primary suppliers, developing cost reduction programs, and ongoing evaluation and measurement of partnership with suppliers.
• May supervise non-exempt and exempt employees involved in the purchasing and inventory function.
• Provides training/cross-training to ensure employees are in compliance with departmental and safety standards and are up-to-date with required training.

Skills & Experience

Ability to Learn: Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities

Attention to Detail: Completes tasks with a concern for all the details involved; monitors and checks work or information to meet personal quality standards. Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail

Initiative: Identifying what needs to be done & doing it before being asked to or required by the situation

Organization Skills: Organizes work, sets priorities and determines resource requirements; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes

Problem Solving: Identifies problems, determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and to make recommendations

Analytical Skills: Draws conclusions & makes recommendations based on qualitative/quantitative data

Service Excellence or Responsiveness: Meets and exceeds the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers. Consistently shows a passion for getting things done and meeting commitments to others

• Experience with data analysis and problem solving is also required as well as strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently
• Experience, knowledge or trained in Design for Six Sigma Methodologies highly desired.
• Ability to multi-task in a dynamic environment

Benefits

At Summit Materials, we believe in developing & supporting our talent into the future. Our comprehensive benefits allow our employees & their families to have security beyond the workplace with benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D coverage, disability, 401(k), & an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. We incentivize our employees to minimize health concerns with our wellness program & other experiences to maintain a long & prosperous life. Variable compensation, including short term & long-term incentive plans are determined based on role, paid out based on personal & company performance & is subject to annual review.

KEY summit materials FACTS

• 6000 employees
• 70 acquisitions since 2009
• 400 locations in 23 states & one Canadian Province

SUMMIT MATERIALS’ VERTICAL INTEGRATION STRATEGY

Summit Materials believes that the best way to generate shareholder value is to combine vertical integration with an interdependent company structure, as it provides increased efficiencies & economies of scale, while empowering operating companies to make local, well-informed decisions. Summit Materials’ operating companies are partners with their local communities & this structure capitalizes on their knowledge of the local markets, allowing them to make the best decisions for Summit overall.

SUMMIT MATERIALS’ mission, vision, & values

• Mission: To provide the foundation to connect its communities today & build a better tomorrow.
• Vision: To be the most socially responsible, integrated construction materials solution provider, collaborating with stakeholders to deliver differentiated innovations & solve its customers’ challenges.
• Values:
  • Safety: Summit Materials is committed to keeping its employees, customers, & communities safe in all that it does.
  • Integrity: Summit Materials builds trust by doing what’s right & remaining accountable, even when no one is watching.
  • Sustainability: Summit Materials answers to the impact of its actions & seeks out opportunities to develop innovative practices & solutions.
  • Inclusivity: Summit Materials acts intentionally to bring together its local communities & drive equity for all stakeholders.