Hays Electrical Services
Onsite Project Buyer - Data Center
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Category
- Operations
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Business, Construction Management or related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience considered.
- 5-7+ years of purchasing/procurement experience in construction, electrical contracting, data centers, mission-critical facilities, industrial projects or a comparable project environment preferred.
- Experience supporting active construction sites or project-based procurement strongly preferred.
- Working knowledge of purchase orders, material lead times, expediting, supplier management, logistics/receiving coordination and construction project schedules.
- Ability to read and respond to project priorities, look-ahead schedules and changing field requirements.
- ERP/procurement system experience; Kojo and Vista experience preferred.
- Strong supplier communication, problem-solving, negotiation, organization and follow-through skills.
- Ability to work effectively with field personnel, project leadership, corporate functional teams and suppliers in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, urgent requirements and competing schedule demands while maintaining procurement controls and accurate records.
- Comfort working independently onsite while remaining aligned with corporate Procurement processes, strategies and leadership.
Full description
Position Summary
Responsible for embedded, onsite procurement support for large-scale data center construction projects, executing purchasing activities from project demand through delivery while maintaining Hays procurement standards, approved sourcing strategies and system controls. Serves as the day-to-day procurement liaison between field/project leadership, corporate Purchasing and Sourcing, suppliers, and onsite Logistics to ensure materials are procured, expedited, coordinated and available at the point of need to support the construction schedule.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the dedicated onsite procurement point of contact for assigned data center project(s), partnering closely with Project Managers, Project Executives, Superintendents, Project Engineers, field leadership and Logistics.
- Translate project schedules, look-ahead plans, field requirements and changing priorities into timely procurement actions and material delivery plans.
- Execute purchase orders using approved suppliers, negotiated agreements and established sourcing strategies; coordinate with corporate Sourcing for competitive events, major buys and commercial negotiations as appropriate.
- Manage the complete purchase order lifecycle from requisition review and PO placement through acknowledgment, expediting, delivery, receipt and issue resolution.
- Maintain forward-looking visibility of critical material requirements, open commitments, lead times, delivery dates, shortages and procurement risks that could affect the project schedule.
- Proactively expedite critical-path and long-lead materials and develop recovery or mitigation plans when supplier performance, availability or logistics issues threaten project milestones.
- Coordinate delivery timing and sequencing with suppliers, project teams, onsite Logistics, warehouse/laydown areas and receiving personnel to align material arrival with installation needs and site constraints.
- Resolve incorrect, damaged, short, late or otherwise nonconforming deliveries quickly and coordinate replacements, returns, credits or corrective actions with suppliers and project stakeholders.
- Support urgent and local project purchasing needs within established authority, procurement policies and approval requirements while maintaining visibility and documentation in company systems.
- Maintain purchasing activity, commitments, notes, delivery status and supporting documentation accurately and timely in Kojo/Vista and other applicable systems.
- Ensure project urgency does not bypass established procurement controls, supplier requirements, approval processes or enterprise visibility expectations.
- Coordinate with corporate Purchasing and Sourcing to leverage enterprise supplier relationships, contracted pricing, negotiated terms and available inventory across projects.
- Communicate daily and weekly procurement status to project leadership, including critical deliveries, open issues, shortages, supplier constraints and items requiring escalation or project decisions.