Purchasing Agent - Capital Projects & Engineering

SUMMARY: The Purchasing Agent specializes in capital projects & engineering services, managing the sourcing, pricing, and contract negotiations for these critical projects across all company locations. This role is critical in ensuring timely, cost-effective procurement of materials, equipment, and services essential for project success.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Capital Project & Engineering Procurement: Lead procurement efforts for capital projects and engineering events, ensuring timely sourcing of materials, equipment, and services to meet project schedules.

• Analyze and support negotiation of long-term contracts with suppliers to find savings that reflect positively on the bottom line and deliver the best value to the organization.
• Provide thorough estimating analysis & budgetary support
• Perform market research to assist in making informed purchasing decisions.
• Compose competitive bids for various items, equipment & material handling. Manage all testing efforts, prepare justification for change and appropriation requests and obtains all necessary approvals.
• Negotiate and execute purchase orders or vendor contracts as needed to support the critical business needs.
• Facilitate reporting to Accounting and various levels of management, related to turnarounds and capital projects.
• Maintain supplier relationships.
• Collaboratively develop plans for new supplier start up and assist operations with implementation.
• Conduct all business with vendors in a professional, arms-length manner to ensure the integrity of the Company and its employees is not compromised.
• Manage payments and contract balances for capital projects.

REQUIREMENTS: 

• College degree in business or supply chain preferred or must have equivalent combination of education and/or experience in lieu of degree.
• 3+ years’ purchasing experience required.
• Analytically savvy with a strong attention to detail
• Advanced user of Microsoft Excel software
• Must possess strong written and oral communication skills, have the ability to prepare reports and business correspondence and present information.
•  Must able to effectively respond to questions from customers, vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Position will be based in Hugoton or Kansas City, KS. If based in Kansas City, travel up to 50% is required. If based in Hugoton, travel up to 25% is required.

WHY JOIN SEABOARD ENERGY?

• Traditional benefits include: competitive pay, affordable medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage, retirement savings plans for full-time and active employees, flexible spending accounts, life/AD&D insurance, family life insurance and employee assistance program.
• Other benefits: career training and advancement, discounted pork products, employee referral bonuses, wellness programs, annual family events and discount programs. 

ABOUT SEABOARD ENERGY

As a Seaboard Corporation company, we work collaboratively with the other Seaboard companies to promote sustainable energy projects, including but not limited to, the production of biodiesel and renewable diesel.