Role OverviewThe Buyer - Installation Services is responsible for developing, sourcing, and managing KNAPP's network of installation contractors and installation-related suppliers to support successful project execution across North America.
What You Will Do
The Buyer partners closely with Installation Management, Project Management, Operations, Engineering, Legal, Risk Management, and Finance to identify qualified installation partners, negotiate commercial agreements, manage supplier performance, mitigate project execution risks, and support labor planning activities.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The position plays a critical role in ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with customer expectations. The Buyer must have strong supplier negotiation and commercial contracting experience, experience managing RFQs, RFPs, supplier qualification programs, and vendor performance processes, and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and procurement reporting tools.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field
- Minimum five years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, subcontractor management, construction services purchasing, field services sourcing, or related discipline
- Strong supplier negotiation and commercial contracting experience
- Experience managing RFQs, RFPs, supplier qualification programs, and vendor performance processes
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and procurement reporting tools
Benefits
- 2 remote days per week when in office
- Half day Fridays when in office
- A beautiful new, state-of-the-art, office complex in Kennesaw, GA
- Industry competitive compensation
- Great benefits with better than average employer contributions, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short & Long Term Disability and more!
- 401k with a very generous employer match and no vesting!
- Paid Vacation & Holidays
- Profit Sharing
- Paid Parental Leave
- Subsidized Daycare
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Pet Insurance
- Subsidized food delivery
- Monthly celebrations
- Quarterly employee events
- Corporate Social Responsibility including recycling, sustainability and volunteering
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