Sr Material Manager

Position Overview

As a Senior Material Manager, you will provide specific leadership and management for large heavy electrical, heavy mechanical type projects. This position manages staff and craft employees, and interacts with senior site management, equipment vendors, subcontractors and service providers. You must possess experience in both purchasing and material control, and must be able to travel and relocate for long-term and short-term field assignments. This position is operational in nature dealing significantly with field issues at active projects.

At Kiewit, the scale of our operations is huge. Our construction and engineering projects span across the United States, Canada and Mexico, improving and connecting communities with every initiative.  We depend on our high-performing operations support professionals — they’re the glue that holds multiple areas of the business together and the catalysts that make things happen. We hire only the most driven people and we offer them diverse career opportunities, strong leadership and mentorship, rewarding, collaborative work, and responsibility they won’t find just anywhere. We’re always pushing new limits. You can too. 

District Overview

Kiewit Supply Network group specializes in providing comprehensive procurement services to clients across the construction and engineering industries in multiple markets, including transportation; water/wastewater; power; oil, gas and chemical; building; and mining.  Our key objectives are to offer clients a world-class service focused on ensuring equipment, materials and services are consistently estimated and procured at the right price. We strive to offer an appropriate level of quality and ensure materials and services are delivered on schedule and in compliance with the client’s specifications and expectations.  

Location

This position is to be based at our Homer City, PA project. 

Responsibilities

•    Direct and coordinate activities of personnel both at the site and district office, engaged in buying materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies.
•    Oversee purchasing, receipt, inspection, storage, care and maintenance, material issue, and all related paper functions involved in proper purchasing and material control.
•    Manage and control material in and out of warehouse, lay-downs, and project tool rooms.
•    Oversee project support responsibilities; such as, site security, recycling, temporary fencing, jobsite signage, dumpsters, trailer and dry-shack setup, etc.
•    Perform and supervise the completion of a large project mobilization and/or demobilization effort. 
•    Represent company in negotiating and formulating policies with suppliers.
•    Responsible for projections, financial planning, expediting, delivery schedules and project reporting.
•    Direct, schedule, and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in purchasing, material management, and project support craft. 
•    Provide training and conduct material management related audits to ensure procedures are followed.
•    Resolve vendor or contractor grievances, and claims against suppliers. 
•    Implements and monitors the site specific purchasing/material control plan.
•    Communicate and enforce material management procedures to project team.

Qualifications

•    Ability to travel and relocate for short- and long-term assignments
•    Must be proficient in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, and Excel). SAP experience a plus. 
•    Must have a BA/BS in business, engineering, supply chain management, construction management or equivalent degree and/or a minimum of 5 to 10 years experience of large construction project purchasing-material control or equivalent work/field/military experience. 
•    Must have existing knowledge of purchasing and materials management for large scale construction operations.
•    Possess knowledge of equipment and materials common in the construction industry.
•    Detail oriented.
•    Flexible and highly motivated.
•    Have a strong work ethic and professional demeanor.
•    Effective time management and organizational skills.
•    Ability to perform multiple tasks efficiently and accurately.
•    Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
•    Must be a team player, but able to work independently to meet intense deadlines, goals and objectives.
•    Willingness to travel to project assignments.
•    Ability to manage, train, and coach purchasing / material control staff.
•    Demonstrates leadership potential.
•    Must possess leadership and people management skills