PURCHASING DIRECTOR

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Position Summary: We are seeking a Purchasing, Budgeting, and Control Director with solid experience in the construction sector to lead procurement strategy and supplier management. Key Highlights: 1. Lead the development of comprehensive and competitive budgets. 2. Define and execute the procurement and supply strategy. 3. Oversee supplier and contractor evaluation and management. **A civil construction industry company requires a Purchasing, Budgeting, and Control Director for its team; candidates must be Civil Engineers, Business Administrators, Architects, or International Relations professionals with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in the sector.** **Mandatory Requirements and Experience (5 years minimum) in:** * Numerical Analysis * Budget Control * Project Breakdown * Minimum 3 years’ experience as Procurement Manager in construction; prefabricated construction experience is preferred. Responsibilities: Oversee the timely preparation of comprehensive and competitive budgets for projects, contracts, and tenders, ensuring alignment with the company’s financial objectives. \- Analyze technical specifications, preliminary drawings, and site conditions to define project scope and cost-impacting factors. \- Lead accurate estimation of work quantities, labor resources, materials, equipment, indirect and administrative costs, ensuring established profitability margins. \- Evaluate budget variations arising from changes between preliminary and final designs, and recalculate estimates upon client-requested scope modifications. \- Ensure approved budgets contribute to the financial viability and success of the organization’s own projects. \- 2\. Procurement and Supply Strategy \- Define and execute the procurement strategy to ensure timeliness, quality, and price competitiveness according to project planning. \- Manage strategic alliances with key suppliers for high-impact projects, seeking preferential terms, timely deliveries, and value engineering alternatives. \- Authorize and supervise inventory purchases in accordance with organizational minimum and maximum stock levels. \- Agree with suppliers on partial material delivery schedules aligned with project timelines. \- Ensure proper allocation of purchases and contracts to corresponding projects and cost centers. \- 3\. Supplier and Contractor Management \- Direct supplier and contractor evaluation, selection, re-evaluation, and management processes per internal procedures. \- Ensure updating, documentation, and control of information required for supplier creation and management. \- Structure, manage, and maintain an up-to-date database of suppliers necessary to support the company’s projects. \- Propose and lead meetings with suppliers and contractors to strengthen commercial relationships, align expectations, and improve performance. \- Timely share with the Construction Management team relevant supplier information that may affect project execution. \- 4\. Procurement, Contract, and Compliance Control \- Supervise the timely processing of purchase requisitions and purchase orders, ensuring proper approval and formal acceptance by the supplier. \- Ensure procured goods and services comply with technical specifications, quality requirements, and mandatory documentation. \- Monitor delivery schedule compliance and manage claims related to quality or contractual non-compliance. \- Prepare bidding documents for quotation invitations and coordinate contract requests with the Legal Department. \- Verify compliance with contractual terms and monitor addenda, insurance policies, amendments, and expiration dates. \- 5\. Financial Control and Reporting \- Ensure reliability and timeliness of procurement and contract reports for senior management. \- Verify compliance with agreed payment terms with suppliers and contractors. \- Validate purchase orders and contracts for advance payments and invoice settlements. \- Periodically report to the Construction Directorate and Construction Management on contract status, risks, and relevant developments. \- 6\. Cross-functional Responsibilities \- Ensure compliance with internal guidelines, policies, and procedures related to procurement, budgeting, and contracting. \- Perform other duties inherent to the position as assigned by the immediate supervisor. Salary: $ 5\.000\.000 Direct employment contract with the company. Residence required in Cundinamarca region: Funza, Cota, Tenjo, Siberia, and surrounding areas. Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM; Saturdays, 7:30 AM to 11:30 AM Send your resume to: psicologiamf15@gmail.com / or via WhatsApp: 3244151828 Job Type: Full-time Work Location: On-site