TEiC is seeking a Senior Supply Chain Buyer to lead strategic procurement and sourcing activities supporting industrial construction, maintenance, outage, and specialty projects across the power generation and heavy industrial markets.
This is not a transactional purchasing role. We are looking for a procurement professional who can develop sourcing strategies, lead commercial negotiations, manage supplier relationships, mitigate risk, and influence project success from proposal development through project closeout. You will serve as a trusted business partner to project teams and leadership while driving supplier performance, cost competitiveness, schedule execution, and commercial compliance.
What You'll Do
- Lead sourcing and procurement activities for complex materials, equipment, subcontract, and service requirements
- Develop and execute project-specific sourcing strategies that support cost, quality, and schedule objectives
- Evaluate and qualify suppliers and subcontractors while building long-term strategic relationships
- Lead competitive bid events, commercial evaluations, supplier selection, and award recommendations
- Negotiate pricing, commercial terms, delivery commitments, and contractual agreements
- Manage procurement schedules and proactively expedite critical materials, documentation, and services
- Partner closely with Operations, Estimating, Legal, Finance, Quality, Scheduling, and Project Teams to support proposal development and project execution
- Resolve supplier performance issues, contract disputes, non-conformances, warranty matters, and commercial risks
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and supplier performance programs that strengthen procurement effectiveness across the organization
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and industry experience
- 5+ years of procurement, purchasing, subcontracting, or supply chain experience within construction, industrial services, manufacturing, energy, or a related industry
- Experience independently managing complex procurement activities and commercial negotiations
- Strong understanding of supplier management, contract administration, procurement risk, and sourcing strategy
- Exceptional negotiation, analytical, and problem‑solving skills
- Ability to influence stakeholders and drive decisions across cross‑functional teams
- Strong communication and relationship‑building skills with the ability to engage effectively at all levels of the organization
- Experience with ERP systems such as Deltek Costpoint is a plus
Benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision) Effective on your first day!
- Wellness Programs and Awards Get healthier and earn premium discounts!
- Gym Reimbursement and Weight Loss Benefit
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA) Company match!
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Holidays)
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Short Term & Long-Term Disability
- Training & Development
- Employee Assistance Program
- Parental Leave
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Duncan, SC Location Onsite Gym and pickle ball court!
Just to name a few!
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