Category Buyer I or II; Metals

Category Buyer

The Category Buyer I or II is responsible for leading and acting as the point of contact for end-to-end purchasing life cycle of materials including planning and executing purchase orders, determining transport for these orders on/off job site, executing agreements, expediting material and resolving quality and invoice issues. This position will ensure materials are purchased at the lowest total cost consistent with considerations of quality, reliability of source, and urgency of need.

The Category Buyer partners with the Category team to build and leverage category strategies and manage supplier performance. Responsible for tactical purchasing activities of assigned commodities while establishing and maintaining excellent vendor and internal customer relationships. Follows, improves, and maintains processes and systems utilized by the company to perform buying related tasks and functions.

Mas Tec Renewables, comprised of Wanzek Construction, IEA Constructors, and White Construction, combines over 20 years of experience in renewable energy construction. Depending on your position and project, you may work for one or more of our companies over your career with us. Join one of the largest construction firms in the country (Engineering News-Record [ENR]: #1 in Power, #17 Top 50 Domestic Heavy Contractors, #20 Transportation Contractor).

We embrace diverse perspectives among our employees and across all levels of our business, including our suppliers, community partners, and clients. We have built a multidimensional workforce that brings valuable differences in perspectives, work ethics, and approaches to our organization. By collaborating across departments, we foster innovation and encourage everyone—from interns to executives—to share their ideas and make an impact. Our goal is to create a respectful work environment where all employees feel valued, included, and empowered to become innovative leaders in our industry.

The Mas Tec Renewables market sector is part of the Mas Tec Clean Energy & Infrastructure (CE&I) business segment. The CE&I segment generates over $4.5 billion in annual revenue, providing construction services across our renewables, industrial, infrastructure, and general building operating groups. Sustainability and safety are foundational to our culture and influence everything we do.

Mas Tec, a minority-owned Fortune 500 company, has shaped the construction industry for more than 90 years. With over 35,000 employees and 400 offices nationwide, we provide flexibility and career growth in dynamic work environments. Join one of the largest construction firms in the country (Engineering News-Record [ENR]: #1 in Power, #16 Top 50 Domestic Heavy Contractors, #13 Transportation Contractor).

Essential Job Functions:

• Develop plans, generate, adjust and expedite purchase orders based upon requisitions, project insights, interpretation of drawing take-offs, billing of materials (BOM), and inventory strategies
• Lead initiatives to expedite tracking and monitoring of purchase orders in the most efficient and effective manner, keeping informed and mitigating any problems and delays, while communicating any impacts or constraints to the Planner and Project Manager
• Distribute and facilitate day to day communication with suppliers to ensure on time delivery, system data integrity and ordering parameters for individual materials
• Communicate site access maps to suppliers along with all relevant transport and communication information to suppliers
• Ensure suppliers are in compliance with safety, quality, and performance requirements
• Build strong knowledge of assigned category, inclusive of manufacturing process, key supplier capabilities, pricing, and should cost models
• Keep abreast of new and emerging technologies related to Procurement practices and assigned category
• Review spend trends and market projections to support sourcing decisions and maintain competitiveness for assigned commodities
• Facilitate meetings internally and externally to manage, track, and expedite orders
• Maintain clear communication channels with internal stakeholders regarding deviation from best practices…