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We’re looking for a detail-driven Purchasing Agent who thrives in fast-paced construction or manufacturing environments and can manage sourcing, vendor negotiations, purchase orders, and delivery coordination while balancing cost, quality, and timelines. If you’re a proactive problem solver with strong organization, supplier relationship, and analytical skills-especially with structural steel, fabrication, or construction-related procurement experience-we’d like to hear from you.\nWhat You’ll Contribute:\nManage end-to-end purchasing activities, from requisitions and purchase orders through delivery coordination, to support project and operations timelines.\nSource materials, equipment, rough-in items, and services while ensuring alignment with approved vendors, buying agreements, specifications, budgets, schedules, and job cost codes.\nObtain competitive bids and negotiate pricing, lead times, rebates, purchasing terms, and overall value with suppliers.\nCoordinate deliveries to job sites, fabrication shops, yards, manufacturing facilities, and tool facilities; track back orders and expedite critical materials as needed.\nSupport cost control and inventory optimization by analyzing pricing, usage, and purchasing trends, utilizing existing stock, and coordinating returns when appropriate.\nMaintain accurate purchase order, vendor, and item master data in company systems, including pricing updates and new part number requests.\nStructural Steel Knowledge\nWorking knowledge of structural steel materials, products, grades, specifications, and applicable industry standards.\nAbility to read and interpret structural steel drawings, fabrication drawings, erection drawings, BOMs, material takeoffs, and project schedules to support procurement decisions.\nUnderstanding of steel fabrication, processing, finishing, fastening, connection materials, and related value-added services.\nFamiliarity with mill lead times, service center capabilities, domestic and imported sourcing considerations, material traceability, MTRs, and quality documentation.\nWhat You Bring:\nStrong organizational, follow-up, and communication skills\nStrong proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, formulas).\nExperience working in purchasing or ERP systems (IFS and/or Vista by Viewpoint a plus).\nExcellent analytical and problem-solving abilities with strong attention to detail.\nWhy Build Your Career at RK\nBuild bigger. Lead sophisticated, high-profile projects with the resources and capabilities to execute them well.\nHave a voice. Influence project strategy, field operations, and how RK continues to improve the way we build.\nBuild with an integrated team. Tap into seven specialized business units and extensive in-house fabrication, manufacturing, and prefabrication capabilities.\nDevelop who's next. Build future field leaders while continuing your own development through mentorship, hands-on learning, and RK University.\nBuild for the long term. 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