Overview In this role you drive procurement for solar projects, partnering with suppliers to secure favorable terms and timely delivery. You'll work within project teams to align sourcing with quality and budget, manage supplier relationships, and guide purchasing from bid through delivery. Your influence spans site visits, supplier negotiations, and cross-functional collaboration to keep projects on track. This is an opportunity to shape procurement strategy in a growing renewable energy portfolio.
Compensation / Benefits- Medical and prescription drug plans
- Dental plan
- 401k retirement plan with generous Mortenson match
- Paid time off and holidays
- Life, AD&D, and disability insurance
- No-cost mental health tool and concierge
Responsibilities- Purchase items and services at favorable price while meeting quality and specification requirements
- Propose purchase transactions for approval by higher authority
- Arrange returns for unacceptable products
- Track order status from placement to delivery and communicate progress to project teams
- Facilitate and run internal and external meetings
- Enter purchase agreements and maintain supplier contact to ensure timely material delivery
- Enter purchase orders and maintain supplier contact for on-time delivery
- Visit job sites or offices at least annually to build relationships
- Build effective relationships with people from diverse backgrounds and organizational levels
- All other duties as assigned
Key requirements- Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, construction management, or related discipline
- 4+ years of procurement experience or equivalent
- Knowledge of construction processes, equipment, materials, purchasing processes and procedures (preferred)
- Project management experience (preferred)
- Understanding of the construction industry (preferred)
- Negotiating, organizing, planning, verbal and communication skills
- Strong customer service and analytical skills
- Active listening and inclusive communication
- Software experience
- Current driver's license
- Negotiation
- Communication
- Active listening
- Procurement and purchasing processes
- Vendor/supplier relationship management
- Project management (preferred)
