
Traveling Procurement Buyer
Cincinnati, OHFull-time$97–122K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Shimmick is hiring a Traveling Buyer to support procurement operations for a large-scale mission-critical project in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The role works with project leadership and field staff on purchasing, sourcing strategies, supplier relationships, and subcontractor management. It is a traveling position based in Point Pleasant, with a stated annual salary range of $97,000–$122,000, including a travel-assignment uplift.
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Overview
Join Shimmick as a Traveling Buyer and play a key role in delivering a large-scale mission critical project in Point Pleasant, WV. This position offers the opportunity to directly support multifaceted procurement operations, collaborate with project leadership and field staff, and contribute to the successful execution of critical infrastructure projects.
At Shimmick, we are problem solvers. Creative thinkers. Innovators. We approach each project with fresh ideas and big thinking in pursuit of better answers, better outcomes, and better experiences for our clients. We are resourceful, nimble and resilient. We work hard together—and with our clients—to deliver high-quality projects that are on time, on budget and beyond expectations.
Backed by over 100 years of expertise and driven by innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit, Shimmick is one of the most dynamic infrastructure builders in the industry. With market leadership in water resources, sustainable transportation, and complex electrical construction, we’re well-positioned to lead during a time of rapid change. As project delivery models, regulatory frameworks, supply chains, and technology continue to evolve, our ability to stay flexible and agile in our construction approach is essential to our success.
Responsibilities
The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to the following:
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Purchasing – Negotiates favorable terms, volume discounts and long-term contracts with suppliers, and prepares and processes requisitions and purchase orders for the procurement of goods, services and supplies for customer-related business processes or for general internal use.
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Responsible for the acquisition of parts, equipment, services and supplies according to company standards and specifications at competitive prices.
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Category Management – Responsible for the development and execution of sourcing and supply chain strategies. The group coordinates all business activities to achieve buying decisions that deliver the highest quality, reliability, and value through the development of strong business relationships and strategic alliances, both internal and external.
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Responsible for the management of subcontracted professional, construction, and general services. Negotiate favorable terms and develop risk mitigation strategy. Manage supplier performance against SOW
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Under general supervision of daily work, purchases supplies and services from vendors at the lowest cost, according to company standards and specifications.
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Prepares requests for proposals analyzes quotes received, selects vendors, schedules and expedites deliveries and follows up on invoices received.
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This level requires a proven ability to apply professional concepts in a productive, consistent fashion.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree+ 2 yearsof related procurement experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
Preferred Qualifications:
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Negotiation experience, including indemnity, disputes, etc.
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Contract experience within a heavy civil general contractor.
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FARs (Federal Acquisition Regulations) and DFARS (Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement) experience.
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ERP system experience (CMiC, JD Edwards, etc.).
Additional Information:
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This position is a traveling position based in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
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Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.
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This position does not include sponsorship for a United States work authorization.
The salary range for this position is between $97,000 - $122,000 per year depending on experience and/or education,which includes a 22% per year uplift in base salary during the initial travel assignment in West Virginia. Additional incentives include a $3,300 per month living allowance, if eligible, and a 10% project completion bonus.
Shimmick's comprehensive benefits plan includes medical, dental and vision coverage; as well as options to participate in an FSA or HSA. The Company also provides employer paid STD, LTD, basic life and AD&D, and an Employee Assistance Program. Additional voluntary benefit offerings include pet insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness insurance, legal and identity theft protection.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
Please note that Shimmick does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Shimmick will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Shimmick explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Shimmick.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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Job Locations US-WV-Point Pleasant | US-OH-Cincinnati | US-OH-Columbus
ID 2026-3144
Category Procurement & Supply Chain
Type Full Time
How this job compares
Set against the 1,254 open Buyer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$97–122K/yr
- US median$75–103K/yr559 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $110K, is 24% above the US median midpoint ($89K) — in the top quarter of Buyer salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 79 open Buyer jobs in Ohio and 1,254 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Ohio
- Dana Automotive Sytems Group LLC8 open
- Creative Circle3 open
- Dana Incorporated3 open
- Experience
- Buyer postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (931 postings).
- Education
- 385 of the 1,254 open Buyer jobs (31%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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