Steam Power Americas Services Buyer
Job Summary
Job Description Summary
The Buyer Role will manage the procurement process for a given number of services outages. Must be able to negotiate make decisions and issue purchase order within given time frame. Responsible to negotiate requirements with respect to budget schedule and quality. Must apply sourcing policy interface with supplier in respect to RFQ/Purchase Orders/PO execution and on time delivery. Requires foundation of function skills and knowledge of relevant purchasing and sourcing concepts.Scope: services procured for Field Services activities (ex: craft labor scaffolding non-destructive testing insulation among other field services scope to execute an outage at customer site)
The role will report to the Steam Power Fossil and Industrial Field Service Sourcing Manager.
Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
- Support Supplier Relationships and pricing negotiations
- Create Purchase Orders within the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
- Collaborate cross-functionally
- Support supplier master data file updates
- Invoice management and resolution of holds
- Actively participate in supplier performance reviews
- Advise Customer Fulfillment Managers on RFQ/PO status
- Manage Purchase Orders through delivery to customer including expediting
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Business Supply Chain or a related field
- 23 years of experience in buying procurement or a related function
- Fluency in English
Desired Characteristics
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to influence others
- Ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously
- Effective problem identification and solution skills
- Proven analytical and organizational ability
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
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