Buyer Lead

About the role

As part of the Gas Power One Field Services team, FieldCore installs, maintains, and upgrades power generation equipment, enabling operators of the world’s energy infrastructure to provide more reliable and affordable energy.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Service Managers and Outage Managers on outage planning to identify and execute on the services & materials needed at each outage
• Negotiate local Master Service Agreements (MSA) with approved suppliers
• Manage all Sourcing activities with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and vendors within a specific country and/or sub-region
• Acheive lowest possible cost for services & materials, balanced against optimum quality and schedule needs
• Initiate necessary actions to ensure customer value is received, customer delivery requirements are met, and problems are addressed at outage sites or facilities
• Convert business function requisitions and statements of work to purchase orders based on customer contracts by selecting suppliers per policy, procedure, and prices
• Review, evaluate, and monitor purchase requisitions for proper authorization, specifications, and compliance prior to purchase order release
• Develop and maintain an effective vendor base to procure various services, equipment, materials, and supplies. Identify and select vendors from the approved vendor list to procure materials and/or services meeting criteria of price, quality, availability, and delivery
• Coordinate procurement activities for assigned commodities and/or countries. Ensure compliance with sourcing policies and procedures while updating and tracking information in ERP systems
• Facilitate resolution of goods receipts, invoice receipt and accounts payable issues (i.e. supplier bank detail updates, timely invoice submission, etc.)
• Identify new suppliers and understand local internal and external market dynamics impacting supply base
• Collaborate and partner with Project Procurement Leads or Sourcing Managers to provide data for strategy development, cost savings efforts, and associated reporting. Monitor large spend items and support regional team to suggest alternative approaches to reduce cost
• Participate in cross functional meetings with Lean, Quality, Process Improvement, AP, and others to streamline all Sourcing activities as needed
• Coordinate training of suppliers to accomplish business initiatives needed
• Travel may be required

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain Management
• Minimum 4 years of experience in a Sourcing or procurement role
• Experience with procurement and purchasing systems such as SAP, Ariba, etc.
• Knowledge of sourcing processes and/or materials management
• Strong computer skills, specifically Microsoft Office and MRP / ERP systems
• Familiarity with Accounts Payable concepts
• English proficiency required

Desired Characteristics

• Strong oral and written communication
• Solid analytical skills and strong results-oriented aptitude, attention to detail and good organizational skills
• Skillful in establishing and maintaining working relationships with departments and suppliers
• Strong troubleshooting, problem solving and creative thought processing skills
• Subject matter expert for purchasing practices and procedures, including vendor qualification and performance monitoring

Pay

The annual salary range for this position is $65,000 to $70,000. This is an exempt from overtime position.

Benefits

• Insurance (medical, dental, vision, disability, and life)
• Retirement savings
• Health and Wellness reimbursement
• Bonus or incentive program

Eligibility for FieldCore benefits is determined under the terms of the applicable benefits plan.