Indirect Buyer

About the role

Stellar Energy is a trusted provider of turnkey liquid-to-chip cooling solutions for the world’s leading data center and industrial manufacturing customers. As computing demand and industrial processes continue to grow, modern facilities require cooling infrastructure that can scale quickly, efficiently, and reliably. Our modular approach enables high-volume production while maintaining the flexibility to customize each solution. From Central Utility Plants to Coolant Distribution Units, Stellar Energy delivers scalable cooling infrastructure designed to support the rapid expansion of data centers and mission-critical industrial operations. Backed by deep engineering expertise and large-scale manufacturing capability, Stellar Energy helps customers deploy critical infrastructure faster and with confidence.

Under the guidance from the Senior Buyer and supervision of the Procurement Manager, the Indirect Buyer position performs the normal procurement duties using their knowledge of procurement practices, project budget and schedule requirements.

This position will work out of our facilities in Fort Worth, TX. This position is not approved for telecommuting or working remotely.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. This typically occurs when working at the Manufacturing facility or visiting a Suppliers facility.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee frequently is required to walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand. The employee must frequently lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Up to 5% of travel time could be expected for this position.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to purchasing policies, processes, and procedures.
• Interacts with all functional teams on purchase of indirect goods and services (facilities, IT, capital equipment, office supplies/furniture, parcel, MRO).
• Negotiates best vendor terms, pricing and delivery based on specific budget and schedule requirements.
• Uses total cost of ownership approach for capital investments.
• Issues Purchase Orders and Sub-Contracts for the procurement of equipment and services.
• Reviews and approves supplier invoices for accuracy against purchase agreements.
• Completes potential and current Supplier evaluations.
• Performs buy versus lease analysis for equipment requirements.
• Prepares for ISO 9001 and other audits.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

• Associate degree from an accredited university.
• Minimum of 2 years of purchasing experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the above-mentioned tasks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree within Business, Finance, or Logistics from an accredited university.
• C.P.I.M., C.P.M. or APICS certifications are a plus.
• Two years’ prior experience with purchasing highly engineered equipment.
• Experience with project-related engineered equipment and subcontract packages preferred.
• Experience with Engineering drawings and specifications submittal process preferred.
• Experience with JD Edwards purchasing module preferred.

Skills

• Technical Capacity.
• Financial Management.
• Communication Proficiency.
• Time Management.
• Discretion.
• Decision Making.
• Negotiation Strategies -specific to indirect spend categories.
• Procurement Best Practices.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plan options; preventive care covered at 100% in-network)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contributions