Staff Purchaser - Electric Distribution Grid Portfolio

About the role

We are seeking a procurement professional who excels at optimizing material availability and cost controls for a major utility distribution grid operation. Our team relies on this role to manage critical sourcing, inventory levels, and supplier coordination to ensure consistent project execution across field operations.

Responsibilities

• Direct end-to-end sourcing, bidding, and purchasing for highly engineered utility equipment and consumable stock.
• Monitor, analyze, and update material reorder points and safety stock to balance availability with inventory constraints.
• Provide oversight to a third-party logistics provider to ensure precise warehousing, receiving, and material tracking.
• Serve as the supply chain point of contact for field subcontractors, ensuring timely allocation and delivery of materials for project milestones.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive procurement experience, preferably in utility infrastructure, heavy industrial equipment, or grid distribution components.
• Demonstrated success managing inventory levels, lead-time calculations, and safety stock within large-scale asset environments.
• Experience overseeing or auditing third-party logistics providers and coordinating with multiple construction subcontractors simultaneously.

About SSI People

With over 26 years of industry experience, SSi People has built its reputation and expertise on putting people first. Everything we do works toward delivering exceptional experience for our consultants, our clients, and our internal team. Through a genuine commitment to people in everything we do. We have developed refined processes and a stellar internal team to deliver talent quickly. More importantly, we focus on building long-term relationships, not transactions. Putting people first is just what we do well.