Buyer

Description

 As a Buyer you will Perform the Following Activities: 

•  Lead RFQ (Request For Quotation) activities with suppliers. 
• Ability to quickly find new suppliers through internet searches and screening. 
• Balance price, quality and delivery considerations to arrive at total lowest cost solution for the Atlantica material and service purchase orders. 
• Create, transmit, and manage purchase order acknowledgements  
• Create purchase orders for approved purchase requisitions and communicate to suppliers through various channels 
• Achieve purchasing related KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) and OKR’s (Objectives and Key Results) including but not limited to cost savings, workflow & workload management, cash flow, et.al.) 
• Execute annual and multi-year contract negotiations with suppliers and plants. 
• Ability to read and interpret equipment specifications, brochures, dossiers, and similar. 
• Develop tools and reports needed by the purchasing team. 
• Write purchasing related procedures as needed. 
• Perform other duties as assigned 
• Occasional travel may be required 

Requirements

Buyer Requirements:

• Minimum 2 yrs experience as a buyer or similar procurement experience (required) 
• Bachelor’s Degree (Preferred but not required) 
• Basic SAP knowledge (preferred) 
• Eagerness to learn, a high-performance work ethic, and a great sense of humor (Required) 
• Excellent writing and verbal communications skills (Required) 
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Power Point (Required) 
• Excellent Excel abilities (Preferred) 
• Solid negotiation skills.