What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer II / Market Analyst position at TAS Energy?
Description
POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Buyer II / Market Analyst role will support procurement efforts for engineered-to-order projects for modular solutions, which can include datacenters, packaged air and/or chilled water, power plants, etc., all within an MRP-driven environment. Buyers are responsible for managing assigned projects, sourcing assigned commodities and expense types, and developing new suppliers, ensuring contractual requirements are met, and recommending final purchase decisions.
Key Job Responsibilities
Position is at least 80% to 95% at a desk working with computer. Ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Performs other physical activities including use of fingers, sitting, stooping, bending, crouching, talking, hearing and performing repetitive motions. Visual acuity requirements include color, depth perception and field of vision necessary to prepare and analyze data and figures, operate a computer terminal and conduct extensive reading. The incumbent will be subject to inside environmental conditions.
Company Overview
Join a team driven to excel in all that we do! When you join TAS, you join a Houston-headquartered company that is part of a large Houston-headquartered publicly traded company, Comfort Systems USA, with a solid reputation built on outstanding value, integrity, and customer focus. We offer our customers and employees the best of both worlds: a small company feel with the resources, talent, process, and international reach of a large company.
TAS delivers innovative packaged modular systems that are engineered and manufactured in one of our Houston, TX facilities and utilized in data centers, power, and commercial/industrial utility system applications. TAS has successfully delivered and commissioned over 520 packages to over 33 countries. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX and has five ISO 9001 certified manufacturing facilities in Houston, encompassing 1.2m sq. feet with proximity to major shipping ports and interstate highways. TAS manages all logistics and transportation facilitating accelerated construction at customer’s facilities.
TAS’ fastest growing business is the data center market. By applying deep expertise in cooling, thermodynamics, and power, TAS has developed an entire product line that revolutionizes data center delivery.
With our tremendous market potential, advanced technological systems, entrepreneurial culture as well as a talented and productive workforce, we continue to set and exceed aggressive market penetration and financial goals. More information is available on the company website at: www.tas.com.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: TAS has a tobacco-free workplace policy, under which individuals are not allowed to smoke or use tobacco or nicotine products on the TAS premises, while conducting TAS business off premises or take "smoking" breaks during working hours. “smoking” and “tobacco or nicotine products” includes, but is not limited to, product such as cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, vaping, all forms of smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco, snuff, dip) and clove cigarettes
The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.
Applications and resumes will be kept on file for a limited time and that the Company is under no duty or obligation to contact applicants if they are not selected for the job applied for or if other jobs become available in the future. Applicants that desire to apply for a job that becomes available at the Company in the future, should submit a new employment application or resume.
TAS Energy Inc. guarantees equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Buyer II / Market Analyst role will support procurement efforts for engineered-to-order projects for modular solutions, which can include datacenters, packaged air and/or chilled water, power plants, etc., all within an MRP-driven environment. Buyers are responsible for managing assigned projects, sourcing assigned commodities and expense types, and developing new suppliers, ensuring contractual requirements are met, and recommending final purchase decisions.
Key Job Responsibilities
- Develop in-depth knowledge of the supply market and suppliers. Lead strategic sourcing projects, including market analysis and strategy development.
- Partner with functional and business teams to understand requirements and develop and align sourcing strategies.
- Support the prequalification process for potential suppliers
- Solicit and review supplier quotations
- Manage and nurture commercial relationships with suppliers, monitoring their performance against key indicators.
- Develop and monitor supplier recovery plans, as necessary, for quality issues or schedule delays
- Communicate risks and changes of supplier orders to appropriate TAS personnel
- Reconcile Bill of Materials (BOM)s to planned orders and issued Purchase Orders (PO) and work with Configuration Management and Purchasing to resolve discrepancies
- Advise senior management of non-standard contractual issues which can create legal and business risk to TAS and suggest correction actions
- Resolve receiving discrepancies by comparing purchase order to delivery documentation.
- Assure an uninterrupted flow of materials, supplies and services required to operate the organization.
- Follow up purchases as necessary through correspondence or telephone to expedite order, change amounts, material, specifications, etc.
- Identify cost savings and value creation opportunities and support the implementation of the goods and services
- Any other responsibilities as assigned by TAS.
- Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing.
- Highly organized self-starter requiring minimal supervision.
- Ability to follow and document standard work processes.
- Good organizational, interpersonal and teamwork skills.
- Knowledge of materials management, purchasing methods, and expediting procedures.
- Must be able to work under pressure.
- Intermediate level knowledge of standard ERP/ MRP principles and practices.
- Infor/LN experience/purchasing module knowledge a plus.
- Foundation level knowledge of commercial contracts and service agreements.
- Microsoft Office Suite experience, intermediate Excel skills required.
- Strong analytical skills including establishment and tracking of key metrics
- Strong project management capabilities
- 4-10 years of experience in purchasing/expediting in an custom engineered manufacturing organization to order/make to order ERP/MRP driven manufacturing environment.
- Proven skills in negotiation and influencing decision-making processes
- Demonstrated ability to work with large datasets and/or market intelligence and derive actionable insights.
- Demonstrated intermediate Excel skills: VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, Formulas, Charts & Graphs, Data Tables
- Experience working across multiple functions/departments
- APICS CPIM certification.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred, high school diploma acceptable with appropriate industry experience.
Position is at least 80% to 95% at a desk working with computer. Ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Performs other physical activities including use of fingers, sitting, stooping, bending, crouching, talking, hearing and performing repetitive motions. Visual acuity requirements include color, depth perception and field of vision necessary to prepare and analyze data and figures, operate a computer terminal and conduct extensive reading. The incumbent will be subject to inside environmental conditions.
Company Overview
Join a team driven to excel in all that we do! When you join TAS, you join a Houston-headquartered company that is part of a large Houston-headquartered publicly traded company, Comfort Systems USA, with a solid reputation built on outstanding value, integrity, and customer focus. We offer our customers and employees the best of both worlds: a small company feel with the resources, talent, process, and international reach of a large company.
TAS delivers innovative packaged modular systems that are engineered and manufactured in one of our Houston, TX facilities and utilized in data centers, power, and commercial/industrial utility system applications. TAS has successfully delivered and commissioned over 520 packages to over 33 countries. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX and has five ISO 9001 certified manufacturing facilities in Houston, encompassing 1.2m sq. feet with proximity to major shipping ports and interstate highways. TAS manages all logistics and transportation facilitating accelerated construction at customer’s facilities.
TAS’ fastest growing business is the data center market. By applying deep expertise in cooling, thermodynamics, and power, TAS has developed an entire product line that revolutionizes data center delivery.
With our tremendous market potential, advanced technological systems, entrepreneurial culture as well as a talented and productive workforce, we continue to set and exceed aggressive market penetration and financial goals. More information is available on the company website at: www.tas.com.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: TAS has a tobacco-free workplace policy, under which individuals are not allowed to smoke or use tobacco or nicotine products on the TAS premises, while conducting TAS business off premises or take "smoking" breaks during working hours. “smoking” and “tobacco or nicotine products” includes, but is not limited to, product such as cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, vaping, all forms of smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco, snuff, dip) and clove cigarettes
The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.
Applications and resumes will be kept on file for a limited time and that the Company is under no duty or obligation to contact applicants if they are not selected for the job applied for or if other jobs become available in the future. Applicants that desire to apply for a job that becomes available at the Company in the future, should submit a new employment application or resume.
TAS Energy Inc. guarantees equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
