Buyer

Job Summary

• Provide core management in the procurement of various commodities to achieve budget objects, supplier diversity and on-time delivery.
• Support Supply Chain leaders, Strategic Category Manager(s), buyers and a predetermined business unit to achieve total cost management.
• Leads company procurement processes to ensure quality, cost effectiveness, and delivery from Company's supplier business partners.
• Represents the company in supplier relationships which include negotiations, commercial terms and conditions, and contract administration
• Maximizes assets and specific inventory investments to balance business unit needs with total cost management.
• Provide support with reviewing and analyzing inventory levels.
• Provides mentoring and direction to procurement staff to implement buying plans and achieve goals.
• Provides day-to-day procurement operations to meet our business unit partners' requirements; prepares recommendations and secures necessary approvals; maintains intimate knowledge of contracts; issues change orders.
• Supports strategies and establishes contracts as defined by respective Strategic Category Managers and cross functional teams.
• Responsible for writing contracts and negotiates terms and conditions
• Evaluates total cost of ownership, not just acquisition costs, and trains users
• Interfaces with contract administrator, Legal and/or Risk Management to assure compliance with terms and conditions, as specified in contracts.
• Responds to emergency and urgent orders; performs expediting functions, as needed.
• Works with BU/Suppliers/AP to facilitate invoice resolution and dispute resolution.
• Supports and SCM goals and measurements; and understands and complies with all SCM corporate policies and procedures.
• Understands and supports the SPM processes and goals
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum 3 years of experience in supply chain management
• Preferred Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or Economics
• Prior procurement experience in Solar / Renewable Energy components desired
• Yellow/Green/Black belt certification desired
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft applications (Excel, PowerPoint, & Word)
• Demonstrates an ability to manage multimillion dollar contracts, consistent positive business unit and warehouse feedback, little rework, meeting deadlines, taking on additional work, working independently on routine tasks, and effectively prioritizing tasks to meet business needs and deadlines.
• Strong negotiation skills and contract writing, evident through successfully and independently negotiating less complex contracts, including the terms and conditions, building relationships with our business unit partners and vendors, independently completing purchase agreements, crafting service agreements, and reviewing peers' contracts for compliance with Energy requirements.
• Demonstrates an understanding of risk management, value analysis and proper decision making through ensuring terms and conditions are complete and accurate, appropriately analyzing tradeoffs, consequences and liabilities of actions, knowing when to escalate issues to leadership or experts, and independently making good decisions in routine situations.
• Demonstrates a basic understanding of business needs and the organization as a whole, as demonstrated by participation in business unit meetings, placing orders within requisition and funding requirements, and exhibiting general knowledge of the current market.
• Demonstrated application of continuous improvement tools, systems and processes
• An understanding of procurement for solar materials and working directly with EPC contractors.
• Services background
  
  

Benefits

Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.

Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.

Vision Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first enrollment date that is at least 30 days after employment begins. Enrollment dates are each January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st.

Technical Certification Bonus: Synectics is pleased to award its employees a bonus of up to $500 for an approved professional certification. In determining the bonus amount, Synectics will consider the cost of the test(s) for any certification relating to your current position, achieved during your employment with us. Only one Certification Bonus per calendar year may be awarded per employee. Only current, active employees will be eligible to receive this bonus. It will be awarded 90 days after the Synectics office has received documentation confirming the successful completion of the certification.

Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.