Senior Buyer

Position Type: Full-time, Exempt, Salary
Reports to: Procurement Manager
Supervisory Responsibility: None
Location: Jacksonville, FL

Company Summary
Stellar Energy provides custom power augmentation and energy plant solutions for power generation and utilities, liquefied natural gas (LNG), data center, biopharma and other markets. Stellar Energy's innovative solutions include turbine inlet air chilling, inlet air conditioning (heating and cooling), evaporative cooling, direct contact air chilling, thermal energy storage, district cooling and central utility plants. The company's experience spans more than 20 years and stretches across the globe, with offices in the United States, Asia and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Summary
The purchasing agent negotiates vendor terms, prices and schedules deliveries using knowledge of budget and schedule requirements.

Essential Functions

• Adheres to purchasing policies, processes and procedures.
• Assists Shipping/Receiving in warehouse and inventory control policies and procedures.
• Negotiates best vendor terms, pricing and delivery based on specific budget and schedule requirements.
• Uses knowledge of equipment and consumable lead times to schedule items necessary to ensure no disruptions in fabrication and construction cycles.
• Issues contracts for the procurement of goods and services through company purchasing platforms.
• Expedites delivery of purchased goods and services.
• Reviews and approves supplier invoices for accuracy against contracts.
• Completes potential and current Supplier evaluations.
• Prepares for ISO 9001 and other audits.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Competencies

• Financial Management.
• Communication Proficiency.
• Time Management.
• Decision Making.
• Negotiation Strategies.
• Procurement Best Practices.

Work Environment
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 Fabrication facility or visiting a Suppliers facility.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bending or standing on a stool as necessary. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds. Additionally, the ability to perform audits of suppliers' facilities or visiting a job site may require extensive walking in a manufacturing and/or construction environment.

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Travel
Up to 20% of travel time could be expected for this position.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university.
• Minimum of 2 years of purchasing related experience or demonstrated knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the above-mentioned tasks.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree within Business, Finance, or Logistics from an accredited university.
• Four years' prior experience with purchasing highly engineered equipment for EPC firms in the Oil & Gas or Energy markets