Supply Chain Buyer

Duncan SC, South Carolina


Employer: Babcock Power
Industry: Supply Chain
Salary: $68000 - $75000 per year
Job type: Full-Time

Position Summary:

Start your career with us as a Supply Chain Buyer, where you'll play a crucial role in leading our procurement efforts. As a key member of our supply chain team, you'll utilize your negotiation skills, market knowledge, and strategic thinking to secure quality goods and services at competitive prices. This role is more than just placing purchase orders; it's about contributing to the future of our supply chain by identifying opportunities for innovation, cost savings, and top-notch quality.

Essential Responsibilities:
Purchase Order Management:

• Complete Purchase Order Contracts based on project needs in a clear and concise manner.

Commercial Negotiations:

• Understand and negotiate commercial terms and conditions with Suppliers and Subcontractors.

Supplier and Subcontractor Management:

• Source and evaluate suppliers and subcontractors.

• Secure and analyze quotations, negotiate prices and terms, and recommend suppliers based on cost, quality, and delivery competitiveness.
Relationship Management:
• Manage relationships with suppliers for PO execution, including handling scheduling changes and cancellations.

• Interface with various teams such as Operations, Scheduling, Field Engineering, Site Administration, and Finance as required.
Proposal Support:

• Provide support for proposals to ensure the best possible offerings to our clients.

Job Requirements / Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience.
• Experience: 3-5 years of related purchasing experience.
• Industry Experience: Construction industry preferred.
• Strong negotiating and analytical skills.

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we include base pay ranges for all US-based job postings that encompass all potential locations and levels for the open position. Our base pay ranges are set based on the function, discipline, level and regional location and are benchmarked against companies in the same or similar industry. Final offers may vary based on multiple factors, including; education, depth and relevance of work experience, relevant licenses and certifications, and may vary from the amounts listed in the job posting.

The base pay range for this Supply Chain Buyer role is $68,000 - $75,000 annually.

Created: 2024-05-08
Reference: 2024-CNS-039
Country: United States
State: South Carolina
City: Duncan SC