Solar Purchasing Specialist
Smith & Associates
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Austin • Texas • United States
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About the role
- Monitor solar market trends and provide actionable insights to internal stakeholders
- Develop, establish, build and maintain solid vendor relationships
- Locate new suppliers while strengthening relationships and pushing out credit terms with existing suppliers
- Maintain and distribute accurate, real-time pricing data across the organization
- Collaborate with the sales team to align sourcing activities with revenue goals and customer requirements
- Required sourcing, price negotiation and expedition of purchase orders (POs)
- Lead end-to-end purchasing processes, including sourcing, price negotiating and expediting of purchase orders
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) or 3+ years of solar procurement experience
- Ability to negotiate beyond standard pricing
- Understanding of solar commodities
- Excellent prioritization and follow up skills
- Bandwidth to liaison between sales, operations and accounting
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
sourcingprice negotiationexpediting purchase ordersvendor relationship managementpricing data analysis
Soft skills
prioritizationfollow upcollaborationcommunication
Certifications
Bachelor's degree