Buyer III

About Stored Energy Systems

Role overview

Purchasing and supplier management

• Manage critical suppliers and resolve complex supply, inventory, supplier performance, and production support challenges.
• Lead supplier reviews, operational discussions, corrective actions, recovery strategies, and cross-functional responses to shortages or disruptions.
• Develop inventory and purchasing strategies that balance continuity, working capital, lead time, capacity, storage, and risk.
• Lead operational RFQs and market evaluations within delegated authority, partnering with Sourcing on strategic decisions and major negotiations.

Team and process leadership

• Coordinate purchasing priorities and provide operational coverage during demand spikes, disruptions, or Purchasing Manager absence.
• Mentor team members, support onboarding, and reinforce consistent purchasing practices.
• Translate sourcing strategies and agreements into transitions, implementation plans, ERP parameters, and supplier performance management.
• Lead process improvements, ERP/MRP and reporting enhancements, and standardization initiatives.
• Provide analysis and recommendations on supplier risk, inventory, cost, delivery, and purchasing performance.
• Ensure purchasing activity, supplier records, and ERP data meet policy, contract, quality, internal control, and regulatory requirements.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operations Management, Engineering, or a related field, or four additional years of relevant experience.
• At least 4 years of progressive purchasing, procurement, or supply chain experience, including substantial manufacturing experience.
• Advanced knowledge of purchasing, inventory optimization, supplier performance, engineering change implementation, and ERP/MRP-driven manufacturing.
• Advanced ERP/MRP experience with Infor CSI/Syteline, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar systems, plus Microsoft Office proficiency, particularly Excel.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience independently managing complex, high-spend, sole-source, or operationally critical suppliers and handling escalations and recovery is preferred.
• Experience leading supplier reviews, corrective actions, transitions, engineering changes, product transitions, recovery, inventory optimization, or continuous improvement is preferred.
• Team lead, department coordinator, mentoring, or operational backup experience supporting purchasing leadership is preferred.

Compensation

• Annual salary range is $84,000 to $115,000.