Solar Purchasing Coordinator
TERREPOWERPosition Summary:
The Purchasing Coordinator maintains strong vendor relationships, guaranteeing the best pricing and supporting end-to-end purchasing. They ensure purchase orders are processed smoothly with collaboration across functions. They will source top quality, brand new, PV panels, inverters, batteries, storage and more.
Responsibilities
Monitor solar market trends and provide actionable insights to internal stakeholders to guide purchasing and sales strategies
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 to ensure market competitiveness
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
Demonstrate working knowledge of Smith's purchasing methodology, commodities, services, industry standards and terminology
Interface with operations and accounting to ensure POs are processed seamlessly to customer satisfaction
Minimum Qualifications
- 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
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Must be highly motivated and able to work independently.