What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operational Buyer position at Waukesha Gas Engines?
About Us
By combining a rich legacy in the power and gas compression space with pioneering technology, INNIO brings our customers affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy solutions for today—and tomorrow. We are helping to meet today’s energy needs with 64 GW of installed capacity and 48,000 of our powerful Jenbacher and Waukesha engines, which can be found in more than 100 countries. And, by harnessing our history of energy industry firsts along with the power of digital innovation, we will continue to deliver for the future. Welcome to a World of Innovation and Inspiration! Welcome to INNIO!
Work Structure
This Buyer is responsible for performing standard operational sourcing activities of assigned categories within given guidelines and procedures. Additionally, this role is destined to proactively get involved in sourcing initiatives aiming at constantly improving processes, achieving financial goals and providing excellent service to internal and external customers. Ensure business strategies are followed through working closely with your assigned commodities and supplier base in order to deliver customer orders on time, on high quality and at an optimal cost to the business,
Position Responsibilities
By combining a rich legacy in the power and gas compression space with pioneering technology, INNIO brings our customers affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy solutions for today—and tomorrow. We are helping to meet today’s energy needs with 64 GW of installed capacity and 48,000 of our powerful Jenbacher and Waukesha engines, which can be found in more than 100 countries. And, by harnessing our history of energy industry firsts along with the power of digital innovation, we will continue to deliver for the future. Welcome to a World of Innovation and Inspiration! Welcome to INNIO!
Work Structure
- Based at our Houston, TX office in a hybrid capacity, with a combination of onsite & remote workdays.
This Buyer is responsible for performing standard operational sourcing activities of assigned categories within given guidelines and procedures. Additionally, this role is destined to proactively get involved in sourcing initiatives aiming at constantly improving processes, achieving financial goals and providing excellent service to internal and external customers. Ensure business strategies are followed through working closely with your assigned commodities and supplier base in order to deliver customer orders on time, on high quality and at an optimal cost to the business,
Position Responsibilities
- Work closely with buyers, material planning & execution specialists, quality, and operations to ensure smooth running of day-to-day activities.
- Perform procurement tasks and responsibilities to include:
- Resolve Purchase Order Requisition (POR) issues and place PO of repetitive material orders
- Manage item activation process
- Manage RFP & RFQ processes for new production items and services orders
- First piece qualification purchase order placement
- Maintain supplier master data as well as initiates and performs new supplier onboarding workflows
- Accounts Payable issue & invoice resolution management
- Provide drawings on request to suppliers
- Maintain sourcing attributes in ERP system (quote, lead time, market share, etc.)
- Independently resolves issues within assigned responsibilities by applying given guidelines, policies, and regulatory framework.
- Supports sourcing initiatives, including process improvements and data cleaning.
- Contribute to project as a team member or lead small projects.
- Support system testing related to functional responsibilities (ERP, PLM, etc.).
- Drive e-tool penetration with suppliers (ASN, SupplyOn, Basware).
- Maintain the highest level of integrity and ethics in all dealings with internal customers and outside suppliers.
- Bachelor’s in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering or a related discipline from an accredited university/college or a high school diploma and equivalent knowledge/experience.
- Foundational knowledge of guidelines, practices, and procedures within sourcing function, work experience in Procurement of advantage
- Working knowledge of ERP and data management & reporting tools (Oracle, SAP, Tableau, etc.).
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications with advanced Microsoft Excel skills, able to work with large data sets.
- Demonstrated ability to organize, assess and prioritize tasks.
- Ability to work in a cross-functional organization and be a results-oriented self-starter.
- Team Player mentality and willingness to continuous learning and development.
- Language proficiencies beyond English a plus.