Location: Orlando, FL (Initially Hybrid - Ability to work 3 days onsite, 2 days remote per week with flexibility for increased onsite presence if business needs change.)
Shift: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
This position is for the Power/Energy division.
We are looking for a Buyer/Expeditor (POs)
- Review material demand and purchasing requirements in SAP to determine purchase order needs.
- Generate and process purchase orders using approved supplier quotations and established procurement procedures.
- Monitor active purchase orders and maintain accurate records of order status, approvals, and delivery commitments.
- Coordinate with suppliers to obtain purchase order acknowledgments and confirm expected shipment dates.
- Proactively follow up on outstanding orders, delayed materials, and supplier action items.
- Identify potential delivery risks and communicate issues that may affect project schedules.
- Coordinate purchasing activities across multiple projects involving large equipment, components, and complex assemblies.
- Work with project procurement personnel, material planners, and internal stakeholders to resolve purchasing and material availability issues.
- Track purchase order approval requirements and follow up to ensure timely authorization.
- Maintain procurement trackers and use Excel to organize, review, and analyze purchasing information.
- Work with Bills of Materials (BOMs), material lists, and large datasets to support project purchasing requirements.
- Assist in resolving purchase order discrepancies, invoicing questions, and supplier payment-related concerns.
- Maintain complete and accurate purchasing documentation and ensure SAP records reflect current order information.
- Prepare recurring procurement status updates and reports for project stakeholders.
- Participate in project coordination meetings and communicate purchasing progress, delivery concerns, and outstanding actions.
- Support approximately 2-5 projects simultaneously.
- Manage approximately 15-30 purchase orders at a time, although workload complexity is more important than PO volume. Projects involve large, complex equipment and assemblies.
Requirements:
- Previous professional experience in purchasing, procurement, buying, or purchase order expediting.
- Hands-on experience creating and processing purchase orders within SAP; SAP Purchasing experience is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience managing purchase orders from initial creation through supplier confirmation and delivery follow-up.
- Practical experience coordinating with suppliers regarding order status, delivery schedules, shipment delays, and outstanding commitments.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables.
- Experience handling large procurement datasets, material requirements, and Bills of Materials (BOMs).
- Ability to organize and manage multiple purchase orders across several active projects.
- Strong communication and coordination skills when working with suppliers, project teams, material planners, and internal customers.
- Background in industrial purchasing, manufacturing, energy, power generation, or complex equipment procurement is beneficial.
- A bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a related field is preferred but not mandatory; relevant professional experience will be considered.
- Must be comfortable performing hands-on purchasing and procurement execution activities.
- This position does not require strategic sourcing or supplier price negotiation responsibilities.