Buyer I

Comfort Systems USA; Georgia; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Comfort Systems USA is seeking a Buyer I to support procurement for engineered-to-order modular projects, including data centers and mechanical systems. You will source materials, manage supplier performance, and ensure contractual requirements are met within an MRP-driven environment.

You will maintain supplier communications, review quotations, and help resolve BOM discrepancies while supporting ongoing supplier qualification and risk management initiatives across projects.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of purchasing/expediting in a custom engineered manufacturing setup.
• Understanding of manufacturing practices, policies and processes.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with suppliers from order placement to receipt to ensure quality and schedules.
• Develop and monitor supplier recovery plans for quality issues or delays.
• Inform TAS personnel about supplier risks and changes.
• Solicit and review supplier quotations.
• Support prequalification of potential suppliers.
• Reconcile BOMs to planned orders and POs; work with CM and Purchasing to resolve discrepancies.
• Maintain supplier PO promise dates and ERP receipt of materials.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

ERP/MRP knowledge

MS Excel

Supplier management

BOM accuracy

Procurement

Sourcing

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Infor/LN

ERP/MRP

MS Office

Job description

Job Description

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Buyer I role will support procurement efforts for engineered-to-order projects for modular solutions, which can include datacenters, packaged air and/or chilled water, power plants, etc., all within an MRP-driven environment. Buyers are responsible for managing assigned projects, sourcing assigned commodities and expense types, and developing new suppliers, ensuring contractual requirements are met, and recommending final purchase decisions.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain frequent communication with suppliers from order placement to receipt to ensure quality and schedules are met

• Develop and monitor supplier recovery plans, as necessary, for quality issues or schedule delays

• Communicate risks and changes of supplier orders to appropriate TAS personnel

• Solicit and review supplier quotations

• Support the prequalification process for potential suppliers

• Reconcile Bill of Materials (BOM)s to planned orders and issued Purchase Orders (PO) and working with Configuration Management and Purchasing to resolve discrepancies

• Maintain Supplier PO promise dates and receipt of materials in the ERP system.

• Advise senior management of non-standard contractual issues which can create legal and business risk to TAS

• Maintain and report metrics on supplier performance and other assigned objectives

• Maintain good relations with supplier personnel

• Resolve receiving discrepancies by comparing purchase order to delivery documentation.

• Assure an uninterrupted flow of materials, supplies and services required to operate the organization.

• Follow up purchases as necessary through correspondence or telephone to expedite order, change amounts, material, specifications, etc.

• Any other responsibilities as assigned by TAS.

JOB SKILLS

• Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing.

• Organized self-starter requiring minimal supervision.

• Ability to follow standard work processes.

• Good organizational, interpersonal and teamwork skills.

• Knowledge of materials management, purchasing methods, and expediting procedures.

• Must be able to work under pressure.

• Must be able to work with the team in developing improved work processes for the department.

• Foundation level knowledge of standard ERP/ MRP principles and practices.

• Infor/LN experience/purchasing module knowledge a plus.

• Microsoft Office Suite experience, basic Excel skills required.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• 2-5 years of experience in purchasing/expediting in an custom engineered manufacturing organization to order/make to order ERP/MRP driven manufacturing environment.

• Understanding of general manufacturing practices, policies and processes.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• APICS CPIM certification.

• Experience in MRO purchasing, electrical commodities and equipment, and labor/services is preferred

• Contract review and interpretation skills are preferred, with prior hands-on experience.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, high school diploma acceptable with appropriate industry experience.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Position is at least 80% to 95% at a desk working with computer. Ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Performs other physical activities including use of fingers, sitting, stooping, bending, crouching, talking, hearing and performing repetitive motions. Visual acuity requirements include color, depth perception and field of vision necessary to prepare and analyze data and figures, operate a computer terminal and conduct extensive reading. The incumbent will be subject to inside environmental conditions.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Join a team driven to excel in all that we do! When you joinTAS, you join a Houston-headquartered company that is part of a large Houston-headquartered publicly traded company, Comfort Systems USA, with a solid reputation built on outstanding value, integrity, and customer focus.We offer our customers and employees the best of both worlds: a small company feel with the resources, talent, process, and international reach of a large company.

TAS delivers innovative packaged modular systems that are engineered and manufactured in one of our Houston, TX facilities and utilized in data centers, power, and commercial/industrial utility system applications. TAS has successfully delivered and commissioned over 520 packages to over 33 countries. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX and has five ISO 9001 certified manufacturing facilities in Houston, encompassing 1.2m sq. feet with proximity to major shipping ports and interstate highways. TAS manages all logistics and transportation facilitating accelerated construction at customer’s facilities.

TAS’ fastest growing business is the data center market. By applying deep expertise in cooling, thermodynamics, and power, TAS has developed an entire product line that revolutionizes data center delivery.

With our tremendous market potential, advanced technological systems, entrepreneurial culture as well as a talented and productive workforce, we continue to set and exceed aggressive market penetration and financial goals. More information is available on the company website at: www.tas.com.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: TAS has a tobacco‑free workplace policy, under which individuals are not allowed to smoke or use tobacco or nicotine products on the TAS premises, while conducting TAS business off premises or take “smoking” breaks during working hours. “smoking” and “tobacco or nicotine products” includes, but is not limited to, product such as cigarettes, e‑cigarettes, cigars, pipes, vaping, all forms of smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco, snuff, dip) and clove cigarettes.

The above declarations are not intended to be an all‑inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.