Buyer II

LanceSoft Inc; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 48,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentify in Allentown, PA is seeking a procurement specialist for a 6-month assignment with potential extension. The role is hybrid (Tuesdays through Thursdays) in the Allentown office and requires at least 3 years of supply chain experience, including ERP/procurement exposure, plus SAP S4HANA expertise and strong Excel skills.

You will be responsible for coordinating procurement requests, supplier negotiations, and ensuring SOX controls compliance, while supporting continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required.
• Minimum of 3 years’ supply chain experience with ERP, procurement, or work management systems; or equivalent in electric utility industry.
• Proficiency with MS Excel required.

Responsibilities

• Review client procurement requests and convert into purchase orders.
• Coordinate stock re-orders and replenish stock materials based on system reports.
• Solicit bids and prepare recommendations for procurement of materials and services.
• Coordinate with suppliers and internal teams to resolve issues, expedites orders, and manage invoices.
• Assist with supplier relationship management and SOX compliance activities.

Skills

SAP S4HANA

MS Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

MS PowerBI

ERP systems

Job description

Pay range: $35-$37/hr

Duration: 6 months assignment with possibility of extension

Description: Callouts

• This role is hybrid Tues-Thurs in Allentown PA Office.
• Minimum 1 year experience with SAP S4HANA
• Proficiency with MS Excel required

Required Qualifications

Education

Bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience on a year-for-year basis, is required.

Experience

A minimum of three years’ supply chain experience, including experience with ERP, procurement, or work management systems, or equivalent relevant experience in the electric utility industry on a year-for-year basis is required. Note: Must meet all requirements within this section before considered as a candidate.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Experience with procurement and inventory preferred, as well as good working knowledge of Financial and Material systems, MS PowerBI, MS Excel, and other company systems.
2. Analytical and detail oriented; comfortable with various levels of ambiguity; basic financial analysis skills; good communication (written, oral and listening), time management, and people skills.
3. Lean and/or Six Sigma certification or equivalent program.
4. Experience using ERP, procurement, or work management systems.

Purpose

The purpose of this job is to facilitate the strategic procurement of materials and services in support of business lines throughout all operating companies. This position will also support efforts to optimize process efficiencies and consistency in the consolidation of procurement functions. In addition, this position may administer contracts, drive continuous improvement initiatives with internal stakeholders, and help manage SOX compliance programs. This position supports a range of supply chain processes and systems designed to control costs and optimize operations for business lines throughout our service territories in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. This position works independently with minimal supervision.

Core Responsibilities

1. Review client procurement requests for completeness and process into purchase orders.
2. Coordinate with the planning function on re-orders of stock and non-stock materials and perform replenishment procurement of stock material based on system generated replenishment reports.
3. Recommend replenishment action based on usage, order quantities, and min/max levels; perform replenishment procurement of stock material based on system generated replenishment reports and oversee min/max levels as agreed.
4. Solicit bids through formal request for quotations or request for proposal competitive processes, including evaluation and analysis of bids, and preparation of formal written recommendations, for procurement of critical materials and services.
5. Coordinate and negotiate with suppliers, accounts payable, and internal stakeholders in resolving issues associated with specific purchases or projects, expediting orders, price discrepancies, warranty claims, and the return or cancellation of purchase orders.
6. Coordinate the logistics (receiving, handling, inspecting, delivery etc.) of capital/project/non-stock material in conjunction with the project manager/engineer, etc., delivered either to the site warehouse or job site.
7. Coordinate with the accounts payable team in resolving issues associated with invoice and payment processing as they occur. Identifies and resolves invoice holds and bottlenecks to ensure that work management schedules are not impacted. This includes direct interaction with internal business proponents across the company.
8. Update pricing on blanket purchase orders as required.
9. Review material forecasts with Business Project Planners to ensure that all required materials have been ordered and are scheduled to be delivered when required. Expedite orders as needed.
10. Identify new sources of supply and establish/maintain professional relationships with suppliers/partners, based on the highest ethical business practices as set forth in the Standards of Conduct and Integrity and PPL's Supply Chain Policies.
11. Ensure procurements follow all applicable company policies and adhere to SOX requirements.
12. Provide work management support for material, service and other requirements as requested by internal business proponents.
13. May be assigned an emergency and storm restoration role. This is a special assignment that comes into play during storms and other emergencies when the company needs to restore power or gas or respond to other issues affecting customer service. This role may necessitate the need to work after-hours, outside of your normal schedule.
14. Participates in Supplier Relationship Management activities and facilitates timely and relevant information between external suppliers and internal business proponents and leaders.
15. All other duties and projects as assigned.