Buyer II

PROENERGY; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life/Disability Insurance

401K plan

10 paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

An energy services company based in Houston, TX is seeking a Purchasing Specialist to efficiently procure goods and services while managing vendor negotiations. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree, strong negotiation skills, and 3-5 years of purchasing experience. This role involves significant collaboration across functions and requires up to 50% travel for supplier visits. Comprehensive benefits are offered including medical and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business and/or 3-5 years of progressive purchasing experience.
• Strong negotiation skills and decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to travel up to 50%, including domestic and international supplier visits.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with teams to align procurement timelines with manufacturing needs.
• Monitor supplier performance and lead times, implementing mitigation strategies.
• Negotiate pricing with suppliers based on volume and delivery.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Decision making

Problem-solving

Strong communication skills

Ability to read engineered drawings

Technical competence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business

3-5 years of progressive purchasing experience

Job description

PROENERGY is a global and vertically integrated energy transition platform. Focused exclusively on fast-start, dispatchable power, our company supports both energy security and renewable growth with complete turbine services, project development, equipment manufacturing, turnkey generation facilities, operations, and maintenance.

Our Footprint

We are primed for the energy transition with permanent service locations in Missouri, Texas, and Argentina. Our world‑class Missouri headquarters is purpose‑built to meet dispatchable power needs. It sits on 90 acres in Sedalia and features more than 600,000 sq. ft of service capacity under roof, which includes the only independent Level‑IV aeroderivative depot and string‑test facility in the world. Our Houston, Texas, office is a strategic satellite positioned near our own dispatchable power installations.

Our Philosophy

We take care of our people and strive to make a positive difference for the world. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life/Disability Insurance at minimal cost to the employee, 10 paid holidays, paid time off, and a 401K plan. If you are looking for a rewarding career and possess specialized knowledge and quality‑oriented problem‑solving skills, we encourage you to apply today.

Position Summary

To purchase goods and services for PROENERGY services in an efficient manner following established procedures and in an economic manner through vendor negotiations.

Reports To:Purchasing Manager

Work Location:6401 North Eldridge Pkwy, Houston, TX 77041

Position Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Production Planning and Scheduling teams to align procurement timelines with manufacturing needs, ensuring material availability supports build schedules and minimizes downtime.
• Monitor supplier performance and lead times, proactively identifying risks and implementing mitigation strategies to avoid production delays, especially for long‑lead and critical‑path components.
• Drive cross‑functional collaboration between Procurement, Operations, and Logistics to ensure timely follow‑through on purchase orders, expedite critical materials, and maintain visibility on delivery schedules.
• Collaborating with Operations on forecast demand planning on long lead time items to instill in Procurement schedules.
• Manage and expedite purchase orders to ensure suppliers meet delivery requirements on time.
• Responsible for support and guidance to Engineering, Project Managers, and PES management on information, implementation, and administration of contract/subcontract procedure.
• Proactively resolve grievances, warranty claims, quality non‑conformance, or delivery issues with suppliers.
• Ability to interface effectively with Manufacturing, Engineering, Finance and Program Management functions.
• Work with Quality Manager and suppliers on cost of failure recovery.
• Responsible for sourcing, quoting and placement of purchase orders including direct manufacturing components and indirect (non‑production) material and services.
• Negotiate pricing with suppliers based on volume, delivery, quality, and customer service.
• Responsible for purchasing high volume hardware with blanket purchase orders or vendor managed inventory.
• Investigate new sources of materials and services to drive better cost, delivery, and quality.
• Develop, initiate, and maintain effective and professional relationships with current and potential suppliers.
• Maintain procurement records, such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories.
• Responsible for creating purchase orders and management.
• Must be able to manage budgets and avoid delay costs including shipping.
• Negotiate with suppliers on high cost, long lead time, limited source components.
• Experience purchasing hardware with supplier scope and lead times up to 18 months.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business and/or 3‑5 years of progressive purchasing experience.
• Knowledge of economics and budgeting.
• Strong negotiation skills; strong decision making and problem‑solving capabilities.
• Strong communications skills.
• Ability to read engineered drawings.
• Ability to travel up to 50%, including domestic and international supplier visits.
• Technical competence including understanding software, hardware, networks, etc.
• US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work‑authorized visa.
• Successful candidate will need to satisfactorily complete pre‑employment drug screen and background check.

Desired Qualifications

• Providing information to supervisors, co‑workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e‑mail, or in person in a timely manner as required.
• English Language -- Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Customer and Personal Service -- Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Active Listening -- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Critical Thinking -- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Judgment and Decision Making -- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• Interacting With Computers -- Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

It is PROENERGY’s policy to provide equal opportunity in employment to all its employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, national origin, marital status, ancestry, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by State or Federal law.