Purchasing Expeditor

TAS Energy Inc; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

TAS Energy Inc., a Houston-headquartered provider of engineered modular solutions, seeks a Purchasing Expeditor to ensure on-time delivery of equipment, commodities and services. You will manage supplier communications, monitor BOMs and POs, and help maintain uninterrupted material flow for our manufacturing operations.

This role requires 2–5 years in purchasing/expediting in custom engineered manufacturing, with APICS CPIM preferred.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in purchasing/expediting in a custom engineered manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of general manufacturing practices, policies and processes.
• APICS CPIM certification (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Maintain frequent communication with suppliers from order placement to receipt to ensure quality and schedule are met.
• Develop and monitor supplier recovery plans for quality issues or schedule delays.
• Communicate risks and changes of supplier orders to TAS personnel.
• Solicit and review supplier quotations, as necessary.
• Reconcile BOMs to planned orders and issued POs; work with Configuration Management and Purchasing to resolve discrepancies.
• Review and maintain vendor 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 good relations with supplier personnel.
• Resolve receiving discrepancies by comparing purchase orders to delivery documentation.
• Assure an uninterrupted flow of materials, supplies and services required to operate the organization.
• Follow up purchases to expedite order changes as needed.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Process adherence

Teamwork

Materials management

Expediting

ERP/MRP knowledge

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Infor/LN

Job description

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Purchasing Expeditor role is responsible for expediting equipment, commodities, parts, and services from MRP and MRO Requisitions within a growing company that provides engineered modular solutions.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain frequent communication with suppliers from order placement to receipt to ensure quality and schedule are met
• Develop and monitoring 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, as necessary
• Reconcile Bill of Materials (BOM)s to planned orders and issued Purchase Orders (PO) and working with Configuration Management and Purchasing to resolve discrepancies
• Review and maintain vendor 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 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.
• Highly 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, intermediate excels 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.

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 join TAS, 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 two ISO 9001 certified manufacturing facilities in Houston, encompassing 400,000 sq. feet with close 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.

TAS was selected as one of the 20 Most Promising Energy Technology Solution Providers 2016 & 2017 by CIO Review.

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 at 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.

Applications and resumes will be kept on file for a limited time and that the Company is under no duty or obligation to contact applicants if they are not selected for the job applied for or if other jobs become available in the future. Applicants that desire to apply for a job that becomes available at the Company in the future, should submit a new employment application or resume.

TAS Energy Inc. guarantees equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

TAS is a leading modular design, engineering, and manufacturing company, with multiple facilities totaling over 1.5 million sq ft. of manufacturing space. We have completed over 500 projects in 34 countries with industry-leading safety performance. Our projects span a diverse array of customer needs, including data centers, high-tech manufacturing, central utility plants, cooling and compressed air plants, electrical rooms, and gas turbine chilling. Our passion is designing innovative modular products and executing them at a scale for customers. We have completed projects across more than 3,000 locations worldwide and have deployed over 200 modular system units in active service.

We are a Comfort Systems USA business backed by the resources and financial strength of a multibillion-dollar, publicly traded company.