Sr Buyer - SGS

TEP Tucson Electric Power Company; Springerville (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Tucson Electric Power (TEP) seeks motivated Buy er/Planner I–II to support procurement across equipment, materials, and services for our utility operations. The role liaises with personnel, customers and suppliers to ensure continuous supply for maintenance and projects.

Responsibilities include issuing POs, supplier evaluation, and data maintenance, with exposure to Maximo and PASTA. Entry to mid-level opportunities offer growth into more complex contracts and planning activities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field preferred.
• Purchasing certification preferred; experience may be considered in lieu.

Responsibilities

• Issue purchase orders for goods, equipment, and limited services to support operations.
• Interview supplier representatives to develop reliable sources of supply.
• Maintain supplier data (pricing, delivery history) and evaluate performance (price, on-time delivery, quality).
• Understand material requirements planning and forecasting to ensure material fill and inventory turns.
• Review requisitions and ensure accuracy of tax status, part numbers, descriptions, delivery instructions, payment terms, need dates, quantities and price.
• Expedite overdue materials and resolve delivery discrepancies with suppliers.
• Prepare RFQs, evaluate bids for cost and conformance to specs.
• Communicate supply chain issues to supervision and collaborate with end users, warehouse, and accounts payable.
• Assist in achieving Operational Excellence goals.

Skills

Negotiation

Procurement

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in business/related field

Purchasing certification (preferred)

Tools

Maximo

PASTA

Oracle

Documentum

Iprocurement

Discoverer

Job description

We are looking for talented individuals who are passionate about making an impact in the company and the community.

Position Description

• To procure equipment, materials, supplies and services.
• This position may provide services to affiliates of the Company subject to the UNS Energy Code of Conduct and the related Policies and Procedures.

Buyer/Planner I

Buyer/Planner I: This is an entry level procurement position. Develops, coordinates and implements basic procurement contracts for materials and services. Acts as a liaison between personnel, customers and suppliers.

• Issues purchase orders to suppliers for goods, equipment and some limited services necessary to support the Companies operations and maintenance activities within policy and procedure.
• Interviews supplier representatives to develop and maintain reliable sources of supply.
• Maintains updated information regarding supplier location, pricing and delivery history and evaluates supplier performance pertaining to price, on time delivery and quality.
• Understands Material Requirements Planning and Forecasting to ensure acceptable material fill rates and inventory turns.
• Reviews material requisitions and issues purchase orders to suppliers ensuring that content is accurate pertaining to requirements, such as tax status part numbers, descriptions, delivery instructions, payment terms, need dates, quantities and price.
• Verifies timely receipt of purchased material and initiates action plans to suppliers for expediting overdue material and material delivered not to specifications.
• Helps prepare and issues request for quotations to qualified suppliers, works with other buyers to evaluate replied quotations as to cost and conformity to specifications.
• Responsible for communicating to supervision various supply chain problems for assigned department areas as well as working with end users, warehouse operations and accounts payable.
• Reviews overall supplier activity and performance to assure contract compliance. Works with supervision to assess supplier problem areas and implements appropriate action plans.
• Support and communicate Operational Excellence goals, objectives, vision, and values.

Buyer/Planner II

Buyer/Planner II: This is an experienced procurement position. Develops, coordinates and implements basic and increasingly more complex procurement contracts for materials and services. Acts as a liaison between personnel, customers and suppliers.

• Issues purchase orders to suppliers for goods, equipment and services necessary to support the Companies operations and maintenance activities within policy and procedure.
• Interviews supplier representatives to develop and maintain reliable sources of supply.
• Maintains updated information regarding supplier location, pricing and delivery history and evaluates supplier performance pertaining to price, on time delivery and quality.
• Must possess an understanding of service agreements, scopes of work, change orders or amendments and performance periods.
• Work closely with Planning, Engineering and Maintenance Supervision in creating scopes of work, scopes of supply, requests for quote, and requests for proposals for goods and services.
• Familiar with Maximo and PASTA software, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) manuals. Able to review existing materials for availability and to research new products.
• Must have a good understanding of Material Requirements Planning and Forecasting to ensure acceptable material fill rates and inventory turns.
• Familiar with Operations & Maintenance Work Planning flow.
• Reviews material requisitions and issues purchase orders to suppliers ensuring that content is accurate pertaining to requirements, such as tax status part numbers, descriptions, delivery instructions, payment terms, need dates, quantities and price.
• Verifies timely receipt of purchased material and initiates action plans to suppliers for expediting overdue material and material delivered not to specifications.
• Prepares and issues request for quotations to qualified suppliers, evaluates replied quotations as to cost and conformity to specifications and recommends bid awards.
• Responsible for resolving supply chain problems for assigned department areas as well as working with end users, warehouse operations and accounts payable.
• Reviews overall supplier activity and performance to assure contract compliance. Assesses supplier problem areas and recommends appropriate actions.
• Support and communicate Operational Excellence goals, objectives, vision, and values.

Senior Buyer/Planner

Senior Buyer/Planner: This is a senior position. It differs from other positions in the classification series by performing tasks at a proficient, accomplished level and handling the more difficult, complex or irregular tasks. Individuals in senior positions typically assist in setting priorities for work and are asked upon occasion to use judgment to solve unusual problems.

• Assists in the development and implementation of Purchasing methods and procedures.
• Monitors the procurement process to assure that all purchases are in accordance with Company and Section policy and procedures.
• May supervise, assign work and evaluate performance of Buyer I & II as requested.
• Coordinates supply chain activities between operating areas and key alliance suppliers.
• Support and communicate Operational Excellence goals, objectives, vision, and values.

Principal Buyer/Planner

Principal Buyer/Planner: This is a lead position affording guidance and supervision to other positions performing the same tasks. In addition to performing the responsibilities of Buyer/Planner II and Senior Buyer/Planner:

• Assists in the review and distribution of the Purchasing and Material section’s workload.
• Supervises, trains and evaluates the performance of subordinate personnel.
• Provides supply chain area expertise in support of the appropriate business computer, performing quality assurance, application testing, application upgrade analysis, business process analysis and system analysis to insure optimum reliability, efficiency and application fit to the business area.
• Support and communicate Operational Excellence goals, objectives, vision, and values.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.)

Level I Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Approximately two years of supply chain and/or Power Plant experience.
• A four year degree from an accredited University in a business related field may be considered as an equivalency for a portion of the required experience.
• Education and/or experience in a supply chain concentration area such as materials management, logistics, procurement, accounts/payable, business administration.
• Working knowledge of the Procure-to-Pay process which includes requisitioning, RFQ’s, purchase orders, warehouse operations and accounts payable.
• Must demonstrate working knowledge of purchasing systems, procedures, material standards, specifications and the entire supply chain process.

Level II Minimum qualifications of Level I.

• A minimum of two years of supply chain experience.
• Ability to perform negotiations for critical goods & services.
• Knowledge of Maximo, PASTA, Oracle, Documentum, Iprocurement, Discoverer.
• Knowledge of Operations & Maintenance Work Flow Process.
• Must be able to work independently under limited direction.
• Business Degree preferred.
• Purchasing certification preferred.

Senior Minimum qualifications of Level II.

• A minimum four years of supply chain experience.
• Ability to administer and coordinate key alliance partnering agreements.
• Must have a sound working knowledge of purchasing systems, procedures, material standards, specifications, technical data, and the entire supply chain process.
• Business Degree preferred.Purchasing certification preferred.

Principal Minimum qualifications of Senior.

• A minimum of seven years of supply chain experience.
• Ability to perform negotiations for high dollar, critical goods & services.
• Ability to negotiate high level key strategic alliance partnering agreements.
• Must have total knowledge of supply chain process to include warehouse operations and accounts payable.
• Must have supervisory experience, leadership qualities and ability to effectively oversee, direct, train and provide guidance to other buyers and communicate verbally and in writing with all levels of management, company personnel and suppliers.
• Develop, establish and administer performance tracking and feedback for Buyer/Planner II, Senior Buyer/Planner and Suppliers.

Preferred qualifications of Senior.

Tucson Electric Power provides safe, reliable power more than 447,000 customers in the Tucson metropolitan area. We’re also a local leader in community service, volunteerism and economic development efforts. TEP and its sister company, UniSource Energy Services, are among a family of utilities owned by Fortis, Canada’s largest investor-owned gas and electric utility holding company.