Senior Buyer

We understand some people want a sense of purpose. A place where you feel you’re helping the environment and community you live in. For others, it’s the culture that excites them. A place where you enjoy working and can grow professionally. At Tesco Controls, we believe you can have it all, and we demonstrate that daily!

Our total rewards package includes career advancement and training opportunities as well as our medical/dental/vision coverage for your health and well-being. Our Flexible Spending Account, company paid Life Insurance and 401(k) with company match recognize the desire for financial security. Our wellness program and perks like company sponsored events, vacation & holiday pay, employee recognition and appreciation events, create a sense of community and support our mental health.

Tesco Controls’ core business is designing and building process control systems and power solutions for municipalities and industrial clients to keep critical infrastructure operating efficiently. As a full-service Systems Integrator and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), (Ranked #1 System Integrator focused on Water/Wastewater and #12 overall on the Global System Integrator Giants List 2023). We design, engineer, manufacture, program, and integrate electrical, power, and process control systems for water/wastewater, transportation, power, and renewable energy facilities. We help clients optimize operations, increase overall efficiency, and reduce operating costs. We employ experts in every control discipline. TESCO’s unique ability to manufacture custom solutions and design and commission equipment, power and control systems provides clients with well-designed systems that work as intended.

Tesco Controls is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. TESCO provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, or genetic information. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)

Job Summary:

Purchase, track products and equipment in accordance with company standards and procedures to ensure availability and standardization. Maintain current job files, catalogs, literature and pricing. Monitor, purchase, and expedite all orders while following company p-card standards and procedures. Maintain supplier relations by negotiating terms, pricing, and delivery based on specific budgets and schedule requirements. Provide assistance to other employees by mentoring, training and monitoring job performance through the use of company policies and procedures.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for processing and standardizing procurement transactions
• Requests quotes, and negotiates pricing, payment terms, and delivery terms for non-agreement suppliers
• Negotiates and reviews all quotes for projects assigned
• Ability to multi-task and handle priorities as business necessity permits. Must be able to maintain professionalism during frequent interruptions
• Solicit cost reduction ideas from suppliers and implement these cost savings ideas
• Anticipates procurement related concerns, and proactively addresses issues
• Verify required information: cost accounting, part numbers, description, and pricing
• Expedite orders, and serve as liaison between suppliers and end users
• Ensures timely delivery of materials and equipment to support project execution and customer satisfaction
• Research, analyze, and correct all purchase order related discrepancies
• Report cost savings, and other related metrics to management
• Resolves supply chain logistical and accounting problems with suppliers and company’s internal customers
• Translates demand requirements into procurement requests and orders to ensure the timely availability of materials
• Analyzes material availability and arranges purchasing and/or or in-house production of parts to ensure timely availability of materials
• Develops, maintains and distributes procurement related metrics reports to management
• Attend department meetings to reciprocate supplier related issues
• Work closely with the production floor to ensure timely scheduling of current jobs
• Perform all other duties as assigned

Demonstrated Skills:

• High level of organizational skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure
• Negotiation/facilitation skills
• Excellent verbal communication skills with customers and suppliers at all levels
• Ability to strategically problem solve and critical thinking skills in order to diagnosis problems and implement acceptable solutions

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred
• At least 5+ years' experience in operations management/inventory material control/logistics
• 5+ years' experience as a buyer/planner or purchasing agent

Knowledge:

• Extensive knowledge of planning for engineering processes and procedures
• Extensive knowledge of purchase order and bill of material standards
• Understanding of computer operations, Microsoft Office, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and APICS
• Complete knowledge of Inventory Quality Control

Training Requirements:

• Tesco Controls, Inc. general office safety training

Physical Demands:

• Light physical effort
• Regularly required to sit

Work Environment:

• Office Environment
• Manufacturing Environment

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