About this role
Job Description
Smith ranks eighth among all global electronic component distributors at $14 billion in global revenue since 2020 and an annual revenue in excess of $2.6 billion. Specifically on the solar side, we’re in need of a Purchasing Specialist to source top quality, brand new, PV panels, inverters, batteries, storage and more. You’ll manage the relationships with our suppliers to guarantee the best pricing.
Essential Job Duties
- Monitor solar market trends and provide actionable insights to internal stakeholders to guide purchasing and sales strategies
- Develop, establish, build and maintain solid vendor relationships. Locate new suppliers while strengthening relationships and pushing out credit terms with existing suppliers
- Maintain and distribute accurate, real-time pricing data across the organization to ensure market competitiveness
- Collaborate with the sales team to align sourcing activities with revenue goals and customer requirements
- Required sourcing, price negotiation and expedition of purchase orders (POs).
- Lead end-to-end purchasing processes, including sourcing, price negotiating and expediting of purchase orders
- Demonstrate working knowledge of Smith’s purchasing methodology, commodities, services, industry standards and terminology
- Interface with operations and accounting to ensure POs are processed seamlessly to customer satisfaction
Competencies
- Ability to negotiate beyond standard pricing
- Understanding of solar commodities
- Excellent prioritization and follow up skills
- Bandwidth to liaison between sales, operations and accounting
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) or 3+ years of solar procurement experience
- Smith is an equal opportunity employer
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We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.