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Smith & Associates · 20 hours ago

Solar Purchasing Specialist

Houston, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$60K/yr - $70K/yr

3+ years exp

Smith & Associates is a leading electronic component distributor with a focus on solar products. They are seeking a Purchasing Specialist to manage supplier relationships and ensure competitive pricing for solar components such as PV panels and inverters.

Electrical DistributionManufacturingSemiconductorSupply Chain ManagementWholesale

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Lexi Derise

Responsibilities

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

Qualification

Solar procurement experienceNegotiation skillsVendor relationship managementMarket trend analysisPrioritization skillsLiaison skills

Required

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) or 3+ years of solar procurement experience

Ability to negotiate beyond standard pricing

Understanding of solar commodities

Excellent prioritization and follow up skills

Bandwidth to liaison between sales, operations and accounting

Company

Smith & Associates

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Smith & Associates is a global distributor of electronic components and semiconductor company.

Founded in 1984

Houston, Texas, USA

501-1000 employees

http://www.smithweb.com

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