Solar Purchasing Specialist

About the role

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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