Buyer (All Levels)

ITC Holdings•Novi, MI

About The Position

Responsible for procuring goods and services from outside vendors to support field operations, capital projects, and maintenance. The role manages vendor relationships, develops procurement strategies, and ensures timely delivery of materials. Buyers coordinate purchases and deliveries, process requisitions, monitor inventory, and develop material forecasts and commodity knowledge. The role works across company business units and with vendors to meet construction schedules and resolve procurement issues.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management or a related field, or relevant equivalent experience and/or education.
Associate level: no specific experience required.
Intermediate level: at least two years of experience in purchasing or a related function.
Senior level: at least six years of experience in purchasing, materials planning, or a related function.
Experience with negotiation, material logistics, inventory control techniques, and life cycle cost analysis.
Sound analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
Ability to work in a team environment and multitask while supporting concurrent requirements for different business units.
Ability to work with technical counterparts and broad business units to resolve issues and evaluate and mitigate risks.
Effective verbal and written communication skills with superiors and individuals inside and outside the company.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams.
Must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer; ITC does not sponsor employment visas, such as H-1B or TN visas.

Nice To Haves

Eight years of related experience preferred.
Utility experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the purchase of materials for capital projects, maintenance, and inventory replenishment.
Create, develop, and negotiate vendor incentive and penalty provisions.
Coordinate and ensure timely deliveries between vendors and destinations.
Communicate order status to internal stakeholders.
Process purchase requisitions for materials and services.
Periodically review order points and inventory levels.
Oversee and cultivate vendor relationships for assigned commodities.
Research potential suppliers and vendors.
Discuss defects and delivery problems with vendors and negotiate refunds when appropriate.
Plan long-term material requirements based on future capital projects and recommend adjustments to improve efficiency.
Enter quantities and required dates in PeopleSoft to support planned construction schedules.
Provide and maintain material forecasts to vendors for assigned commodities.
Develop commodity knowledge to support vendor sourcing, stocking-level decisions, and recommendations of alternatives.
Handle all aspects of vendor management for assigned commodities.
Work with company departments to ensure on-time delivery of products for construction projects.
Coordinate alliance meetings and other strategic events related to critical vendors.
Develop long-term forecasts based on capital projects with assistance from Supply Chain Manager(s).