Buyer - Generation

Southern Company • Birmingham, AL

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Buyer position is responsible for sourcing and procurement activities supporting Plants Calhoun, Central, Greene County, Lindsay Hill, Sabic and the NCCC. Duties include locating sources of supply, issuing requests for quotes, analyzing bids, negotiating, creating purchase orders (inventory, non-stock materials, and services), expediting, resolving supplier problems, and other supply chain duties as required. The Buyer spends considerable time and effort communicating and engaging with their business unit partners while performing the duties listed above.

Requirements

• Able to build strong relationships and communicate effectively
• Responsive to the needs of business unit partners
• Demonstrates initiative and a desire to solve problems
• Organized
• Able to manage a demanding workload with competing priorities
• Purchasing and supply chain practices and standards
• Technical Shared Services’ project processes
• Business practices such as budgeting, traffic/logistics, contracts, engineering, risk management, accounting and legal
• Generation, power delivery or similar industries
• Maximo Purchasing system
• Business programs such as Word and Excel

Nice To Haves

• Procurement, sourcing or contracting processes
• Performance in a transactionally intensive role
• Maximo use
• Work in utilities or heavy industry
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business, finance, engineering
• Supply chain or legal certifications

Responsibilities

• Locating sources of supply
• Issuing requests for quotes
• Analyzing bids
• Negotiating
• Creating purchase orders (inventory, non-stock materials, and services)
• Expediting
• Resolving supplier problems
• Other supply chain duties as required
• Communicating and engaging with business unit partners

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Annual incentive awards for eligible employees
• Health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being
• Additional and specific details about total compensation and benefits will also be provided during the hiring process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level