Technical Buyer

SHOALS TECHNOLOGIES•Portland, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Shoals Technologies Group (NASDAQ: SHLS) is a leading provider of electrical balance of systems (EBOS) solutions for solar and energy storage, headquartered just north of Nashville, Tennessee. Since 1996, the company has been driving industry innovation by delivering cutting-edge technologies that improve efficiency, safety, and reliability for solar systems worldwide, with over 60 GW of solar systems deployed globally. Shoals is a collection of engineers, renewable advocates, curious minds, and collaborators, with manufacturing facilities in Tennessee and Alabama, and sales teams across Spain and Australia, enabling them to power clean energy solutions across Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. They are looking to add a Technical Buyer to their Procurement function. This is an opportunity for someone with procurement experience looking to grow their career. The Buyer will be an integral part of the Procurement function, expected to be data-driven and provide effective and efficient communication to internal and external parties. The candidate must be disciplined, have a technical understanding, and will work with the engineering department. The buyer will focus on avoiding single sourcing situations early in new item development, sourcing prototype parts and off-the-shelf brands for potential production use. This individual will interact with Category Managers, Engineers, and suppliers, and needs to embrace change, promote continuous improvement, and be flexible and agile. The role reports to a Strategic Sourcing Manager and requires experience in a contract manufacturing environment, including planning and coordinating all procurement activities such as expediting, material management, and analytical problem-solving. The buyer will be assigned to procuring electronics, fuses, connectors, components, and other items.

Requirements

Minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar role, sourcing buyer in a discrete contract manufacturing environment.
Ability to read blueprints is required
Minimum of 3 years’ experience managing process purchase requisitions, formal RFx, and issue purchase orders to suppliers
Minimum of 3 years of experience reviewing Engineering Change Notices (ECN) with suppliers and internal customers
Minimum of 3 years of experience in cost modeling
Must be proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Effective communication skills, enjoy building relationships and collaborating with teams.
Must be flexible and adaptive to change.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, solutions driven and proven track record of success.
Experience working in a small components/metals/plastics and/or electronic materials is required
Ability to multi-task and work with multiple stakeholders simultaneously
Experience with ERP system

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree a plus
Experience in a Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) environment highly desirable.
Great Plains (GP) experience a plus

Responsibilities

Process purchase requisitions, RFx, and issue purchase orders to suppliers.
Assist in identifying opportunities and managing action plans to achieve department goals, on-time delivery, and cost savings.
Communicate with suppliers to resolve problems with timeliness and product design and quality.
Assist strategic sourcing category manager by assuming higher levels of responsibility that bring value to the organization and procurement team.
Maintain and cultivate relationships internally and externally.
Support various procurement duties with the direction of the Strategic Category Manager.
Support governance of the Shoals Statement of Requirement, focused on continual improvements.
Ensure all documentation is recorded, and cost analysis of source selection is appropriately confirmed with the Strategic Category Manager.
Works with existing suppliers to secure future capacity, the right materials, at the right time, at the right price and in the right quantities.
Expedites purchase orders for engineering requirements.
Assess existing orders to determine action for expediting for optimal delivery.
Follow-up on the status of purchase orders with vendors to ensure timely delivery; and communicate status of orders with internal customers.
Monitor, report all information related to the arrival of materials to ensure production timelines are maintained; may coordinate the return of damaged goods and/or replacement items.
Perform administrative tasks and updates associated with supplier records, nonconformance, item master data.
Works closely with internal departments to ensure supply continuity meets on time delivery.
Actively address opportunities and resolve gaps in account payables due to supplier nonconformance. Assist with the authorization for payment of invoices, as necessary.
Work closely with the accounting department to resolve problems with invoices and set up accounts with new suppliers.
Identify and recommend process changes to improve workflow efficiencies and effectiveness.
Experience in a Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) environment highly desirable.
Support supplier KPI measurement data and related reports as requested.
Review Engineering Change Notices (ECN) with suppliers and internal customers to determine impact to cost, timing and changes associated.
Minimal travel as needed.