Job Details: Senior Buyer - Electrical Equipment and Construction Services
| Job Title: | Senior Buyer - Electrical Equipment and Construction Services |
| Company: | Volt Technical Resources |
| Position Type: | Permanent |
| Pay Rate: | DOE |
| Date Posted: | Jun-10-08 |
Senior Buyer - Electrical Equipment and Construction Services
Direct Hire Position
Have you been searching for away to use your skills and experience to promote a greener world?
Look no further!
This is your opportunity to bring your forward thinking and planning abilities to the renewable energy field! Support a cause you care about while backed by the largest renewable energy operator in the world.
As Senior Buyer you'll have the opportunity to work with a variety of other staff to procure construction services and electrical equipment for our client's wind farms. You'll be the primary contact during requests for proposals as well as manage internal processes prior to getting contracts. During this process your personal attitude, energy and sense will be key as you develop and manage relationships with suppliers and develop processes to evaluate RFP processes.
About Our Client:
Our client is a leader in optimized energy solutions tailored to meet the needs of wholesale and large commercial and industrial customers. Their portfolio of gas and power assets, 24-hour energy management and scheduling capabilities allow them to deliver products and services that help their customers manage risks and uncertainty in the natural gas and power industries while fulfilling short or long term energy requirements.
Based in Portland, Oregon, the North American division was founded as a business unit in a century-old regional utility. Early signature projects are now accompanied by an energy portfolio that includes power from a variety of technologies and geographies. Our client's natural gas portfolio includes storage facilities in Katy and Alberta which enable them to provide flexible gas delivery to their customers across North America.
They offer expertise in all aspects of wholesale power and gas markets. From generation development to long term energy supply to asset management services and more, they are capable of managing the full range of their customers' energy needs.
This is a direct hire position through Volt Technical Resources , a member of the Volt family of companies and a publicly traded, nationally recognized leader in providing staffing and information services. VSG is an Equal Opportunity Employer operating under the strictest code of business ethics.
Requirements:
Required Skills for this Senior Buyer position include the following:
We're seeking someone with enthusiasm! If you can apply your energy and technical experience to the job, this is a great benefit. A successful candidate for this position will have 5 years of relevant/similar work experience.
You should bring to the table your knowledge of supply chain methodologies and procedures as well as "e" enabled supply chain systems (e.g., SAP, EBP, etc). In order to get these contracts and equipment you'll apply your direct work experience negotiating contracts and purchases and influencing suppliers. You'll need to communicate concepts and data well with Management, as well as Engineers and Project Managers. We are especially interested in speaking with you if you have knowledge of the Electric Power industry or are a Certified Purchasing Manager.
This is an excellent opportunity to bring your forward thinking and planning abilities to the renewable energy field!
Ability to travel is required.
Since this position is urgent you will be given immediate consideration should your resume meet the job requirements.
Special Instructions to begin the process:
Please email your resume to Volt at: portland0233@volt.com
Please use the entire job posting number in your subject line to ensure it gets routed to the correct Recruiter: 300280-6720-13-219418
Please include on the subject line the website where you saw this posting.
Next, call Volt at the number listed on this posting and inform the Receptionist that you would like to be in contact with the Recruiter responsible for this posting. Give the Receptionist the job number of 219418 to check who the Recruiter is to connect you with.
Thank you for your attention to these details!
The Recruiter for this position will now have your resume handy to discuss this position with you!
Volt offers:
Competitive compensation and benefits.
A talented and upbeat staffing team focused on the quality of your career.
The solid security of working for a company trusted by Fortune 500 companies for over 50 years.
To learn more about Volt Information Sciences, please visit: http://www.volt.com and to see more of our job postings, please visit: http://jobs.volt.com.
Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and dedicated to fostering diversity in the workplace.
| Location: [rss] | US-OR-Portland |
| Telecommute: | No (Onsite Position) |
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