Buyer II

Description

A place where you can take your career in the direction you want to grow and go.

As of November 1, 2025, Sunoco LP has successfully completed its acquisition of Parkland Corporation. For more information, please visit

• A place where you can take your career in the direction you want to grow and go.

The Buyer II serves as a subject matter expert in procurement policy and procedures and provides support to procurement process users to ensure compliance with Sunoco requirements. In this role, you will handle day‑to‑day processing of purchase orders and fields exception questions, engaging additional stakeholders as necessary to arrive at appropriate business decisions related to purchase order construction and configuration. You will develop and maintain business relationships with key vendors and contractors as necessary, and support users to identify vendors for the source and supply of goods and services needed to support the business.

• Creates, examines, and analyzes requisitions for completeness and accuracy of information; contacts department or initiator to clarify or complete information, and issues purchase order.
• Ensures that purchase orders are created and configured in alignment with Sunoco’s policies and procedures for the departments for which the buyer is assigned, including:
  • PO text fields adequately identify goods or services being procured
  • Vendor compliance requirements
  • Master agreements are referenced on the PO
  • Payment terms are reflected accurately
  • Appropriate materials or services are identified for tax consideration
  • Compliance with competitive bidding
  • Withholding of retainage where applicable
  • Increases and change orders are accurately documented
  • State licenses as applicable
  • All appropriate documentation is attached
• Coordinates with internal customers to ensure the hiring of compliant contractors covered under service purchase orders. Expedites orders, as needed, to help prevent delivery delays. If required, attends scheduled project update conference calls and meetings with Project Managers to assist in procurement and expediting issues.
• Assists in obtaining new vendor setup information and working with Contracts Administration to get new vendors set up, and vetted, if needed.
• Researches and reconciles the monthly GR/IR report, for their assigned purchase group(s), and monitors open POs for closure.
• Works with requisitioners and Accounts Payable to correct receiving/payment.
• Assists in providing formal and informal SAP training, as well as informal one‑on‑one training related to procurement systems in use at Sunoco, which include SAP, E‑Store, and other software used to affect the purchase of goods or services. Assists in writing & maintaining procedures as needed to aid in the training process. Provides procurement‑related phone support to users at headquarters and in the field.
  
  As needed, works closely with the SAP IS support team on configuration issues that may arise.
• Will provide coverage for other buyers as necessary.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field preferred. C.P.M. or CPSM or similar procurement‑related Certification preferred.

• A minimum of 5 years of purchasing experience is required.
• Fundamental concepts, practices, policies, and procedures of Sunoco procurement function preferred.
• Requires advanced knowledge of SAP procurement and reporting system.
• Requires self‑motivation and resourcefulness to evaluate procurement situations, identify exceptions and engage appropriate stakeholders to arrive at appropriate business decisions related to procurement activities.
• The incumbent must be able to use clear and precise oral communication to achieve the desired results.
• Travel may be required.

Do others describe you as being a down‑to‑earth achiever? Someone who thinks outside the box and always strives to do more than what is required? Someone who sees the bigger picture? You sound brilliant to work with!

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