Buyer, Engineering

Position Overview

Buyer will support procurement efforts for engineered‑to‑order projects for modular solutions, which can include datacenters, packaged air and/or chilled water, power plants, etc., all within an MRP‑driven environment. Buyers are responsible for managing assigned projects, sourcing assigned commodities and expense types, developing new suppliers, ensuring contractual requirements are met, and recommending final purchase decisions.

• Maintaining frequent communication with suppliers from order placement to receipt to ensure quality and schedules are met
• Developing and monitoring supplier recovery plans, as necessary, for quality issues or schedule delays
• Communicating risks and changes of supplier orders to appropriate TAS personnel
• Soliciting and reviewing supplier quotations
• Supporting the prequalification process for potential suppliers
• Reconciling Bill of Materials (BOM) s to planned orders and issued Purchase Orders (PO) and working with Configuration Management and Purchasing to resolve discrepancies
• Maintain Supplier PO promise dates and receipt of materials by performing a physical check of the receiving area, if necessary.
• Advising senior management of non‑standard contractual issues which can create legal and business risk to TAS
• Maintaining and reporting metrics on supplier performance and other assigned objectives
• Maintaining good relations with supplier personnel
• Resolving receiving discrepancies by comparing purchase order to delivery documentation.
• Assuring an uninterrupted flow of materials, supplies and services required to operate the organization.
• Following up purchases as necessary through correspondence or telephone to expedite order, change amounts, material, specifications, etc.
• Any other responsibilities as assigned by TAS.

• Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing.
• Highly organized self‑starter requiring minimal supervision.
• Ability to follow standard work processes.
• Good organizational, interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Knowledge of materials management, purchasing methods, and expediting procedures.
• Must be able to work under pressure.
• Must be able to work with the team in developing improved work processes for the department.
• Foundation level knowledge of standard ERP/ MRP principles and practices.
• Infor/LN experience/purchasing module knowledge a plus.
• Microsoft Office Suite experience, intermediate excels skills required.

• 2-5 years of experience in purchasing/expediting in an custom engineered manufacturing organization to order/make to order ERP/MRP driven manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of general manufacturing practices, policies and processes.

• APICS CPIM certification.

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, high school diploma acceptable with appropriate industry experience.

Position is at least 80% to 95% at a desk working with computer. Ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Performs other physical activities including use of fingers, sitting, stooping, bending, crouching, talking, hearing and performing repetitive motions.

Visual acuity requirements include color, depth perception and field of vision necessary to prepare and analyze data and figures, operate a computer terminal and conduct extensive reading. The incumbent will be subject to inside environmental conditions.

Join a team driven to excel in all that we do! When you join TAS, you join a Houston‑headquartered company that is part of a large Houston‑headquartered publicly traded company, Comfort Systems USA, with a solid reputation built on outstanding value, integrity, and customer focus. We offer our customers and employees the best of both worlds: a small company feel with the resources, talent, process, and international reach of a large company.

TAS delivers innovative packaged modular systems that are engineered and manufactured in one of our Houston, TX facilities and…