Senior Buyer

About Solarcraft

At Solarcraft, we design and build integrated outdoor automation and power systems for Upstream, Midstream, Utility, Communications, and Remote Automation environments. With in‑house engineering, metal fabrication, control panel integration, and solar and UPS power solutions, our teams work side by side to deliver reliable, rugged systems proudly made in the USA. Our success is driven by the people behind the work and the care they bring to every project.

Our Total Rewards package reflects our commitment to fairness, respect, and long‑term growth. We offer competitive compensation that is based on skills, experience, qualifications, and job‑related requirements. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package that supports you and your family, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

• C – Clarity:
  Never make a customer wait or wonder
• R – Responsibility:
  Be efficient, proactive, and engaged
• A – Accuracy:
  Make quality a habit
• F – Fulfillment:
  Enjoy your job
• T – Tenacity:
  Continuously improve

• Family-First Culture:
  Work in an environment where people are respected, supported, and valued as part of a close‑knit team.
• Career Growth:
  Build a meaningful career with opportunities for development, learning, and advancement.
• Culture of Excellence:
  Collaborate with talented professionals who take pride in their work and support one another.
• Comprehensive Benefits:
  Enjoy benefits designed to support your professional success and personal well-being.

Solarcraft is seeking an experienced, highly organized, and results‑driven Senior Buyer to support its project‑driven, high‑mix/low‑volume manufacturing operation. The Senior Buyer is responsible for ensuring the continuous and cost‑effective supply of materials, components, equipment, and outsourced services required to support Solarcraft manufacturing projects. The position supports purchasing activities associated in manufacturing project activity and must be comfortable managing multiple priorities in an environment where customer requirements, project schedules, engineering releases, material availability, and manufacturing priorities can change quickly.

This is a 100% onsite position at Solarcraft's Sugar Land manufacturing facility. The Senior Buyer serves as the primary onsite purchasing resource supporting Manufacturing, Engineering, Planning/Scheduling, Materials, Quality, Project Management, and Operations. The role also provides day‑to‑day purchasing direction, prioritization, coaching, and escalation support to remote tactical buyers while personally managing complex, high‑risk, long‑lead, high‑dollar, engineered‑to‑order, and strategically important purchases.

The ideal candidate is detail‑oriented, task‑driven, analytical, commercially minded, and comfortable balancing strategic supplier activities with hands‑on daily purchasing execution.

• Purchase materials, components, equipment, and services in accordance with established cost, quality, delivery, and project requirements.
• Review ERP/MRP requirements, production schedules, shortages, project priorities, and supplier commitments to determine daily purchasing priorities.
• Personally manage long‑lead, high‑dollar, engineered‑to‑order, sole‑source, quality‑critical, or capacity‑constrained purchases.
• Effectively manage multiple projects and purchasing priorities simultaneously.
• Provide day‑to‑day functional direction and purchasing priorities to remote tactical buyers.
• Help prioritize buyer workload based on project requirements, shortages, manufacturing need dates, and supplier risk.
• Review critical open purchase orders, shortages, supplier acknowledgments, and past‑due items.
• Coach tactical buyers on purchasing processes, supplier communication, ERP accuracy, documentation, and escalation requirements.
• Planning/Scheduling, Materials, Quality, Project Management, and Operations.
• Utilize Solarcraft's ERP/MRP system to manage purchasing requirements and supplier commitments.
• Maintain accurate purchasing information including supplier, part information, unit…