COMPANY SUMMARY:

This is an opportune time to join a fast-growing company which is an industry leader in the renewable energy space. Montauk is a fully integrated renewable energy company specializing in the management, recovery, and conversion of landfill methane into renewable electric power and renewable natural gas. Montauk’s corporate office is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a regional office in Houston, Texas. Montauk operates as a subsidiary of Montauk Holdings Limited, a publicly traded holding company listed on the NASDAQ.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Senior Buyer is responsible for processing requests from Site Managers, Department Heads or Executive Team Members, and turning those requisitions into Purchase Orders (PO). A Senior Buyer, under self-direction will create purchase orders, alert management when the PO has been completed, process invoices, answer vendor questions and track various company costs. Additional responsibilities include interpreting various purchase order reports and developing action and correction plan and assisting the Legal department is amending Terms and Conditions and Inco Term disputes. The Senior Buyer will also have responsibility for training and mentoring junior employees, as well as the Site Managers.

STANDARD REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Supply Chain, Business, Accounting, Finance or a closely related major field of study.
• Fluent in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, OneDrive, Outlook)
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in the implementation, training and use of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. Preferred Microsoft Dynamics but relevant experience in SAP, Oracle, etc.
• Ability to work no supervision and ability to supervise other procurement related activities.

SKILLS DESIRED:

• 5-9 years’ experience in procurement, energy-related industry preferred.
• 5-9 years’ experience supporting sites in multiple geographical locations while simultaneously supporting a corporate or headquarters location.
• Extensive knowledge of procurement related activities (procurement requirements, terms and conditions, soliciting quotes, managing contract compliance, etc.)
• Formal company communication experience (communication channels, email etiquette, internal and external communication)
• Experience in purchasing major equipment or master service agreements, negotiation contracts, responsibility in adhering to operating budgets and construction projects budgets.
• 2-4 years of experience in training internal staff and external vendors on procurement policies and compliance requirements.

• Provides support to 5 to 10 sites for all procurement related services as well as company-wide corporate capital and expense related purchases/sourcing.
• Under no supervision, process requisitions, create purchase orders, track and expedite deliveries, process invoices, and close purchase orders. Supervise the procurement related work of other buyers.
• Respond to inquiries from vendors, resolve problems by providing information, investigate outstanding payments within ERP and cross-functional departments.
• Validate receipts of goods/services in a timely manner by anticipating and inquiring with Site Managers, Department Managers or third party vendors.
• Create requests for bids, monitor bids submitted, triage technical questions internally to get answers back to potential vendors, maintain schedule to hit delivery deadlines, communicate to executive team when needed, coordinate supplier selection process, award bid to Vendor and follow with the PO related procedures.
• Initiate check requests on behalf of the site manager, regional manager or department manager.
• Establish a system for monitoring all open purchase orders between three-to-eight sites
• Independently develop an action plan to address open and aging purchase orders for responsible regional sites as well as all cross-functional corporate spending, consulting when needed with the Site Manager or Department Manager. Communicating with other Buyers or Corporate Buyers about best practices and lessons learned. Aggregating efforts to close outstanding purchase orders across multiple sites or departments.
• Work with Montauk’s internal Tax Manager, Site Managers and the Vendors to determine tax exemption when necessary. Store and distribute tax exemption certificates to the Vendor. Ensure all proceeding invoices do not include tax.
• Work with Montauk’s internal Manager of Financial Analysis and Strategic Planning and Site Managers to reconcile budgets and purchase order related costs.
• Contribute to developing improved procurement policies and procedures for buyer of goods and services to centralize purchasing efforts and increase efficiency
• Participate in site and department meetings to help identify possible procurement related solutions, forecast project or site procurement and add any subject matter related advice available.
• Proactively take the lead to train and assist other Regional Buyers and Corporate Buyers to ensure consistency in processes. Develop improved processes, tools, communication and general procurement efforts. Coordinate best practice suggestions into improved policies and processes, communicate approved improvements corporate-wide.
• Other duties as required