Location: River Rouge, MI
This is an advanced clerical position responsible for daily purchasing activities including the creation of purchase orders from shopping carts and purchase requisition's (PR'S), creating material movement transactions, handling exceptions identified by Accounts Payable, making changes to PO's. The Strategic Buyer I will utilize SAP (SRM and R/3) and will work directly with the end users and will be in direct contact with suppliers. This position will also assist in cost reduction activities and contract negotiations. By design, these purchasing activities will cross organizational boundaries. Work involves performing services requiring some independent judgement and discretion and a high level of initiative. Work is mainly self-directed with limited supervision with work results reviewed through the achievement of set goals and adherence to policies and procedures.
Key Accountabilities
- Receives Shopping Carts and Purchase Requisitions from end users and determines sourcing
- Creates Purchase Orders in SAP and provides to suppliers
- Sets up new Suppliers in SAP
- Receives notice of exceptions from Accounts Payable and works directly with end users and suppliers to resolve
- Improves the value of goods and services purchased through supplier selection, volume discounts, value engineering and negotiations; reduces delivered costs of goods through management of freight costs
- Works with Business Units and accounts Payable to ensure timely payment of invoices
- Enters manual A/P accruals
- Establishes positive relationships between end users and suppliers
- When required by OP4, ensures that acknowledgement copies of PO's are obtained and properly processed through Contract Compliance
- Assures that the insurance and other requirements of the vendors are complete and up to date.
- Works closely with central Supply Chain Management group to ensure alignment on all processes and procedures
- Performs all other related duties as assigned
Minimum Education & Experience Requirements
- An associate degree or equivalent from an accredited two-year college or technical school in Accounting or Purchasing, Finance or a closely related field of study, and a minimum of two years of experience in purchasing or accounting, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, to provide for the following:
- Experience in the use of an ERP System is desired. Experience with SAP and Maximo would be considered a plus
- Negotiation and problem-solving skills
- Experience in preparing analyses and reports
- Excellent/effective interpersonal, team skills
- Ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple tasks
- Professional maturity and well-developed business skills
- Displays a positive attitude, is highly motivated and results oriented
- Must have working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access
- Ability to establish and maintain confidential and effective working relationships with supervisor, coworkers, management, and suppliers
- Ability to function within a matrix organization in which functional and business leaders have equal authority within the organization and employees report to both a functional leader and a business leader
Other Qualifications
Preferred:
- Experience in the implementation and use of an automated Enterprise Business System is desired. Experience with SAP would be considered a plus
- Negotiation and problem-solving skills
- Experience in preparing analyses and reports
- Must have working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access
Other Requirements:
- Excellent/effective interpersonal, team skills
- Ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple tasks
- Professional maturity and well-developed business skills
- Displays a positive attitude, is highly motivated and results oriented
DTE Energy
2000 2nd Ave
Detroit
Michigan États-Unis
www.dteenergy.com
