Buyer/Category Lead

Posted 5 Days Ago
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3 Locations
Entry level
Utilities
The Role
The Buyer/Category Lead will identify sources for goods/services, negotiate agreements, manage inventory levels, and collaborate across departments for accurate forecasting. The role emphasizes strategic sourcing and procurement planning while using analytical skills to improve supply chain processes and reduce costs.
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Summary of Responsibilities:

Energize your career at ATC! We are looking for a buyer to identify the most appropriate source for requested goods/services as well as negotiating, developing and managing agreements for products and services. This buyer role will focus on our inventory control strategy, monitor product levels and collaborate across the business to ensure accurate forecasting. You’ll also communicate ATC’s expectations to the suppliers and ensure that the selected suppliers meet all of ATC’s requirements and expectations.

Essential Responsibilities:

You’ll use your bachelor’s degree in business, engineering or a related field to implement strategic sourcing, total life cycle cost process and procurement planning for the portfolios and functional areas you’ll support. You’ll also align vendor and internal logistics to drive supply chain improvements, investigate and resolve inconsistencies with inventory in a timely manner and make recommendations to leadership about improvements in inventory life cycle.  Proficiency in Power BI and Microsoft Dynamics is a plus along with effective communication skills to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

ATC embraces flexibility in our work and our workplace. We trust our employees to get work done where and when it makes sense, depending on the schedule for the day and the needs of the business. 

If you enjoy using best practices improve products/services or processes and analyzing data to find trends and propose improvements to enhance process efficiency and reduce costs, we want you to bring your positive energy to ATC!

Grade 23/26

Number of Openings Available:

1

Posting Date:

2025-01-01

Time Type:

Full time

Equal Opportunity Employer:

ATC is an equal opportunity employer that seeks to foster diverse teams of talented people working safely together.  We respect and embrace diversity of all aspects and hire, train and promote employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, genetics, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.  We encourage women, minorities, veterans and individuals with a disability to apply.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law. 

Top Skills

Microsoft Dynamics
Power BI
The Company
Kingsford, , MI
716 Employees
On-site Workplace

What We Do

ATC is connecting you with a sustainable energy future. We are a transmission-only electric utility that helps keep the lights on, businesses running and communities strong in portions of Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois. As an owner and operator of almost 10,000 miles of transmission lines and more than 560 substations, we help meet the power needs of more than 5 million customers in Midwestern communities.

Our mission is to perfect our business and lead the transition to a sustainable energy future.

We live a culture of one team – connected by purpose, curiosity and positive energy.

We are guided by our values: We Care, We Challenge, We Commit, We Communicate, We Compete and We Celebrate

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