What The Role Is

Reporting to the Manager, Procurement, the Sourcing Specialist is responsible for procuring goods and/or services and supporting sourcing and purchasing needs for assigned stations/business units, providing industry, technical, and supply chain expertise. The primary objective is to manage inventory and suppliers to deliver the highest quality, reliability, and value to meet company and station/business unit requirements, providing expertise to support business and system processes utilized in sourcing, purchasing, and managing materials/services.

What You'll Be Doing Assist in gathering and analyzing industry, economic, market, and spend data. Supports identification of opportunities for leveraging spend by category. Measure and track performance within a defined spend category. Develop and maintain relationships with current and potential suppliers. Develop, negotiate, and administer contracts with suppliers. Participate in cross-functional sourcing teams to evaluate potential and current suppliers. Support the execution of supplier KPIs and demonstrate continuous improvement. Review and coordinate the gathering of technical, cost, and delivery requirements. Create and evaluate quotations/bids and recommend suppliers for sourcing selection. Negotiate and place purchase orders. Ensure timely delivery of goods/services. Coordinate the resolution of accounts payable and delivery issues. Review and process claims against suppliers for unsatisfactory materials, delivery, or equipment. Ensure site warehouse personnel comply with Supply Chain policies and procedures. Execute practices to ensure that optimum inventory levels are sustained while minimizing shortages and delays. Respond to audits, surveys, or other informational requests from internal and external sources. Actively promote and support the company's Supplier Diversity initiatives. Effectively communicate the impact of sourcing decisions to management and employees as appropriate. Actively enroll their support. Ensure compliance with company and Supply Chain policies. What You'll Bring Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline required Experience in sourcing and/or procurement function Attention to detail, organization skills, and time management. Knowledge of negotiation and the contracting process. Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint Effective written and verbal communication. Self-starter who has the ability to work collaboratively to achieve high-level results. What Would Be Nice Experience in wind, solar, or related renewables or energy industry is highly preferred. Proficient in computer applications and SAP or other ERP systems, as well as Coupa or other Business Spend platforms, is highly preferred.

Clearway will not sponsor nonimmigrant visas for this position (H-1B, TN, E-3, etc.).

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