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    Senior Buyer - Santa Clara, United States - Sail Internet

    Sail Internet
    Sail Internet Santa Clara, United States

    3 weeks ago

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    Job Description

    Job DescriptionSail Internet is disrupting internet service, creating internet choice where the big names dominate and bringing Gig-speed service where competitors wont. With fiber at the core of everything we do, Sail bridges the gap from where the fiber ends to where people live and work using a new generation of fixed wireless technology. We deliver high speed internet to businesses, single-family homes, and multi-unit complexes in the San Francisco Bay area and expanding into the San Diego area.

    Sail Internet is led by co-founders and internet access experts Kevin Fisher, PhD, Stanford University, former VP of Engineering at 2Wire, and George Ginis, PhD, Stanford University and ASSIA. Sail Internets investors include Newlight Partners, Ulu Ventures, and Engineering Capital.

    POSITION: Senior Buyer
    LOCATION: Santa Clara, CA

    Reporting to the Head of Technology, this role is responsible for procurement, vendor management (distributors and equipment makers), negotiation, and cost and inventory management and controls. This position will have responsibility for the entire procure-to-pay process, essentially procuring the right components from the right vendors to be delivered at the right time at the best possible cost. This roll is cross-functional, working with engineering, network planning, field installation, and accounting. The successful candidate has demonstrated ability to identify risks, manage resources, solve problems, and communicate effectively.

    Responsibilities
    • Work with vendors to align component orders and deliveries to the company's needs over time.
    • Monitor supply chain problems and vendor delivery performance and quality.
    • Process component RMAs back to vendors to both drive higher component quality and maximize our cost recovery.
    • Build relationships with key vendors to ensure our access to critical components at best-in-class pricing.
    • Process high volume daily invoices in NetSuite. This includes routing invoices for approvals, coding, entering invoices, and processing payments.
    • Review all transactions for accurate coding, quantity, price, and use tax; and ensure each transaction has the appropriate supporting documents and approvals.
    • Create, reconcile, and resolve purchase order, invoice, and payment discrepancies.
    • Prepare account reconciliations for accounts payable, accrued use tax, goods accrual, and other reporting deliverables related to A/P.
    • Work with field personnel in the assignment and maintenance of company-assigned vehicles.
    • Ensure warehouse and warehouse offices are maintained in good working order.
    • Support month-end close activities, including invoice accruals, accrue/reclass goods received not invoiced, and reconcile corporate credit card entries.
    Required Qualifications
    • 5+ years of purchasing experience.
    • Demonstrated competency with Netsuite accounting and inventory management system.
    • Bachelor's degree in business or supply chain management certification and equivalent experience.
    • Strong analytical and Microsoft Excel skills.
    • Strong working knowledge of P2P process and managing standard costs in ERP system.
    • Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and time management. Ability to manage competing priorities with deadlines, without sacrificing quality.
    • Demonstrated ability managing vendor relationships and negotiating supply chain contracts.
    • Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
    • Demonstrated success working in start-up environment.
    • Eligibility to work in the United States.
    Preferred Competencies
    • Drive for Results: Drive for high performance, take responsibility, and work towards planning targets, overcoming obstacles, setbacks, and uncertainty.
    • Business Acumen: Contribute to the company strategy and aligns the strategic priorities of own area with the direction and strategic priorities of the broader organization.
    • Customer Centricity: Anticipates evolving customer needs and how to address them, doing the right thing in the right way.
    • Decision-Making: Makes timely, informed decisions that consider the facts, goals, constraints, and risks.
    • Analytical Thinking: Gather relevant information, identify key issues, compare data from various sources; draw appropriate conclusions to arrive at appropriate solutions.
    • Teamwork & Collaboration: Facilitates collaboration, actively engaging and making joint decisions, and sharing best practices.

    Benefits

    Sail offers benefits including medical, dental, vision, FSA, life, disability, and 401k w/ employer match.

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