UGE develops, owns, and operates community and commercial solar and energy storage projects in the United States. With over a decade of experience in the industry, we are on the front lines, working to accelerate the transition to clean, reliable energy worldwide. Our portfolio is growing quickly, and we seek a talented and motivated individual to join our Procurement Team as a Procurement Associate.
The Procurement Associate will assist with equipment and services sourcing, purchasing, and contracting in support of UGE’s pipeline of solar and battery storage projects. The Procurement Associate shall collaborate on the implementation of short- and long-term procurement strategies, and the development, maintenance, and furtherance of partnerships to execute those strategies.
Responsibilities
- Support sourcing strategies by evaluating vendors, suppliers and contractors based on a variety of characteristics including technical merit, quality, price, and delivery,
- Perform market research to learn about new suppliers that could fit UGE’s pipeline of projects,
- Develop an understanding of the relevant economic, industry, supply, and business conditions to refine strategy, including policy and trade issues such as domestic content and tariffs, and assure adequate and competitive supply of critical equipment,
- Issue and manage requests for information and/or requests for procurement,
- Cultivate and maintain a collaborative partnership with internal teams such as Engineering, Development, Deployment, and Portfolio Operations to achieve procurement objectives,
- Participate in the maintenance and furtherance of procurement best practices, controls, and processes,
- Create and maintain major equipment project supply lists and databases, lists, using internally sourced intelligence, to ensure equipment availability for future projects,
- Anticipate key supplier risk(s) that could affect timely execution of solar and battery storage projects,
- Collaborate with technical team members for due diligence of major equipment for various technology types,
- Support in the development of a preferred vendor list in collaboration with Engineering and other stakeholders,
- Assist with analysis of procurement activities to historical performance, understand trends, and outlooks, to support company objectives. Assist with analysis of procurement activities to historical performance, understand trends, and outlooks, to support company objectives,
- Maintain strategic supplier relationships.
Reporting Relationships & Interactions
- Reports to the Procurement Manager as the functional Direct Manager.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Economics, or Finance.
- 0-2 years of experience in procurement, purchasing, or supply chain roles.
- Analytical skills: Data analysis, market trend evaluation, and cost-benefit analysis.
- Communication skills: Strong verbal and written communication for dealing with suppliers, stakeholders, and team members.
- Supplier relationship management: Experience building and maintaining productive supplier relationships.
- Risk management: Ability to identify and mitigate supply chain risks.
- Financial acumen: Understanding of budgeting, cost analysis, and financial principles.
- Technology proficiency: Familiarity with Microsoft Office
- Familiarity with global supply chain dynamics and patterns.
- CPSM or similar Professional Certification preferred.
Benefits & Compensation
- Competitive salary and incentive compensation
- Option to enroll in a fully paid Medical, Dental and Vision plan
- Our workforce is about 80% remote. We have an office in NYC and Toronto. If you live nearby, we ask that you join us in the office 2x a week.
- 401K Employer Match
- Generous PTO policy (19 Vacation/Sick Days)
- Smart, collaborative, and fun team making a tangible impact on our transition to the clean energy future and health of our planet.
As a candidate for this position, your salary and related elements of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, licenses and certifications, and any other factors UGE deems pertinent to the hiring decision.