
Buyer
At Mobius Renewables, we’re helping lead the global energy transition by transforming waste into renewable energy and measurable decarbonization. We’re a fast-growing team of expert innovators, engineers, and problem-solvers committed to advancing global sustainability, fueling a circular economy, and creating a cleaner future for all. Join us and help shape the future of renewable energy.
Position Summary
The Buyer supports day-to-day procurement activities across the company’s operating sites and projects. This role is responsible for purchasing materials, spare parts, equipment, and services; managing purchase orders; coordinating supplier activities; and helping ensure materials and services are available when needed.
The Buyer works closely with Operations (including Field Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance), Accounts Payable (AP), suppliers, and third-party warehouse vendors to support purchasing requirements, material availability, deliveries, receiving, inventory coordination, and invoice resolution.
The ideal candidate is organized, responsive, commercially minded, and comfortable managing multiple purchasing priorities across different sites and projects.
Key Responsibilities
Purchasing & Purchase Order Management
- Process purchase requisitions and prepare and issue purchase orders.
- Obtain and evaluate vendor quotations, including pricing, availability, lead times, freight, and delivery requirements.
- Prepare bid comparisons and support supplier selection.
- Track open purchase orders and follow up with suppliers on outstanding or delayed deliveries.
- Process PO revisions, change orders, and cancellations as required.
- Resolve PO, receiving, pricing, and invoice discrepancies in coordination with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
Operational & Site Procurement
- Support purchasing needs for operating facilities and projects, including spare parts, MRO materials, tools, consumables, equipment, and services.
- Work with Operations to understand purchasing requirements, scopes, technical specifications, schedules, and priorities.
- Identify alternate suppliers and sourcing options when materials are unavailable, pricing is unfavorable, or lead times do not meet operational requirements.
- Support urgent and emergency purchasing requirements while maintaining appropriate procurement controls.
Vendor, Inventory & Warehouse Coordination
- Maintain supplier contacts, pricing, lead-time, and purchasing information.
- Coordinate vendor onboarding and required documentation.
- Support procurement and replenishment of critical spare parts and other inventory.
- Coordinate with third-party warehouse vendors regarding deliveries, receiving, storage, inventory availability, and outbound shipments.
- Assist with efforts to standardize commonly purchased materials and spare parts across operating sites.
- Escalate recurring supplier performance, pricing, quality, or delivery issues as appropriate.
Commercial & Procurement Support
- Ensure purchases comply with established procurement processes, commercial requirements, and approval requirements.
- Maintain accurate purchasing documentation and records.
- Support the review of supplier proposals, scopes, pricing, and commercial terms.
- Provide purchasing updates and reporting on open orders, outstanding deliveries, supplier issues, and other procurement activities.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience in procurement, supplier management, or supply chain operations.
- Experience creating, issuing, and managing purchase orders.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple requests, deadlines, and priorities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications.
Preferred
- Experience supporting biogas, renewable natural gas (RNG), oil and gas, energy, industrial, manufacturing/processing, or similar operations.
- Experience purchasing MRO materials, spare parts, equipment, and field services.
- Familiarity with ERP, procurement, or purchasing systems.
- Basic understanding of commercial contract terms, freight and shipping terms, and inventory management.
What Success Looks Like
A successful Buyer will:
- Keep purchase orders moving efficiently from request through delivery.
- Maintain visibility into open orders and proactively address issues.
- Help ensure critical materials and spare parts are available when operating sites need them.
- Build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Maintain accurate purchasing, pricing, supplier, and inventory information.
- Identify and escalate supplier, material, or commercial issues before they impact operations.
- Take ownership of routine purchasing activities and supplier follow-up, allowing procurement leadership to focus on strategic sourcing, major negotiations, contracts, and higher-value procurement activities.
3000 - Operations
Milwaukee, WI
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