Buyer (MI, US, 0)

NRG Energy

Experience: 5+ yrs
Location: Michigan, United States
Job type: Full-time

Required skills

SAP
Microsoft 365
Excel
Power BI

About the role

As an NRG employee, we encourage you to take charge of your career and development journey. We invite you to explore exciting opportunities across our businesses. You’ll find that our dynamic work environment provides variety and challenge. Your growth is key to our ongoing success—take the lead in shaping your career development, goals and future!

Position Summary
The Buyer is responsible for independently executing operational procurement activities that support NRG power generation facilities. This role processes purchase requests for materials and services, identifies appropriate sources of supply, leverages existing strategic agreements, conducts RFQs and pricing analyses, selects suppliers, and issues/manages purchase orders and blanket/outline agreements. The Buyer partners closely with plant stakeholders, suppliers, and NRG’s Strategic Sourcing team to ensure timely fulfillment, compliance, and continuous improvement of the procure-to-pay process.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Convert approved purchase requisitions for materials and services into accurate purchase orders using qualified sources of supply and competitive pricing

Identify and evaluate sources of supply; execute RFQs as needed and perform comparative pricing/total-cost analysis in accordance with supply chain policies

Communicate with suppliers throughout the RFQ, award, and fulfillment process (order acknowledgements, lead times, delivery status, and issue resolution)

Coordinate with NRG’s Strategic Sourcing organization to align to strategic agreements, share market/supplier insights, and identify opportunities for competitive bid events

Partner with internal requisitioners to clarify specifications, delivery requirements, outage/project timelines, and receipt/invoice expectations

Safety-qualify suppliers in accordance with site and company requirements

Support delivery confirmations, supplier performance follow-up, and invoice resolution to address delays and improve procure-to-pay cycle time

Maintain and update blanket/outline agreements and pricing to ensure accuracy, effective terms, and audit readiness

Ensure compliance to operational procurement processes, documentation requirements, and applicable controls

Provide input on recurring demand and spend patterns to inform enterprise sourcing initiatives and strategic agreement utilization

Support outage planning and project-based procurement by tracking milestones, communicating status, and escalating risks as needed

Working Conditions

Primarily onsite at a power plant and in an open office environment

Occasional overtime as required to support outages and special projects

Travel required (20–30%) to local plants/sites

Minimum Requirements

High School Diploma or GED

5+ years of procurement/buying experience (operational procurement preferred)

Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel; ability to analyze and present data (Power BI preferred)

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field

5–7 years of sourcing/buying experience supporting power generation, retail energy, or corporate indirect spend categories

1+ year experience working with SAP (or comparable ERP)

Institute for Supply Management (ISM) certification (e.g., CPSM) or equivalent

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Prior supply management experience supporting a power plant or industrial/manufacturing environment

Strong interpersonal skills; ability to influence and collaborate with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and leadership

Strong analytical and technical skills; advanced Excel capability and comfort with reporting tools (e.g., Power BI)

Ability to plan, prioritize, and manage multiple requests with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment

Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to produce clear, concise updates and documentation

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Protected Veteran Status/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.

EEO is the Law Poster (The poster can be found at http://www.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf)

Official description on file with Talent.

About NRG Energy

Generates and sells electricity while providing smart home solutions.

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