Senior Purchasing Associate - AFF

DTE is one of the nation’s largest diversified energy companies. Our electric and gas companies have fueled our customer’s homes and Michigan’s progress for more than a century. And as Michigan’s largest source of renewable energy, we’re creating a cleaner, healthier environment to power our future. We’re also serving communities beyond Michigan, where our affiliated businesses offer renewable energy, emission control technologies, and energy services to industries in 19 states.  But we’re more than a leading energy company... and working at DTE is more than just a job. At DTE, we take great care of each other and our customers, and we use our energy to be a force for growth and prosperity in our communities.  When you join us, you’ll be part of a team that welcomes, recognizes, and celebrates differences, and values everyone’s health, safety, and wellbeing.  Are you ready to make that kind of difference? Bring your energy to DTE. Together, we can achieve great things.

Job Summary

Location: Various, United States

This position is responsible for performing complex purchasing and administrative staff-related duties. Work involves processing full range of Purchase to Pay activities, requiring significant independent judgment, initiative, and discretion within company policies.  An employee in this classification works with minimal supervision and provides guidance to other team members. Performance is evaluated based on the achievement of desired results and adherence to established policies and procedures.

Key Accountabilities

• Acts as primary contact/liaison for internal/external inquiries, issues, and concerns regarding projects, policies, procedures, forms, and confidential information; screens and prioritizes mail and telephone calls, and follows through as needed
• Responsible for carrying out all duties listed below in an accurate, cost efficient and timely manner with the business units’ needs in mind
• Create shopping carts
• Create purchase orders
• Receive goods/services
• Review and manage parked invoice list
• Review and manage GR/IR report
• Investigate, solve, and follow up with vendors regarding their inquiries on payment status
• Process received invoices
• Issue vendor maintenance forms
• Assist with Development projects
• Assist Business Units to develop Request for Proposals (RFP’s)
• Mentor new employees
• Lead and provide support to team members
• Lead Continuous Improvement efforts
• Performs all other related duties as assigned

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

• A high school diploma or equivalent
• At least five years of relevant professional experience

Other Qualifications

Preferred:

• A bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college of university
• Advanced knowledge of SAP, SRM
• Knowledge of corporate policies including expense reporting, travel, and cellular phone
• Demonstrated proficiency in business correspondence, spelling, grammar, and basic accounting
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and intranet/internet research and departmental database management. SAP and SharePoint experience preferred

 

Other Requirements:  

• Ability to efficiently handle competing priorities and tasks, remain organized and meet deadlines
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisor, coworkers, management, and the general public
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills coupled with a welcoming, cooperative, and supportive demeanor consistent with DTE Service Keys
• Ability to function within a matrix organization in which functional and business leaders have equal authority within the organization and employees report to both a functional leader and a business leader
• Ability to develop and maintain productive relationships with both a functional and business leader, who collaborate on employee issues and de