Strategic Sourcing Buyer

Position Summary

As a Strategic Sourcing Buyer based in Dallas, you’ll lead and support sourcing initiatives across the organization by executing RFPs, finding new sources, analyzing spending, evaluating suppliers, and making data-driven buying decisions. You’ll handle relationships with stakeholders and contribute to team objectives and savings targets. It’s a high-visibility role for an analytical, detail-oriented problem-solver who wants to grow in Procurement. You will play a key role in driving cost optimization, supplier standardization, and process governance across a multi-region footprint (US, Mexico, Europe), supporting strategic procurement initiatives and contributing to enterprise-wide cost control and compliance goals.

What you'll do

• Category exposure & ownership — Support sourcing initiatives across key indirect categories such as facilities, MRO, logistics, professional services, HR services, and travel. Assist in developing category strategies and maintaining sourcing pipelines.

• Spend analysis & reporting — Analyze purchasing data to identify negotiation opportunities and generate savings, and implement supplier performance indicators to track vendor performance.

• Sourcing execution — Execute RFQ/RFP events: gather quotes, compare pricing and terms, and prepare sourcing recommendations for category managers and stakeholders, following established internal processes.

• Supplier management — Track supplier performance (cost, quality, delivery) in conjunction with stakeholders, helping resolve issues and discrepancies, and bringing innovative solutions to problems.

• Governance & compliance — Ensure compliance with procurement policies, approval thresholds, and sourcing governance frameworks. Support the contract review process, ensuring alignment with legal, EHS, and finance requirements where applicable.

• RFP structure & standardization — Prepare standardized sourcing documentation, including scope of work, bid templates, and pricing matrices. Ensure fairness and transparency by maintaining clear communication and consistent information sharing across all bidders.

• Financial / business impact — Track and report cost savings, cost avoidance, and value-creation initiatives, and build total cost of ownership (TCO) models to support sourcing decisions.

• Stakeholder partnership — Work closely with internal customers to determine needs, manage vendors, and improve vendor performance.

• Process & systems — Apply strategic sourcing methodology to achieve results and contribute to process enhancements that improve efficiency across the organization.

 

What you'll bring

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, industrial engineering, business, finance, economics, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of hands-on experience in procurement and strategic sourcing, with a focus on indirect sourcing and supplier management.
• Advanced Excel skills and proven data-analysis ability, building spend analyses, cost models, and reporting that directly inform sourcing decisions.
• Track record of identifying and delivering measurable cost savings or process improvements.
• Working knowledge of procurement principles, contract terms, and supplier negotiation.
• Strong analytical judgment, organization, and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines accurately.
• Experience supporting or leading RFQ/RFP processes end-to-end, including supplier communication and analysis.
• Ability to translate business requirements into clear scopes of work.
• Experience working cross-functionally with finance, legal, and operations.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present insights and recommendations clearly.
• Experience handling multiple categories or high-volume transactional environments.

 

Nice-to-haves

• Fluency in Spanish
• Procurement or supply-chain certification (CPSM, CSCP, or APICS), or active progress toward one.
• Experience with indirect procurement for multinational companies.
• Experience with category management, contract management, or international/multi-site sourcing.
• Exposure to multi-country sourcing or vendor coordination across regions.
• Experience supporting cost reduction programs or transformation initiatives.

 

 

About Us:

For over 35 years, TERREPOWER (formerly BBB Industries) has been a leader in sustainable manufacturing, driving the circular economy by extending the life of essential products in the automotive and industrial markets.

 

Founded in 1987 in Daphne, Alabama by the Bigler family, TERREPOWER began as a small regional remanufacturer of starters and alternators. Our commitment to quality and innovation quickly earned us a reputation as a trusted name in the automotive industry.

 

Recognizing new challenges and opportunities, in 2019 we set our sights on EV battery upcycling-addressing one of the industry’s most pressing issues. Our engineering team pioneered solutions to extend EV battery life, pushing the boundaries of sustainable innovation.

 

Recognizing that demand for solar panels would exceed availability and 100,000 tons of waste would potentially go into landfills by 2035, our team searched for an innovative way to upcycle solar panels. With an eye on the future, we developed ways to upcycle solar panels.

 

Rooted in family and community values, we’re proud to have second-generation employees contributing to our legacy. Backed by Clearlake Capital, we’ve expanded our footprint into Europe with facilities in Spain, Italy, Denmark, Germany and Poland. We now sustainably manufacture and supply an assortment of nondiscretionary repair parts across more than 90 countries. 

 

As we move forward under the TERREPOWER name, we remain committed to the same values that have always defined us: entrepreneurship, teamwork, customer-centered, sustainability, safety.

 

Why Join Us?

When you join our team, you become part of a company that is redefining how essential products are made, reused and repurposed to reduce waste and maximize resources.

Here’s what sets us apart:

• Purpose-Driven Work – Every day, your work will contribute to extending the useful life of essential products, keeping vehicles on the road and critical systems running.
• Innovative Mindset – We encourage creative problem-solving and bold ideas to push the boundaries of what is possible.
• Global Reach, Local Impact – With operations in North America and Europe, we have a global presence but remain deeply connected to the communities we serve.
• Growth & Development – Whether you’re on the production floor, in engineering, or part of our corporate team, we invest in your success through training, mentorship, and career advancement opportunities.
• A Culture of Collaboration – Rooted in teamwork and shared values, our employees work together to tackle challenges and drive meaningful change.

 TERREPOWER is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, pregnancy, age, veteran status, religion, national origin, genetic information, disability unrelated to the ability to perform a job, sexual orientation, or transgender status to the extent protected by law. We believe that diversity drives innovation and success.