Buyer - Full time - Supply Chain Purchasing

TAR builds the energy infrastructure America needs. Procurement Specialist Location Austin
Employment Type Full time
Location Type On-site
Department Project Delivery Supply Chain
Mission TAR’s mission is to power intelligence for the world. We are building the world’s first off-grid power plant for data centers powered by renewable technologies.
We vertically integrate to solve every bottleneck, from racking systems to power electronics to dispatch algorithms to on-site construction.
Company TAR is both a hardware and software company, we are building out massive, critical, physical infrastructure. Own project end-to-end. Great people don’t need to be managed.
Solving the energy problem is one of the largest challenges that faces the world now and in the future.
About the role As Procurement Specialist on our Supply Chain team in Austin, you are an instrumental part of the operational backbone of that machine: you build and modify POs, draft contracts from templates and work initial redlines, resolve invoicing and mismatch disputes with vendors, and help stand up the P2P and contract management systems the department will scale on. This is a hands‑on role for someone with pre-existing supply chain experience, interested in owner‑side procurement experience on a GW‑scale buildout.
Responsibilities Execute direct procurement activities, building and modifying purchase orders for equipment, materials, and services so orders go out accurately and on schedule.
Draft contracts from approved templates and run initial review and redlining with vendors and internal owners to move agreements to signature quickly.
Resolve PO, invoicing, billing, and mismatch issues directly with vendors and internal teams, keeping payments accurate and supplier relationships clean.
Assist in implementation of new procurement systems, including P2P, contract management, and RFx tools, and help drive department adoption so the team runs on them efficiently.
Enter and maintain PO, contract, and vendor data in those systems.
Run regular reports on open contracts and POs, flagging deadlines and keeping the team on‑target.
Revise, edit, and proofread procurement documents and redlines so contract packages leave the department error‑free.
Qualifications 2+ years of supply chain experience, including buyer and/or procurement functions. Procurement Specialist available based on prior work history.
Hands‑on experience building and modifying purchase orders.
Some familiarity with contracting, including document revision and redlining.
Comfort engaging vendors and internal stakeholders on invoicing, billing, mismatch, and other PO‑related disputes.
Competency in both MS Office and Google Docs.
Strong written and oral communication, with careful editing and proofreading.
Experience participating in the implementation of new software tools for a department or converting from legacy systems.
Prior work on a high-tempo supply chain team.

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