Buyer

Description: About Barber-Nichols: Barber-Nichols (BN) is a premier provider of custom turbomachinery solutions serving the Defense, Aerospace, Cryogenics, and Energy industries. Our team consists of industry leaders who collaborate closely with equally accomplished customers to deliver technologies that advance their markets and establish enduring partnerships. At BN, we foster a results-driven environment that values professional growth, rewards achievement, and supports innovation. From designing the blower for NASA’s Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s moon Titan to engineering critical components for the U.S. Navy’s MK-48 program, BN’s portfolio spans some of the most exciting and impactful projects in the world. For those seeking to contribute to impactful projects alongside a highly skilled team, BN offers an exceptional place to build your career. Position Summary The Buyer is responsible for purchasing and managing primarily indirect materials, MRO supplies, facility-related goods, services, and other operational requirements that support Barber-Nichols. The role works closely with Facilities, Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, Shipping, Assembly/Test, and other internal stakeholders. The Buyer may also support program-related purchasing needs as business requirements dictate. The ability to manage multiple priorities, negotiate price and delivery, maintain accurate purchasing records, and work within budgetary and scheduling requirements is critical to success. Duties and Responsibilities: 1. Understand purchasing requirements for indirect materials, MRO supplies, facility-related goods and services, and operational needs, while maintaining the ability to support outside machining and program purchasing requirements as needed. Appropriately facilitate communication between internal stakeholders and suppliers. 2. Process organization’s purchase requisitions, develop procurement solicitations, negotiate price and delivery, and issue purchase orders. Provide quotation/pricing support to sales department. Provide periodic status and expediting to critical orders. Process material, MRO, facility related, service, and equipment purchasing requirements. Process material requisitions, Purchase Orders (PO), PO confirmations and change orders. Update PO pricing and delivery dates. Review material cost and purchase price variance status reports. Meet deadlines for PO’s, quotes, submittals and delivery dates. Review and approve pricing, terms, freight, etc. 3. Prepare all aspects of procurement solicitations, including terms and conditions, applicable customer contract flow down requirements, scope of work, and other requirements to facilitate acquisition of raw materials, goods, and services Review and negotiate quoted material packages. Understand units of measure and determine how to buy per the appropriate unit of measure. Review material package and subcontract review for the scope of work. Provide product and pricing updates to project teams, estimating and engineering 4. Administer return authorizations for discrepant materials, goods and services. 5. Maintain and manage preferred/qualified vendor system, collect/analyze on time delivery and incoming inspection data, and recommend subsequent action. Maintain supplier certification records in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. Conduct vendor surveys and participates in on-site supplier audits. Conduct pricing comparisons. create selection criteria for suppliers, and identify cost-reduction and supplier-consolidation opportunities. Review vendor performance to ensure company needs are being met. Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers, contractors, service providers, and internal stakeholders. . Utilize ERP/MRP demand-generation tools and conduct stock checks as appropriate to support inventory requirements and maintain appropriate stock levels. 6. Responsible for process improvement and compliance. Review product and servi…

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