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 Senior Buyer reviews, coordinates and processes all purchase requisitions for raw materials, goods, and services, negotiates price/delivery, and issues purchase orders (PO). The ability to identify and work within budgetary and scheduling requirements is critical to success. Also responsible for complex, multi-year, large order placement with variable schedule requirements.
Duties and responsibilities:
1. Understand outside machining requirements, including the ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications, and appropriately facilitate communication between Production Control, Engineering, and suppliers.
2. Process organization’s purchase requisitions, develop procurement solicitations, negotiate price and delivery, and issue purchase orders.
3. Prepare all aspects of procurement solicitations, including terms and conditions, customer contract flow down requirements, scope of work, and other requirements to facilitate acquisition of raw materials, goods, and services
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.
6. Utilize the ERP system’s built-in demand generation tool to maintain appropriate stock levels. Responsible for process improvement and compliance.
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