Buyer, Supply Chain​/Logistics

Barber-Nichols Buyer

Barber-Nichols (BN) is a premier provider of custom turbo machinery 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.

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:

• 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.
• Process organization's purchase requisitions, develop procurement solicitations, negotiate price and delivery, and issue purchase orders.
• 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
• Administer return authorizations for discrepant materials, goods and services.
• Maintain and manage preferred/qualified vendor system, collect/analyze on time delivery and incoming inspection data, and recommend subsequent action.
• Responsible for process improvement and compliance.

Requirements:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain or similar, and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum five years of purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Must be willing to work overtime as required
• Travel up to 10% of working time

Preferred Qualifications:

• MRP/ERP experience desired;
  Epicor Kinetic experience preferred.
• ISO/AS quality system experience desired.

Skills:

• Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, project management, enterprise resource planning, database, and specialized engineering application software.
• Maintain a collaborative relationship with internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrates recognition of organization's requirements for the highest quality product with the most efficient utilization of labor and materials; consistently achieves schedule goals; displays initiative, focus, and sense of urgency; demonstrates flexibility in discharging multiple/changing priorities.
• Ability and willingness to abide by set policies and/or safety programs established by BNI, our clients, and/or regulatory agencies which govern our performance and behavior in the normal course of our work while on BNI or the client's property or job site.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills required
• Obtains support and cooperation from others and reciprocates; demonstrates positive behaviors, displaying tact, respect, and understanding when dealing with others; proactively engages and confronts issues to achieve continual improvement.
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• High attention to detail
• Ability to successfully plan and implement objectives within established timelines and work schedules.
• Ability to analyze problems and develop effective solutions at both strategic and functional levels.
• Demonstrate behavior consistent with company values
• Ability to work independently, with minimal direction as a highly motivated self-starter and within a team-oriented culture

Physical and Mental Demands:

• Physical demands:
  This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand as necessary. This would require the ability to speak and communicate clearly with others.
• Mental demands:
  While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is required to read, write, analyze data and reports, exercise judgment, develop plans, procedures and goals, present information to others and work under pressure.
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