Senior Buyer

What You’ll Be Doing

Job Summary:

Responsible for developing and executing procurement strategies supporting capital investments across chemical manufacturing facilities, including plant expansions, reliability and maintenance (R&M), HIPD, environmental compliance, and regulatory projects.

• Lead procurement activities from FEL‑1 through project closeout.
• Develop sourcing and contracting strategies.
• Manage bidding and negotiation for process equipment, tanks, heat exchangers, pressure vessels, instrumentation, electrical equipment, EPC/EPCM services, and construction contracts.
• Support plant expansions, debottlenecking, and growth projects.
• Manage procurement for reliability, maintenance, turnaround, and asset integrity projects.
• Support HIPD and technology deployment initiatives.
• Lead compliance and regulatory project procurement.
• Develop supplier relationships and performance programs.
• Deliver cost savings, value engineering, and risk mitigation.
• Coordinate procurement reporting, forecasting, and project controls.

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant industrial experience in Supply Chain Management specifically in Project Procurement.

• MBA preferred.
• CPSM, CPSD, PMP, or similar certification.
• Experience with EPC/EPCM contracting.
• Experience supporting capital portfolios exceeding $100MM annually.

• Strategic Sourcing
• Commercial Negotiation
• Supplier Management
• Project Management
• Risk Management
• Financial Acumen
• Leadership
• Communication
• Analytical Problem Solving

• Cost Savings
• Schedule Adherence
• Supplier On-Time Delivery
• Contract Cycle Time
• Commitment Accuracy Change Order Reduction
• Supplier Quality
• Safety
• Stakeholder Satisfaction

Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.

• Paid holidays and personal paid time off
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Other eligible benefits to teammates

Hargrove is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (including gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sexual identity, marital or family status), disability, military service or obligations, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Hargrove is a drug‑free workplace. The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.