Buyer

Barber-Nichols•Arvada, CO

About The Position

The Buyer purchases and manages primarily indirect materials, MRO supplies, facility-related goods and services, and other operational requirements supporting Barber-Nichols. The role works closely with Facilities, Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, Shipping, Assembly/Test, and other internal stakeholders, and may support program-related purchasing as business needs require. Success requires managing multiple priorities, negotiating price and delivery, maintaining accurate purchasing records, and working within budget and schedule requirements. The Buyer processes requisitions and procurement solicitations, negotiates and issues purchase orders, supports sales pricing, and tracks critical orders. The role manages purchase order confirmations and changes, pricing and delivery updates, material cost and purchase price variance reports, and purchasing deadlines. It also prepares solicitation packages with applicable terms, customer contract flow-downs, scopes of work, and other acquisition requirements. The position administers return authorizations, maintains vendor qualification and certification records in the ERP system, monitors supplier performance, conducts pricing comparisons and supplier surveys, and participates in on-site supplier audits. The Buyer uses ERP/MRP demand-generation tools and stock checks to support inventory needs, seeks cost-reduction and supplier-consolidation opportunities, researches new products and services, and supports process improvement and ISO 9001:2015 controls for externally provided processes, products, and services.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, or a similar field, and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least five years of purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment.
Willingness to work overtime as required.
Ability to travel up to 10% of working time.
Proficiency with word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, project management, enterprise resource planning, database, and specialized engineering application software.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong organizational and time-management skills and high attention to detail.
Ability to plan and implement objectives within established timelines and work schedules.
Ability to analyze problems and develop effective solutions at strategic and functional levels.
Ability to work independently with minimal direction and as part of a team-oriented culture.
Ability and willingness to follow company, client, and regulatory policies and safety programs.
Ability to maintain collaborative relationships, obtain cooperation, communicate respectfully, address issues proactively, and demonstrate flexibility across changing priorities.
Ability to meet quality and schedule goals while using labor and materials efficiently.
Ability to demonstrate behavior consistent with company values.

Nice To Haves

MRP/ERP experience.
Epicor Kinetic experience.
ISO/AS quality system experience.

Responsibilities

Understand purchasing requirements for indirect materials, MRO supplies, facility-related goods and services, and operational needs; support outside machining and program purchasing when needed.
Facilitate communication between internal stakeholders and suppliers.
Process purchase requisitions and material requisitions; prepare procurement solicitations; negotiate price and delivery; and issue purchase orders.
Provide quotation and pricing support to the sales department and product and pricing updates to project teams, estimating, and engineering.
Provide status updates and expedite critical orders; process purchase order confirmations and change orders; update purchase order pricing and delivery dates; and meet deadlines for purchase orders, quotes, submittals, and deliveries.
Review and approve pricing, terms, freight, material costs, purchase price variance reports, and quoted material packages.
Prepare procurement solicitations, including terms and conditions, customer contract flow-down requirements, scopes of work, and other acquisition requirements; review material packages and subcontract scopes of work.
Understand units of measure and determine the appropriate purchasing unit of measure.
Administer return authorizations for discrepant materials, goods, and services.
Maintain the preferred/qualified vendor system and supplier certification records in the ERP system.
Collect and analyze on-time delivery and incoming inspection data, recommend supplier actions, review vendor performance, conduct vendor surveys, and participate in on-site supplier audits.
Conduct pricing comparisons, develop supplier selection criteria, and identify cost-reduction and supplier-consolidation opportunities.
Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers, contractors, service providers, and internal stakeholders.
Use ERP/MRP demand-generation tools and conduct stock checks to support inventory requirements and appropriate stock levels.
Support process improvement and compliance, review offerings to drive cost reductions, research and source products and services, support ISO 9001:2015 controls for externally provided processes, products, and services, and communicate applicable government contractual flow-downs.