Senior Buyer, Production

Biofire•Broomfield, CO

18d•$110,000 - $140,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Buyer at Biofire, you’ll own material readiness for an assigned portfolio of production parts as we scale manufacturing. Success means identifying supply constraints early enough to act within standard supplier lead times, maintaining healthy inventory levels, and keeping production supplied through supplier challenges and part transitions. You will own day-to-day supply planning and purchasing for your portfolio, maintaining accurate visibility into orders, supplier performance, and emerging risks. You’ll partner closely with Production Control, Engineering, Commodity Managers, Quality Engineers, and Finance to support Clear-to-Build (CTB) reviews and turn supply risks into clear, actionable plans. This role requires strong attention to detail, sound judgment under competing priorities, and the ability to anticipate how today’s supplier performance will affect tomorrow’s production volumes. You’ll also help strengthen shared planning tools and documented processes so the team can scale and provide reliable backup coverage.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in a technical or operational field (e.g. Engineering, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering).
3–5 years of relevant experience in production purchasing, buying, supply planning, or supply chain management within a manufacturing environment.
An understanding of product lifecycles, BOM development, and how upstream planning impacts downstream execution.
Strong spreadsheet and planning-tool skills, including the ability to maintain reliable formulas, validate planning data, and improve shared workflows.
Sound judgment when prioritizing competing supply issues, balancing inventory and transition costs, and determining when to act independently or escalate.
Ability to effectively communicate and build strong relationships with crossfunctional stakeholders
Self-starter mindset - excited to build from scratch, lead without authority, and deliver results that unlock program execution.
Applicants must be (a) a citizen of the United States; (b) a lawful permanent resident of the United States (“Green Card” holder); or (c) a person admitted into the United States as an asylee or refugee to be considered for the position.

Nice To Haves

An MBA, Master’s in Supply Chain or APICS CPIM Certification is a plus.
Practical experience in functions such as military, consulting, or finance operations will also be considered.

Responsibilities

Own supply planning and purchasing for your assigned portfolio, maintaining material availability and inventory within established MIN/MAX levels.
Maintain accurate purchase orders, lead times, and supplier commitments, clearly distinguishing firm orders from forecast quantities.
Lead category-level Clear-to-Build (CTB) tracking and support weekly executive reviews with early visibility into constraints, mitigation plans, and financial exposure.
Monitor supplier delivery, quality, and capacity trends; execute supply containment actions and coordinate corrective-action handoffs with Commodity Managers and supplier engineering/quality teams.
Anticipate supplier risks as production scales and prioritize competing issues based on their impact on production continuity.
Coordinate part transitions and last-time buys with Engineering and Production Control, balancing remaining inventory, yield, cycle time, and excess and obsolescence risks.
Request volume pricing ahead of production ramps, obtain competitive quotes, and track purchase price variance and expedite spending in partnership with Commodity Managers and Finance.
Strengthen shared planning tools and documented processes, including verified lead times, replenishment timing, and cross-coverage with your peer buyer.