# Sr. Buyer

Summary: Responsible for the most critical or difficult procurements that require a greater degree of experience, knowledge, professionalism, and administration. Responsible for establishing, coordinating, and administering long term purchase agreements for assigned commodities. Provides guidance and assistance to other procurement personnel. At this level is proficient in all aspects of job. Oversees department in absence of Purchasing Manager. Essential Duties & Responsibilities: Receive approved requisitions and review for completeness and necessary information. Select reliable sources, request bids as necessary, evaluate quotations, and make final supplier selection according to company established criteria Thoroughly understand and follow all policies governing procurement in order to instruct Buyers in their applications Fight price increases Negotiate with suppliers as necessary on new procurements or changes to existing purchase orders. Responsible for ensuring that active purchase orders are complete and accurate at all times reflecting the latest requirements and terms and conditions in compliance with company-supplier agreements and with all governing regulations Coordin

- **Id**: 557948
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/georgfischer-sr-buyer>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Shawnee, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-08-31T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-08-31
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-06T10:03:35Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 67
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3942
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Energy & Utilities, Industrial Machinery, Precision Engineering, Automotive Components

## Company

- **Id**: 451085
- **Name**: Georg Fischer
- **Domain**: georgfischer.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/georgfischer>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 77
- **Open postings**: 78
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.91
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 42
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 75000
- **Max usd**: 149000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 3801

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 67

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: yes

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-09T00:29:26Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Evidence: green card filings: 1; Filings 12m: 0; Filings prev 12m: 3; Green card filings 12m: 1

## Liveness

- **Score**: 19
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.532
- **P room**: 0.36
- **Age days**: 67
- **Expected fill days**: 42
- **Reasons**: conf:1, stale_co, win:tail, crowd:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

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