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We are looking for a Technical Buyer who understands that great purchasing is not just about placing orders-it is about protecting quality, controlling cost, supporting delivery commitments, and building supplier partnerships that make manufacturing stronger.\nWhy This Role Stands Out\nThis is a hands-on, high-impact purchasing position at the center of capital equipment manufacturing. You will work closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Inventory, and Finance to source custom and standard components, coordinate outsourced services, resolve technical questions, and help keep complex projects on track. The right person will have the opportunity to influence supplier performance, improve lead times, support cost reduction, and make daily decisions that directly impact production success.\nWhat You’ll Do\nSource, evaluate, qualify, and develop suppliers for technical, engineered, and per-print goods and services.\n\nReview purchase requisitions, bills of material, drawings, specifications, and delivery requirements to ensure purchased items meet business and production needs.\n\nSolicit and analyze supplier quotes based on quality, delivery, cost, responsiveness, and overall value.\n\nNegotiate pricing, delivery schedules, payment terms, and other commercial requirements.\n\nPurchase custom and standard components, materials, and services such as machined, fabricated, welded, sheet metal, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, heat-treated, coated, finished, and specialty-process items.\n\nCoordinate outsourced manufacturing services when internal capacity, timing, or business needs require outside support.\n\nManage purchase orders through the ERP system and maintain accurate supplier, pricing, lead time, delivery, and item information.\n\nFollow up on orders, expedite materials, and communicate delivery risks that may impact production schedules or customer commitments.\n\nWork cross-functionally to resolve shortages, supplier issues, nonconforming materials, substitutions, deviation requests, and invoice discrepancies.\n\nSupport supplier development, inventory optimization, lead time improvement, cost reduction, and continuous improvement initiatives.\n\nWhat You Bring\nFive to ten years of related purchasing, procurement, supply chain, manufacturing, engineering, or technical sourcing experience preferred.\nExperience purchasing engineered-to-order, custom, low-volume/high-mix, or technically complex manufactured components preferred.\nAbility to read and interpret blueprints, mechanical drawings, bills of material, specifications, tolerances, finishes, and other technical documentation.\nWorking knowledge of manufacturing processes such as machining, welding, fabrication, sheet metal, assembly, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, heat treating, coatings, and finishing preferred.\nExperience using ERP/MRP systems to manage purchase orders, supplier data, lead times, inventory information, and delivery status.\nStrong negotiation, analytical, problem-solving, organization, follow-up, and decision-making skills.\nStrong communication skills with the ability to clearly discuss technical and commercial requirements with suppliers and internal teams.\nAssociate’s or bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience may be considered.\nThe Kind of Person Who Will Thrive Here\nYou are curious, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in the gray areas where engineering requirements, supplier capabilities, production timing, and business priorities all meet. 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