Careers

Junior Buyer ID: 680

13 April 2026
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Assists in purchasing materials, supplies, and services at the most favorable terms for the organization.
    • Assigned to projects/matters of limited complexity in a support role where work is closely managed.
    • Reports to a supervisor or manager.
  • Qualifies vendors, evaluate bids, analyze prices, and review terms for purchased goods and services.
  • Learns and understands company policies and procedures and executes work accordingly.
    • Sets up vendor files and related purchase orders for direct and indirect projects in the appropriate business system.
  • Performs cradle to grave administration of non-complex purchase orders to include invoicing and closeouts.
    • Assists with proposals and change orders for more complex tasks.
  • Works closely with internal customers to understand needs and assists in transforming needs into workable requisitions.
  • Prepares and distributes Requests for Quotes and Proposals (RFQs/RFPs) in support of requisitions.
  • Ensures solicitations and/or purchase orders clearly specify all pertinent technical requirements and invoke all required contract clauses, terms, and conditions.
  • Tracks approved purchases, updates order expediting information, monitors and resolves delivery, receipt and reported quality issues, and reviews vendor invoices for compliance with PO and accepted deliveries.
  • Maintains vendor registration and certification files and CostPoint based vendor database information.
  • Assists with the maintenance of project reporting tools, updating reports with current PO status information for use by project managers.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Serves as a point of contact with vendors on assigned purchase orders and/or contracts.
  • Actively supports internal customers with current purchase commitment status and vendor delivery information.
  • Supports SCM leadership on cross department initiatives and rapid improvement events as requested.
  • Accomplishes all tasks as appropriately assigned or requested.

Qualifications:

  • Minimum of High School diploma (or equivalent) and 0-6 months of work experience.
  • Proficient in MS 365.
  • Ability to become proficient in an enterprise system (e.g., CostPoint).
  • Ability to obtain clearance for work on classified Government contracts.

Minimum Requirements:

  • Minimum of High School diploma (or equivalent) and 0-6 months of work experience.
  • Proficiency in MS 365.
  • Ability to become proficient in an enterprise system (e.g., CostPoint).
  • Ability to obtain clearance for work on classified Government contracts.
  • Must be able to perform business math related tasks.

Work Environment:

  • This position is performed in a traditional office environment, with minor local travel between facilities.
  • Minor local and out-of-area travel may be required.

Fairlead Integrated, LLC. and its subsidiaries are proud to be Equal Employ Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers (Minority / Female / Disability / Veterans).

To apply for this position, go here: Employment Application – Fairlead Integrated