Senior Buyer

About the Company

Blue Energy’s mission is to unlock energy abundance, energy affordability, energy security, and turn-key decarbonization by developing the fastest path to deploying new nuclear MWs at scale. We are utilizing shipyard manufacturing supply chains and techniques from offshore oil and wind to reduce the cost of nuclear plants and manufacturing timelines.

Responsibilities

• Research, qualify, and evaluate suppliers for technically complex nuclear and advanced manufacturing goods and services
• Develop complete RFP/RFQ packages translating engineering drawings and specifications into competitive solicitations
• Manage the full solicitation cycle including bidder lists, issuance, evaluations, and award recommendations
• Enforce competitive bidding, negotiate favorable terms, and pursue consolidation opportunities to reduce costs
• Issue accurate POs in the ERP system covering scope, specifications, delivery, and regulatory flow-downs
• Manage acknowledgements, expediting, change orders, and verification of documentation packages
• Maintain complete, auditable files for every sourcing event and PO
• Track and report on-time delivery, quality holds, and invoice cycle time
• Collaborate with Engineering, Project Management, Quality, Finance, and Legal teams

Requirements

• 5+ years of procurement, purchasing, or buying experience in industrial, energy, power generation, or advanced manufacturing
• Experience sourcing technically complex goods such as engineered equipment or specialty materials
• Proven ability to manage full PO lifecycle from requisition intake through closeout
• Strong technical literacy with the ability to read engineering drawings and specifications
• Proficiency with ERP/procurement systems (SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, or similar)
• Excellent attention to detail and documentation discipline

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in regulated industries such as nuclear, oil & gas, LNG, aerospace, or petrochemical
• Familiarity with NQA-1, ASME Section III, or N-Stamp nuclear-grade supplier qualification
• Experience sourcing from fabrication yards, module assemblers, or OEMs in a capital project context
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes like pressure vessel fabrication or structural steel