Senior Buyer

COMPANY OVERVIEW 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 by over 60% and the manufacturing timeline to 24 months. Blue Energy is a platform technology that makes use of the latest NRC-approved reactors and is in negotiations with existing nuclear and industrial sites, enabling a much faster regulatory pathway to deploy our first unit. With our innovative centralized shipyard manufacturing approach, we can put nuclear power on a cost-reduction learning curve akin to wind, solar, and lithium-ion batteries. ROLE SUMMARY Reporting to the Director of Procurement, the Senior Buyer owns Blue Energy’s day-to-day purchasing execution: issuing RFPs, evaluating bids, awarding and administering purchase orders, sourcing and qualifying suppliers, and driving cost reductions on procured goods and services. This is a high-throughput transactional role requiring speed, rigor, and full compliance with Blue Energy’s procurement policies and nuclear quality requirements. Experience in regulated or technically demanding industries (nuclear, power generation, oil & gas, LNG, or heavy industrial) is strongly preferred. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Sourcing & Supplier Identification - Research, qualify, and evaluate suppliers for technically complex nuclear and advanced manufacturing goods and services. - Assess manufacturing capabilities, quality system maturity (ASME N-Stamp, ISO, NQA-1), experience, financial stability, and capacity. - Conduct market intelligence on pricing benchmarks, lead times, and competitive dynamics to challenge costs and identify sourcing alternatives. RFP/RFQ Development & Competitive Sourcing - Develop complete RFP/RFQ packages translating engineering drawings and specifications into competitive solicitations. - Manage the full solicitation cycle - bidder lists, issuance, pre-bid meetings, Q&A, bid tabulations, evaluations, and award recommendations - coordinating with Engineering, QA, and Project Management throughout. Cost Reduction & Value Optimization - Enforce competitive bidding, negotiate favorable terms, pursue consolidation opportunities, and develop alternative sources to reduce single-source dependency. - Track and report cost savings and avoidance against budget benchmarks in a maintained savings log. Purchase Order Execution & Administration - Issue accurate POs in the ERP system covering scope, specifications, delivery, quality requirements, and regulatory flow-downs. - Manage acknowledgements, expediting, change orders, and closeout, including verification of documentation packages (MTRs, QC records, certifications). Policy, Procedure & Compliance - Follow all procurement policies, approval authorities, and SOPs. - Maintain complete, auditable files for every sourcing event and PO. Manage supplier onboarding requirements - NDAs, qualifications, insurance, tax documentation, and ethics compliance - with proper nuclear quality flow-downs coordinated through QA. Supplier Relationship & Performance - Serve as the primary supplier contact on schedule, technical, documentation, and commercial matters. - Track and report on-time delivery, quality holds, and invoice cycle time, escalating issues as appropriate. Cross-Functional Coordination - Collaborate with Engineering, Project Management, Quality, Finance, and Legal across active projects. - Provide regular status reporting to the Director of Procurement on open requisitions, RFPs, PO backlog, delivery status, cost savings, and escalations. QUALIFICATIONS - 5+ years of procurement, purchasing, or buying experience in industrial, energy, power generation, capital project, or advanced manufacturing environments. - Demonstrated experience sourcing technically complex goods and services, includ