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Standard Nuclear · Oak Ridge, TN · On-site

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About Standard Nuclear

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About the role

The Buyer is responsible for sourcing and purchasing technical components, equipment, materials, and services that support Standard Nuclear’s engineering, manufacturing, and facility operations. This role works closely with engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, and vendors to understand requirements, identify qualified suppliers, obtain competitive quotes, and ensure purchases meet technical, schedule, quality, and commercial needs.

What they're looking for

  • Source components, equipment, materials, and services based on engineering, manufacturing, and operational requirements
  • Review technical specifications, drawings, bills of materials, and purchase requests to understand sourcing needs
  • Identify and evaluate suppliers capable of meeting technical, quality, schedule, and commercial requirements
  • Obtain and evaluate quotes, lead times, pricing, commercial terms, and supplier capabilities
  • Coordinate with engineering and quality to clarify requirements and support supplier selection decisions
  • Create, issue, and manage purchase orders from placement through delivery and closeout
More about this role

Standard Nuclear is fueling America’s nuclear renaissance at industrial scale. Our mission is to deliver the essential building blocks of nuclear power—enabling cost-effective, safe, and secure energy for the world.

The Buyer is responsible for sourcing and purchasing technical components, equipment, materials, and services that support Standard Nuclear’s engineering, manufacturing, and facility operations. This role works closely with engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, and vendors to understand requirements, identify qualified suppliers, obtain competitive quotes, and ensure purchases meet technical, schedule, quality, and commercial needs.

This position manages purchase orders from sourcing through delivery, helps resolve supplier and logistics issues, and supports cost and lead-time improvements across active projects and ongoing operations.

The ideal candidate is organized, commercially minded, comfortable working with technical information, and able to manage multiple purchasing priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical Purchasing & Sourcing

  • Source components, equipment, materials, and services based on engineering,...

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