Company Overview
Kairos Power is a new nuclear energy technology and engineering company whose mission is to enable the world’s transition to clean energy, with the ultimate goal to dramatically improve people’s quality of life while protecting the environment. This goal will be accomplished through the commercialization of the fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (FHR) that can be deployed with robust safety, affordable costs, and flexible operation to accommodate the expansion of variable renewables.
Job Summary
Kairos Power is seeking a motivated, detail-oriented and mission-centered Buyer, who will work under the supervision of the Procurement Lead at our Manufacturing Campus in Albuquerque NM. The Buyer I position will work within the larger Supply Chain & Procurement (SCP) team supporting Kairos Power in achieving our mission of bringing a safe, clean and affordable energy to the world by assisting in various aspects of the procurement process, including sourcing and purchasing materials, negotiating contracts and managing supplier relationships.
Responsibilities
- Provide excellent and timely customer service to internal customers in fulfilling the procurement process.
- Manages supplier lead-times to ensure on-time delivery of goods and services to match required dates from internal stakeholders.
- Create, issue and manage purchase orders and subcontracts to ensure satisfactory performance.
- Embrace a proactive and solutions-oriented approach to overcome challenges and achieve procurement goals.
- Maintain accurate records of all purchasing activities, including supplier performance data, NDAs, contract information, and pricing agreements.
- Assist in the implementation of procurement strategies and initiatives.
- Work closely with project teams, manufacturing and engineering to coordinate purchases, resolve issues, minimize schedule or execution risks, etc.
- Responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with reliable suppliers for specified supplies, while understanding the production processes and internal systems.
- Purchase requirements of assigned materials at the lowest long-term cost for the quantity, quality and delivery required.
- Negotiate the lowest possible long-term cost through competitive bidding and market research.
- Perform duties in accordance to Kairos Power policies and procedures.
- Monitor open purchase orders and follow up with suppliers to address delays or discrepancies.
- Assist with supplier onboarding and maintenance of supplier records.
- Support inventory management efforts by coordinating purchases with demand forecasts and material planning teams.
- Participate in audits, compliance reviews or documentation requests related to procurement activities.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience required.
- 1+ years of related experience in strategic sourcing, commodities and purchasing operations, preferably in a laboratory, manufacturing or technical environment.
- Experience with ERP requisition and procurement systems.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office – Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
- Ability to plan, organize and carry out assigned work with moderate supervision.
- Ability to learn and apply procurement principles, policies, concepts and standards, and procedures, INCO Terms including price analysis, negotiations, ethics, terms and conditions and procurement law.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a high-volume environment.
- Demonstrated initiative in identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and procurement practices.
- Ability to interpret basic technical drawings, specifications or bills of material.
- Attention to detail in reviewing purchase documents, pricing and contractual terms.
- Ability to analyze basic cost and supplier performance data to support purchasing decisions.
- Ability to work with highly collaborative team.
- Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently.
- Prioritizes and ensures safety of oneself and others.
- Ability to proactively collect, manage and transfer knowledge.
- Ability to seek different and novel ways to create efficiencies when working on problems, challenges and issues.
Physical Demands
- Moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces.
- Remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods.
- Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another.
- Adjusting, moving, transporting, installing, positioning, or removing objects up to 10 pounds in all directions.
- Communicating with others to exchange information.
Environmental Conditions
- General office environment.
- Assessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned.
- High-concentration, demanding and fast-paced.
Safety and PPE
- Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs.
- Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions.
Travel
- Some travel may be required, up to 10%
Additional Requirements
- Occasionally requires overtime.
- Occasionally requires schedule flexibility.
- Occasionally requires extended hours to support launch and critical project timelines.
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About our Benefits
We know that we have some of the most talented and dedicated employees, and we believe in rewarding them accordingly. If you work here, full-time employees (excludes interns) expect to have access to the benefits below:
- Competitive compensation packages
- Medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and their dependents
- Paid Vacation
- 401(k) and pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA)
Kairos Power is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the communities where we do business. Kairos Power is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We actively welcome people of different experiences, abilities, and perspectives.
Kairos Power participates in E-Verify.
Candidates only, no recruiters or agencies please.
Note: You are applying for a position that is located in a facility that handles information that is subject to export control restrictions by the Department of Energy under 10 CFR Part 810. To work in this facility, you need to be authorized by the Department of Energy to access Part 810-controlled information. Foreign nationals who are citizens of countries that are not on the Department of Energy’s general authorization list (link below) are not permitted to work in our facility unless the Department of Energy issues an export control license to the company to permit that individual to have access to Part 810-controlled information. The following questions are intended to determine the licensing requirements that may apply. https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/10/appendix-A_to_part_810
Top Skills
What We Do
Kairos Power has a mission to enable the world’s transition to clean energy, with the ultimate goal of dramatically improving people’s quality of life while protecting the environment.
We are an engineering company focused on the delivery of a clean, affordable and safe energy solution through the integrated design, licensing and demonstration of advanced reactor technology.
Growing from a broad research effort at U.S. universities and national laboratories, Kairos Power was founded to accelerate the development of an innovative nuclear technology that has the potential to transform the energy landscape in the United States and internationally.
Kairos Power is focused on reducing technical risk through a novel approach to test iteration often lacking in the nuclear space. Our schedule is driven by the goal of a U.S. demonstration plant before 2030 and a rapid deployment thereafter.
The challenge is great, but so too is the opportunity.
