Buyer

Aalo Atomics; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Aalo Atomics, based in Austin, TX, is seeking a Buyer to join our Supply Chain team. You will manage procurement of components, equipment, and services for reactor development, converting requests into POs and serving as the main supplier contact.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Finance in a fast-paced startup environment, ensuring compliance with nuclear quality and procurement procedures while maintaining accurate ERP/MRP data.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of purchasing or procurement experience in a manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or hardware-development environment.
• Experience collaborating with Engineering, Manufacturing or technical teams to understand requirements.
• Proven track record of managing open orders and ensuring on-time delivery.
• Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems and maintaining planning data and reporting.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage full purchase order lifecycle from request to PO receipt.
• Issue requests, analyze quotes, negotiate terms, convert POs and send to suppliers.
• Coordinate logistics with logistics partners and suppliers.
• Ensure shipments have necessary paperwork for smooth receipt process.
• Serve as primary day-to-day contact for a portfolio of suppliers and resolve discrepancies.
• Monitor supplier performance, escalate risks, and drive corrective actions.
• Maintain ERP/MRP data, onboard new suppliers, and update open orders and dates.
• Collaborate with Finance to ensure on-time payment and resolve invoice issues.
• Contribute to development of procurement processes, templates and tools.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Clear communication

Attention to detail

Vendor management

Tools

SAP

Oracle

NetSuite

Job description

About this position

About Aalo Atomics

Aalo Atomics is pioneering a new era in clean energy with factory-fabricated microreactors designed to deliver affordable, scalable, and reliable nuclear power. Our mission is to make nuclear energy globally accessible, starting with the Aalo-1, a 10 MWe reactor leveraging cutting-edge safety, modularity, and efficiency. Based in Austin, TX, we’re rapidly growing as we work to deploy the world’s first fleet of advanced microreactors. Join us and help revolutionize energy for a sustainable future.

About the role

The Buyer is a key member of Aalo Atomics’ Supply Chain team, responsible for managing procurement of components, equipment and services critical to our reactor development program. You will work closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance, and Program Management to convert purchasing requests into purchase orders (POs), and be the main point of contact with suppliers for all purchase order related issues. This role requires someone who is highly organized, comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities, and skilled at building strong relationships both internally and externally.

What you’ll do

• Own the full purchase order lifecycle - from purchase request through PO receipt.
• Issue purchase requests, analyze quotes, negotiate terms, convert POs, send to suppliers.
• Coordinate logistics with Aalo logistics partners and suppliers
• Ensure shipments come with necessary paperwork for a frictionless receipt process.
• Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for a portfolio of suppliers - managing open orders on a daily/weekly basis, resolving discrepancies, and driving continuous improvement.
• Monitor supplier performance against commitments; escal risks proactively and implement corrective action plans as needed.
• Maintain accurate data in the ERP/MRP system - onboard new suppliers, and keep open orders, expected receipt dates, lead times, and commercial terms current.
• Collaborate with Finance and Accounts Payable to ensure on-time payment to suppliers and resolve invoice issues.
• Contribute to the development of Supply Chain processes, templates, and tools as the team scales.
• Follow established procurement procedures to satisfy technical specifications and nuclear quality requirements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in purchasing or procurement, preferably in a manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or hardware-development environment.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with Engineering, Manufacturing, or other technical teams to understand requirements.
• Proven track record of managing open orders, resolving issues, and communicating with suppliers to ensure on-time delivery.
• Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, or similar); ability to maintain accurate planning data and generate useful reporting.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple open orders and competing priorities simultaneously.
• Clear and professional written and verbal communication skills; able to represent the company effectively in supplier-facing interactions.
• High attention to detail and a commitment to data accuracy.

Nice to Have

• Experience in a startup or early-stage hardware company where processes are still being built.
• Exposure to nuclear, energy, or highly regulated industries.
• APICS CPIM or CSCP certification, or working toward one.
• Experience with contract management and supplier agreement execution.

Requirements

• Based in the United States
• Willing to work on-site in Austin, TX

What We Offer:

• Paid Time Off

Additional Information:

Aalo Atomics provides a collaborative and supportive work environment, opportunities for professional growth, intellectually challenging careers, and competitive compensation. Aalo Atomics is an equal opportunity employer and considers all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Persons in compliance with 10 CFR Part 810 and may not hold non-compliant foreign citizenships.

Direct applicants only. No recruiters or staffing agencies, please.