Buyer

United Refining Company; Warren (Warren County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

United Refining Company seeks an experienced procurement professional to oversee the sourcing of materials, equipment, and services supporting daily operations and capital projects in the United States. You will partner with vendors, contractors, and internal teams to ensure timely, cost‑effective acquisition in line with policy.

The role requires developing procurement strategies, obtaining budgetary quotes for operational planning and capital forecasting, and serving as the primary purchasing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, business, supply chain, or finance.
• 3+ years in purchasing, supply chain and/or strategic sourcing.
• Proven experience negotiating and implementing contracts with vendors/contractors.
• Knowledge of procurement methods and requirements.
• High proficiency in data mining, sorting and visualization (PowerBI, Tableau).
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and ERP systems (Maximo, SAP, Oracle).

Responsibilities

• Prepare procurement strategies and execution plans for sourcing services and materials.
• Manage daily, warehouse, and capital project procurement services with other departments.
• Manage vendor invoice processing for timely payment.
• Ensure project equipment and materials are purchased within budget and schedule.
• Address invoice discrepancies with suppliers and internal teams to resolve issues.
• Perform other tasks and special projects as assigned.

Skills

Vendor negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Data mining & visualization

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, Finance

Tools

PowerBI

Tableau

Excel

ERP systems (Maximo, SAP, Oracle)

SharePoint

Word

Access

PowerPoint

Job description

Responsible for managing the procurement of materials, equipment, and services necessary to support daily operations and capital projects. This role works closely with vendors, contractors, internal cross‑functional teams, and project leaders to ensure the timely, compliant, and cost‑effective acquisition of goods and services in alignment with departmental and company policies.

The position has a primary responsibility to collaborate with various cross‑functional stakeholders to develop and obtain budgetary quotes in support of operational planning and capital forecasting. In addition, this role serves as the primary purchasing representative for KPC and WEX, ensuring proper sourcing, pricing accuracy, and adherence to established procurement processes and controls.

• Prepare procurement strategies and execution plans that encompass a full array of services and materials sourcing and their related procurement functions of purchasing, expediting, and logistics of assigned responsibilities.
• Manage daily, warehouse, and capital project procurement services within the department and in conjunction with other department groups.
• Manage vendor invoice processing for timely payment of materials and services procured.
• Ensures project equipment and materials are purchased within budget and in accordance with all project specification and delivery schedule requirements.
• Addresses invoice discrepancies with suppliers and works diligently with external and internal functions to resolve the issues.
• Ensures project equipment, materials and services are procured within budget and in accordance with all project specification and delivery schedule requirements.
• Perform other tasks and special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required (Preferred: Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, Finance)
• 3+ years of purchasing, supply chain and/or strategic sourcing.
• Proven experience negotiating and implementing contracts with vendors and contractors.
• Knowledge of procurement methods and requirements.
• High proficiency in data mining, sorting and visualization (PowerBI, Tableau)
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (e.g., Excel, Word, Access, Power Point, SharePoint) and ERP systems (Maximo, SAP, Oracle, etc..)

Additional Desired Qualifications

• Experience in the oil & gas / Energy industry.
• Experience working as part of team in large capital projects.