Senior Buyer, Outside Services

Beehive Industries, LLC; Blue Ash (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Life insurance

Short & Long-Term disability

401(k) retirement with company match

Equity in the company

Job summary

Beehive Industries is seeking a detail-oriented Buyer to own outside processing and special services procurement for aerospace/defense. You will manage supplier relationships, negotiate long-term agreements, and ensure compliance with government contracting standards.

Join a fast-paced team coordinating with Engineering, Quality, and Program Management to meet delivery schedules and drive cost reductions while maintaining supplier performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, engineering, or related field.
• 3–7+ years of purchasing or procurement experience in manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or regulated industries.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and supplier-management skills.
• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems.
• Ability to read statements of work and technical specifications.
• Proficiency in Excel and procurement analytics.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchase orders and supplier relationships for outside processing and special services.
• Lead RFQs/RFPs, supplier selection, bid analysis, negotiations, and contract execution.
• Ensure compliance with FAR/DFARS and government contracting regulations.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Facilities, Quality, Finance, and Program Management.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, lead times, and long-term supply arrangements.
• Develop supplier relationships to ensure quality, delivery, cost, and responsiveness.
• Identify cost reduction, process improvement, and risk mitigation initiatives.
• Maintain procurement records and sourcing documentation in ERP/MRP systems.
• Support audits and documentation for AS9100, ISO standards, and government contracting.
• Own supplier delivery performance and manage material through the supplier network.
• Coordinate shipment of material to/from outside processors to support production.
• Monitor lead times, WIP, capacity constraints, and delivery risks.
• Support long-term agreements and blanket purchase orders as appropriate.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Supplier management

Analytical skills

Excel proficiency

Reading technical specs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field

Tools

ERP/MRP systems (NetSuite, SAP, Oracle)

Job description

Beehive Industries is dedicated to Powering American Defense by revolutionizing the design, development, and delivery of jet propulsion systems to support the warfighter. Through the integration of additive manufacturing, the company aims to meet the growing and urgent needs for unmanned aerial defense by dramatically improving a jet engine’s speed to market, fuel efficiency, and cost.

Founded in 2020, the company is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado, with additional facilities in Knoxville, Tennessee, Loveland Ohio, and Mount Vernon, Ohio. Beehive is committed to grow and advance the defense industrial base while manufacturing exclusively in the USA. This role will be located at our Cincinnati, Ohio facility.

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Buyer to own and support execution of all outside processing and special process requirements in a fast-paced aerospace and defense environment. This role owns the supplier relationship and purchasing process for outside services including non-destructive testing, heat treatment, and other specialized manufacturing services

The Buyer works closely with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Supply Planning, and Program teams to ensure outside processing is completed in accordance with purchase order requirements, customer specifications, applicable aerospace standards, and required delivery schedules.

This position is responsible for negotiating long term agreements, understanding supplier capacity and constraints, partnering with technical teams to qualify new sources and managing the complete outside-service process from purchase requisition through supplier execution.

What You’ll Do...

• Manage purchase orders and supplier relationships for all assigned outside processing and special process requirements.
• Manage RFQs/RFPs, supplier selection, bid analysis, negotiations, and contract execution.
• Ensure full compliance with FAR/DFARS requirements and all government contracting regulations throughout the procurement process.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Operations, Facilities, Quality, Finance, and Program Management teams to support business objectives.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, lead times, service agreements, and long-term supply arrangements.
• Develop and maintain supplier relationships to ensure performance in quality, delivery, cost, and responsiveness.
• Identify and execute cost reduction, process improvement, and supply chain risk mitigation initiatives.
• Maintain accurate procurement records, purchase orders, and sourcing documentation within ERP/MRP systems.
• Support audits and documentation requirements related to AS9100, ISO standards, and government contracting compliance.
• Own supplier delivery performance for outside processing requirements and proactively manage material through the supplier network.
• Coordinate shipment of material to and from outside processors to support production schedules.
• Monitor supplier lead times, work-in-process, capacity constraints, and potential delivery risks.
• Support long-term agreements, pricing agreements, blanket purchase orders, and other commercial strategies where appropriate

You have...

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field preferred.

Experience

• 3-7+ years of purchasing or procurement experience in manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or highly regulated industries.
• Demonstrated experience preparing, managing, and auditing procurement compliance documentation.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and supplier management skills.
• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems
• Ability to read and interpret statements of work, and technical specifications
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and procurement analytics.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Nice to have...

• Experience in aerospace, defense, precision machining, additive, or advanced manufacturing environments. Experience supporting lean manufacturing or continuous improvement initiatives.
• Experience with long-term supply agreements and logistics
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems such as NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, or similar.

Beehive Industries offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes group Medical, Dental, Life,and Short and Long-Term disability coverage from day one. We also offer a generous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a Company match.Every role at Beehive Industries is bonus eligible and will also receive equity in the company.

Beehive Industries is committed to full compliance with applicable anti-discrimination laws. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We strive to create an inclusive work environment and will not discriminateon the basis ofrace, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.