Strategic Buyer

Flint Hills; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Flint Hills Resources (FHR) is seeking a Strategic Buyer to join our Procurement team at our Wichita headquarters. This role supports timely, cost-effective sourcing, vendor relationship building, and collaboration with internal stakeholders and suppliers.

Responsibilities include processing purchase orders, resolving invoice and PO exceptions, and contributing to RFP and contracting activities while maintaining strong vendor partnerships. On-call rotation and travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree OR 2+ years of professional procurement experience.
• Flexibility to participate in on-call rotation including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Willingness to travel 10–15% with possible overnight stays.
• Not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Support internal and external customers in procurement activities.
• Analyze and process purchase orders promptly and accurately.
• Review PO and invoice exceptions and resolve issues.
• Collaborate with vendors on long-lead items and delivery schedules.
• Maintain strong vendor relationships through clear verbal and written communication.
• Participate in simple and tactical sourcing activities.
• Provide RFP support and analyze supplier responses and proposals.
• Perform minimal contracting tasks (template use, simple reviews, escalation as needed).
• Contribute to team goals and support a collaborative work environment.

Skills

Procurement transactions

Vendor relationships

PO processing

RFP support

Contracting basics

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Your Job

Flint Hills Resources (FHR) is seeking a Strategic Buyer to join our Procurement team. This role will support procurement activities that ensure timely, cost-effective supply of materials and services while building strong vendor relationships and contributing to team goals. Successful candidates will proactively build vendor relationships, ensure procurement transactions are accurate and timely, resolve exceptions and supply disruptions (escalating when needed), and communicate and collaborate effectively while adapting to changing priorities.

Our Team

The Strategic Buyer will be based at our Wichita headquarters and report to a Procurement Supervisor. You will partner closely with procurement colleagues, internal stakeholders, and vendors to execute tactical sourcing, support purchase order processing, and participate in RFP and contracting activities.

What You Will Do

• Partner with the procurement team to support internal and external customers
• Analyze and process purchase orders in a timely and accurate manner
• Review purchase order and invoice exceptions and resolve issues
• Collaborate with vendors on long-lead items and delivery schedules
• Maintain strong vendor relationships through clear verbal and written communication
• Participate in both Simple and Tactical Sourcing activities
• Provide RFP support and analyze supplier responses and proposals
• Perform minimal contracting tasks (template use, simple reviews, escalation as needed)
• Contribute to a strong team environment, supporting both individual and team goals

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree OR 2+ years of experience working in a professional environment
• Ability to participate in an on-call rotation including nights, weekends, and holidays
• Ability to travel 10-15% of the time, including potential overnight stays
• This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship

What Will Put You Ahead

• 1+ years of experience processing procurement transactions (purchase orders, invoices, exceptions)
• Experience working in customer service or a stakeholder-facing role

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Flint Hills Resources is an industry-leading refining company making the oil and transportation products that keep the world moving. We make a large supply of fuel for gas stations and airports in addition to transporting crude oil, natural gas liquids and refined products through 4,000+ miles of pipeline -delivering energy to farmers, manufacturers and families. Our team champions innovation and excellence to help power modern life.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).