Buyer - Fabrication

About the role

Sherman + Reilly, Inc. is a Chattanooga-based manufacturer of tools and equipment for the electric utility industry, serving utility companies, cooperatives, and line contractors around the world. As part of the Quanta Services family of companies, we combine over a century of industry expertise with the resources and stability of a global infrastructure leader. Our products are designed, engineered, and manufactured here — by a team that takes genuine pride in what comes off the floor. Sherman + Reilly is hiring a Buyer - Fabrication to own purchase order execution and material availability for our Fabrication & Machining category. Based in Chattanooga, TN, you'll keep production supplied with fabricated components, weldments, machined parts, and raw materials. This seat is newly split from what used to be a combined buyer and category role. A dedicated Category Manager - Fabrication now owns supplier strategy and negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Own PO execution and material availability for a high-volume category: fabricated components, weldments, machined parts, and raw materials.
• Convert MRP demand into purchase orders and manage them from issuance through delivery.
• Expedite and resolve delivery issues to keep production running.
• Maintain accurate SAP ByDesign material master data for your commodities.
• Read technical drawings and specs to make sure every PO matches engineering requirements.
• Resolve invoice discrepancies and coordinate RMAs and returns with suppliers and Accounts Payable.
• Partner daily with Quality, Engineering, and Operations, and execute supplier onboarding and blanket POs set by the Category Manager - Fabrication.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3-5 years in a buyer or purchasing role with direct responsibility for fabricated or machined components.
• Solid understanding of fabrication methods: welding, machining, forming, finishing, and coatings.
• Comfortable reading technical drawings and engineering requirements.
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP ByDesign or S4/HANA preferred) and Excel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience sourcing components for mobile or heavy equipment manufacturers.
• Familiarity with Design for Manufacturability (DFM) practices.
• Working knowledge of GD&T.
• Experience operating in a category-management/purchasing split organization.

Benefits

• Join a newly split role built for focus: you'll own execution for a high-volume purchasing portfolio while a dedicated Category Manager builds the supplier strategy around you.
• A product that matters: utility infrastructure is the backbone of the grid, and our equipment is on job sites every day.
• Chattanooga,