Equipment Buyer & Operations Specialist

About the role

The Equipment Buyer and Operations Specialist is responsible for supporting Aries Chemicals equipment sales, service, and project execution activities by coordinating equipment quotes, purchasing equipment for resale and projects, maintaining accurate project cost information, supporting customer purchase orders, and helping organize technical documentation. This position works closely with Sales, Engineering, Technical Services, Purchasing, Operations, vendors, customers, and the equipment group to help ensure equipment opportunities and projects are handled accurately, professionally, and on time. The role is critical to supporting Aries Chemicals ability to provide customers with responsive, reliable chemical and equipment solutions in alignment with the A.R.I.E.S. Way: Accountability, Reliability, Integrity, Expertise, and Safety.

Essential Functions

• Equipment Quote Support: Work with Sales, Engineering, Technical Services, vendors, and internal stakeholders to gather current equipment costs, availability, lead times, specifications, and supporting information needed to prepare accurate equipment quotes.
• Equipment Purchasing: Purchase equipment for resale, customer orders, and internal equipment projects in accordance with company procedures, approved pricing, vendor terms, and project requirements.
• Customer Purchase Order Coordination: Manage customer equipment purchase orders from receipt through shipment and invoicing, ensuring order details, pricing, documentation, delivery expectations, and internal requirements are complete and accurate.
• Project Proposal Support: Assist with the preparation of large project proposals by organizing vendor quotations, equipment pricing, project cost information, supporting documentation, and related proposal materials.
• Submittals, Manuals, and Technical Documentation: Help organize, compile, format, and publish technical documents, including customer submittals, equipment manuals, quote packages, project documents, and supporting reference materials.
• Vendor Coordination: Communicate with vendors to obtain quotes, confirm pricing, clarify equipment specifications, track order status, resolve documentation needs, and support timely delivery of purchased equipment.
• Customer and Sales Support: Provide administrative and operational support to help Sales and Technical Services respond to customer equipment needs, service requests, proposal requirements, and order status inquiries.