Buyer

Job Summary

CECO Environmental is a global leader in providing sustainable solutions for industrial air, water, and energy transition. Since 1966, we've been addressing the world's most pressing environmental challenges. Our mission is to protect people, the environment, and industrial equipment, making a tangible impact across industries like renewable energy, semiconductor manufacturing, power generation, and water treatment. As a purpose-driven company, we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and integrity, ensuring that every project we undertake creates lasting positive change.

CECO was named one of Newsweek's America's Greatest Companies for 2025 and recognized by Forbes as one of America's Most Successful Small Cap Companies for 2026, marking our third consecutive year on the Forbes list. CECO Environmental is a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ under the ticker CECO.

As part of the CECO Environmental family of brands, Peerless Separation & Filtration plays a critical role in delivering specialized water solutions that protect both people and the environment.

About the Role

The Buyer serves as a key liaison between manufacturing operations and supplier partners, ensuring material availability to support business needs. In this role, you will analyze ERP requirements, issue purchase orders, and monitor delivery performance. You will work closely with suppliers to resolve quality or delivery issues and support cost-savings initiatives through negotiation and contract implementation.

This position plays a critical role in managing supplier relationships, tracking performance against key metrics, and driving continuous improvement. The ideal candidate brings a strong sense of urgency, excellent communication skills, and a desire to make an immediate, meaningful impact.

Responsibilities

• Issue purchase orders to approved suppliers to procure materials at the lowest total cost while meeting quality, reliability, and delivery requirements
• Analyze supplier quotations, select vendors, enter purchase orders, and coordinate delivery schedules
• Monitor open purchase orders and proactively expedite deliveries as needed
• Resolve supplier quality, delivery, and performance issues in collaboration with internal stakeholders
• Build and maintain strong, productive relationships with internal customers and supplier partners
• Analyze data and prepare reports; provide recommendations related to inventory levels, safety stock, and forecast consumption

Requirements

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Bachelor's degree preferred

Experience:

• 2–4 years of experience in supply chain, procurement, or a related field

Technical Skills:

• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Experience with Microsoft D365 preferred
• ERP systems
• Purchase orders and inventory management
• Knowledge of machines and parts used in metal fabrication

Professional Skills:

• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills

Physical Requirements (U.S. Positions Only)

This position typically requires standing, walking, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing, and performing repetitive motions.

Physical Demand: Light to moderate work, involving exertion of up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and up to 5 pounds frequently.

Mental Requirements: Requires sustained mental and visual attention to perform complex tasks with a high degree of accuracy.

Attendance: Must meet company attendance standards.

Work Environment

This role is based in a manufacturing environment. Incumbents may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, fumes, odors, dust, gases, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, confined spaces, and high noise levels. Occasional travel may be required.