Buyer, Operations

Fervo Energy is developing and operating next-generation geothermal assets that deliver reliable 24/7 carbon-free electricity. As Fervo commissions new facilities and expands its operating portfolio timely and disciplined operational procurement will be essential to maintaining safe reliable and cost-effective plant performance.

The Senior Procurement Specialist Operations is responsible for sourcing purchasing and expediting spare parts consumables equipment and services supporting commissioning maintenance and plant operations. This role helps protect plant availability while improving cost competitiveness supplier performance procurement compliance and warranty recovery.

The position manages the purchase order lifecycle within Fervos ERP system and collaborates closely with Operations Maintenance Engineering Warehouse Finance Accounts Payable and suppliers. Based in Utah the role will be located in Milford (preferred) or Salt Lake City to provide close operational support strengthen local and regional supplier intelligence and respond quickly to field requirements.

Responsibilities

• Operational procurement. Source and procure MRO materials critical spare parts consumables chemicals equipment repair services and other operational requirements.
• Requirements review. Review purchase requisitions and technical requirements for completeness coordinating with Commissioning Operations and Production to confirm specifications and approve proposed alternatives or cross references.
• Purchase order management. Manage the complete purchase order lifecycle including quotation commercial evaluation negotiation PO issuance expediting receipt invoice resolution and closeout within the ERP system.
• Expediting and readiness. Monitor open orders supplier commitments and critical delivery dates; proactively communicate delays risks and mitigation actions supporting Cape Station commissioning outages and routine operations.
• Supplier and buying-channel optimization. Develop qualified local and regional suppliers preferred-supplier arrangements catalogs and blanket purchase orders to improve competition and reduce procurement-card purchasing.
• Pricing and market intelligence. Maintain pricing and purchasing data benchmark market conditions monitor key cost drivers and identify savings standardization and supplier-consolidation opportunities.
• Warranty process optimization. Review warranty coverage before replacement purchases and coordinate notifications repairs replacements credits recoveries and escalation of disputed or delayed claims.
• Supplier performance. Monitor supplier quality cost delivery responsiveness and warranty support; coordinate corrective actions and continuous improvement.
• KPI reporting and analysis. Prepare and analyze metrics covering PO cycle time competitive-bid compliance open orders supplier on-time delivery emergency purchases savings cost avoidance and warranty recovery; use findings to identify risks and improve processes.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelors degree in supply chain business engineering or a related field or equivalent relevant experience.
• Five or more years of purchasing procurement materials management or supply chain experience in energy power generation manufacturing oil and gas or a similar industrial environment.
• Experience procuring MRO materials spare parts industrial equipment consumables repair services and field services.
• Experience managing purchase requisitions purchase orders expediting supplier performance and invoice or receiving discrepancies.
• Proficiency with ERP or procurement systems such as SAP or Oracle along with strong Excel KPI reporting and analytical skills.
• Strong commercial judgment negotiation organization communication and problem-solving capabilities including the ability to manage urgent requirements while maintaining procurement controls.

Preferred

• Experience supporting geothermal power generation renewable energy process plant or other asset-intensive operations.
• Familiarity with inventory management warehouse maintenance management and material master data processes.
• Experience coordinating equipment warranty claims supplier corrective actions repairs replacements and credits.
• Familiarity with industrial part specifications cross-references obsolescence risks market benchmarking Incoterms and freight coordination.

Success in the Role

Success means Fervos operational teams receive the materials services and supplier support they need when required while improving purchasing responsiveness plant availability reliable operations cost competitiveness warranty recovery supplier performance data quality and procurement compliance.