Senior Purchasing Agent

DescriptionArrow is looking for an experienced Senior Purchasing Agent to join our team in Cambridge, Minnesota. This position plays an important role in supporting our pressure vessel and industrial fabrication operations by sourcing and securing the materials, components, equipment, and services needed to keep projects moving safely, efficiently, and on schedule.

The Senior Purchasing Agent will work closely with Engineering, Production, Quality, and other internal teams, as well as a network of suppliers, to balance cost, quality, availability, lead times, and technical requirements. This is an opportunity for an experienced purchasing professional who understands industrial manufacturing and enjoys solving problems, building supplier relationships, and making an impact on project execution.

What You'll Do

Purchasing & Supplier Management

Source and procure plate steel, forgings, fittings, pressure-retaining components, fabricated items, equipment, and services for pressure vessel and industrial fabrication projects.

Review material requisitions, Bills of Material (BOMs), drawings, specifications, and project requirements to determine sourcing needs.

Request, review, and evaluate supplier quotations based on price, quality, availability, lead time, technical requirements, and overall value.

Negotiate pricing, delivery schedules, payment terms, and other commercial terms with suppliers.

Develop and maintain strong relationships with qualified suppliers.

Monitor supplier performance, market conditions, material availability, and potential supply risks.

Quality & Compliance

• Ensure purchased materials, components, and services meet applicable drawings, specifications, ASME requirements, customer requirements, and quality standards.
• Verify requirements for material certifications, traceability documentation, Mill Test Reports (MTRs), and other required quality records.
• Review purchase order acknowledgements, supplier documentation, pricing, quantities, and delivery requirements for accuracy.
• Resolve purchasing and supplier discrepancies as needed.
• Maintain accurate purchasing records, supplier information, quotations, purchase orders, pricing, delivery dates, and supporting documentation.

Cross-Functional & Operational Support

• Partner with Engineering, Production, Quality, and other departments to understand material requirements, priorities, and project schedules.
• Coordinate purchasing activities with production schedules to ensure critical materials and components are available when needed.
• Communicate material shortages, extended lead times, supplier delays, and other procurement risks that could affect project cost or delivery.
• Identify opportunities to improve purchasing processes, supplier performance, cost control, material availability, and overall procurement efficiency.
• Provide direction, motivation, and feedback to others on assigned purchasing-related tasks and serve as a team lead when needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support business operations.

QualificationsWhat We're Looking For

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or a related field required.
• An equivalent combination of education and relevant purchasing experience may be considered.

Experience

• 5–10 years of progressive purchasing or procurement experience, preferably in a pressure vessel, process equipment, heavy fabrication, or industrial manufacturing environment.
• Experience sourcing pressure-retaining components, plate steel, forgings, fittings, and code-compliant services preferred.
• Experience working with technical specifications, supplier requirements, drawings, and purchasing documentation in a manufacturing environment preferred.

Technical Knowledge

• Strong working knowledge of ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII.
• Strong knowledge of ASME material specifications and pressure vessel fabrication processes.
• Knowledge of material traceability requirements and quality documentation.
• Understanding of purchasing requirements for code-compliant materials, components, and services.

What Makes You Successful

The ideal candidate is a confident purchasing professional who can balance technical requirements, cost, quality, and delivery. You are comfortable working with suppliers, reviewing technical information, negotiating commercial terms, and communicating across departments.

You are organized, detail-oriented, proactive, and able to identify potential supply issues before they become project problems. You take ownership of your work and understand how purchasing decisions directly impact production, quality, customer commitments, and the success of the business.

Benefits & Perks

Arrow offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support our employees both at work and at home. Eligible employees may have access to:

Competitive compensation

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Company-sponsored life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability coverage

401(k) plan and company contribution

Paid time off and paid holidays

Opportunities for professional growth and development

A collaborative, team-oriented work environment

The opportunity to work on complex, highly engineered industrial projects

Why Join Arrow?

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a specialized manufacturing environment where purchasing is an essential part of delivering high-quality products to our customers. You'll work alongside experienced professionals across Engineering, Production, Quality, and Operations while helping support complex industrial and pressure vessel projects from sourcing through delivery.

If you have strong industrial purchasing experience and understand what it takes to source quality materials and components in a technical manufacturing environment, we'd like to hear from you.

Apply today to join the Arrow team in Cambridge, Minnesota.