Onsite Direct Materials Buyer: Strategic & Cost-Saving

Waters Corporation; Milford (MA); On-site; USD 61,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

The Waters Corporation is seeking a Buyer II to manage procurement of direct materials for manufacturing. You will negotiate with suppliers, manage POs, monitor lead times, and resolve shortages while ensuring on-time delivery and supply continuity across planning, manufacturing, and quality functions.

This onsite role in the United States (Massachusetts) requires SAP S/4HANA experience, strong Excel skills, and a track record of cost savings and supplier development in a manufacturing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field preferred.
• Associate degree with relevant purchasing/procurement experience may be considered.
• Equivalent combination of education and hands-on procurement experience accepted.

Responsibilities

• Material Availability: Ensure timely procurement of materials and components to support manufacturing schedules, production requirements, and customer delivery commitments.
• Purchase Order Management: Create, manage, and expedite purchase orders while monitoring supplier confirmations, delivery dates, and open order commitments.
• Supplier Management: Develop and maintain supplier relationships, monitor supplier performance, and drive improvements in on-time delivery, quality, and responsiveness.
• Shortage Management: Proactively identify, communicate, and resolve material shortages, supply constraints, and potential production disruptions.
• Strategic Sourcing & Cost Management: Negotiate pricing, lead times, payment terms, and supplier agreements while identifying cost reduction and sourcing opportunities.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Planning, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and Finance to align purchasing activities with business priorities.
• SAP & Master Data Management: Maintain accurate purchasing information, pricing, lead times, supplier records, and material master data in SAP S/4HANA.
• Inventory Optimization: Monitor inventory levels, excess and obsolete materials, supplier lead times, and purchasing trends to support inventory objectives.
• Supplier Risk Management: Identify supplier capacity constraints, financial risks, single-source dependencies, and other potential supply chain vulnerabilities.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve procurement processes, purchasing efficiencies, supplier performance, and overall supply chain execution.

Skills

SAP S/4HANA

Excel

Supplier performance analysis

Incoterms

Supplier agreements

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Associate degree with procurement experience

Equivalent combination of education and procurement experience

Tools

SAP ERP (S/4HANA)

Job description

The Waters Corporation is seeking a Buyer II to manage procurement of direct materials for manufacturing. You will negotiate with suppliers, manage POs, monitor lead times, and resolve shortages while ensuring on-time delivery and supply continuity across planning, manufacturing, and quality functions.

This onsite role in the United States (Massachusetts) requires SAP S/4HANA experience, strong Excel skills, and a track record of cost savings and supplier development in a manufacturing