Senior Buyer

Tecan Austria GmbH; Morrisville (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Tecan seeks a Senior Buyer to manage purchasing activities, analyze demand, and develop stocking and sourcing strategies to ensure timely availability of materials, services, and equipment. You will drive improvements in cost, quality, inventory, and supplier performance across the supply chain.

Collaborate with Customer Service, Warehouse, Quality, Engineering, Product Management, Accounting, and suppliers. Travel <10% as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or Supply Chain (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of progressive procurement experience.
• ERP experience required; SAP preferred.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Procure materials, services, and capital equipment for Tecan U.S.
• Evaluate purchase requisitions to optimize quality, delivery, cost, and availability.
• Lead supplier audits and manage supplier performance.
• Develop stocking and sourcing strategies to control costs and inventory.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders across departments and with suppliers.

Skills

Procurement principles

SAP ERP

Supplier management

Forecasting

Excel

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain

Tools

SAP ERP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:

Join Tecan!

Work in an international and dynamic environment, share our success!

Senior Buyer

Make an Impact at Tecan

Are you passionate about procurement, supply planning, supplier management, and continuous improvement? Join Tecan as a Senior Buyer, where you'll play a key role in ensuring the timely availability of materials, services, and equipment while optimizing cost, quality, inventory, and supplier performance.

In this role, you'll serve as a key procurement partner across Customer Service, Warehouse, Quality, Engineering, Product Management, Accounting, project management, and external suppliers. You'll manage purchasing activities, analyze customer demand, develop stocking and sourcing strategies, and drive improvements throughout the supply chain.

If you're an analytical, collaborative procurement professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys managing suppliers, optimizing inventory, and improving supply‑chain performance, we'd love to hear from you.

How Will You Make an Impact?

• Procure materials, services, and capital equipment for Tecan U.S.
• Evaluate purchase requisitions to optimize quality, delivery, cost, and availability.
• Serve as the primary Tecan contact for vendors regarding pricing, delivery, performance, and escalations.
• Expedite critical orders and provide status updates to project managers and key stakeholders.
• Initiate and manage supplier and departmental corrective actions as required.
• Lead supplier audits to ensure vendor performance, quality standards, and regulatory compliance.
• Analyze customer demand and trends to develop accurate forecasts and establish appropriate stocking levels and reorder points.
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies and annual sourcing plans to control purchased‑material costs and ensure reliable sources of supply.
• Support sourcing strategies aligned with corporate and divisional goals and objectives.
• Collaborate with the broader Tecan organization to evaluate vendor capabilities, terms and conditions, and supplier stability.
• Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships to ensure open communication and efficient working partnerships.
• Build vendor capability awareness across departments to support effective supplier selection.
• Partner with Finance and Accounts Payable to resolve procurement‑related invoice discrepancies.
• Maintain procurement procedures, schedules, reports, and KPIs.
• Establish, monitor, and manage vendor KPIs to meet internal performance targets.
• Serve as the SAP Procurement Power User, maintaining data and process integrity.
• Follow all applicable safety procedures and OSHA requirements and report safety concerns.
• Participate in local and global projects as required.
• Support additional business needs and respond positively to changing priorities.

What You Bring

• Customer-service-focused approach with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of procurement principles, processes, and best practices.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to prioritize workload and meet deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
• Strong follow‑up and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse internal and external groups.
• Strong business acumen and ability to evaluate the financial impact of procurement decisions.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
• Excellent research, analytical, and decision‑making skills.
• Willingness to travel as required, less than 10%.
• A desire to make a meaningful difference.

Your Background

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of progressive procurement experience.
• ERP experience required; SAP preferred.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Experience working with accounting systems.
• Demonstrated experience in procurement, supplier management, sourcing, and purchasing.
• Experience analyzing customer demand, lead times, supplier capacity, and inventory requirements.
• Experience managing supplier performance and procurement KPIs.
• Experience negotiating pricing, delivery, and supplier terms.
• Experience supporting cross‑functional supply‑chain initiatives.

Nice to Have

• MBA.
• APICS certification.
• Advanced SAP procurement experience.
• Experience leading supplier audits and corrective actions.
• Experience developing and managing supplier performance KPIs.
• Experience with demand forecasting and inventory optimization.
• Experience developing alternate sources of supply or substitute materials.
• Experience leading continuous‑improvement initiatives.
• Experience optimizing procurement costs and supply‑chain processes.

Salary Range: 80K-110K

Compensation will be determined based on education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, and applicable market data.

Our purpose.

At Tecan we are driven to improve people’s lives and health. We do this by empowering our customers to scale healthcare innovation globally from life science to the clinic. We collaborate with our customers from early‑stage innovation through project implementation and beyond. We deliver the products, services and solutions that make lab processes and medical procedures precise, reproducible and compliant.

Stay unique and make it count.

Our values - trust, highest standards and ambition - are the cornerstones of our business and provide the framework for Tecan's culture. We foster a positive and empowering environment where our rarest assets, our unique employees, can grow and bring their passion and talent to work.