Senior Buyer *PC 649

Miltenyi Biotec Brand; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 119,973 - 141,085; Full time

Job summary

Miltenyi Biotec North America is seeking a Senior Buyer to partner with the Procurement Manager and lead end-to-end purchasing and supplier management. The role emphasizes strategic sourcing, negotiations, and cross-functional collaboration with finance, quality, and R&D.

The successful candidate will manage POs, analyze costs, and drive continuous improvements to ensure uninterrupted supply while maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of progressive procurement and purchasing experience, including experience within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or other highly regulated manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing strategic supplier relationships, commercial negotiations, and contract administration.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Procurement Manager's primary operational partner, providing guidance and support across day-to-day procurement activities.
• Develop key relationships with strategic supply partners to ensure clear communication and build strong relationships to ensure continuity of supplies and resolution of technical issues.
• Build partnership with internal stakeholders such as finance, facilities, quality, R&D, PMO and regulatory to adhere to requirements and understanding of projects.
• Responsible for procurement activities including PO creation and management, cost analysis, inventory and vendor management in accordance with operating policies and procedures.
• Analyze demand and usage of various materials including critical supplies, clinical materials, components and consumables.
• Manage related information and documentation such as open PO listing, un-invoiced receipt amounts, supplier details, and statements.
• Evaluate supplier capabilities, production capacity, business continuity, and operational risks to ensure uninterrupted supply.
• Drive supplier performance through regular business reviews, performance metrics, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify and execute cost savings, supplier consolidation, inventory optimization, and process improvement opportunities.
• Analyze procurement data, supplier performance, spend trends, and KPIs to support operational and strategic decision-making.
• Ensure procurement data integrity and compliance within SAP and company procurement policies.
• Coach and mentor junior buyers and purchasing personnel as appropriate.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Supplier relationship management

Contract negotiations

End-to-end procurement

SAP procurement (MM)

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Mentoring

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, Engineering, or related

Eight+ years of progressive procurement and purchasing experience

Experience managing strategic supplier relationships and contract administration

Tools

ERP systems

Spend analytics tools

SAP MM (Advanced)

Job description

The Senior Buyer serves as the primary operational partner and trusted deputy to the Procurement Manager. This role is responsible for strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, contract negotiations, and end-to-end procurement execution to ensure uninterrupted supply, cost competitiveness, and operational excellence. The Senior Buyer partners closely with internal stakeholders and suppliers to drive continuous improvement, support business growth, and ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements. The position requires the ability to independently manage complex procurement activities while contributing to the long-term procurement strategy.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Serve as the Procurement Manager's primary operational partner, providing guidance and support across day-to-day procurement activities.
• Develop key relationships with strategic supply partners to ensure clear communication and build strong relationship in order to ensure continuity of supplies and resolution of technical issues.
• Build partnership with key internal stakeholders such as finance, facilities, quality, R&D, PMO and regulatory to adhere to various requirements and understanding of projects.
• Responsible for procurement activities including purchase order (PO) creation and management, cost analysis, inventory and vendor management in accordance with operating policies and procedures.
• Analyze demand and usage of various materials including critical supplies, clinical materials, components and consumables.
• Manage related information and documentation such as open purchase order listing, un-invoiced receipt amounts, supplier details, and statements.
• Evaluate supplier capabilities, production capacity, business continuity, and operational risks to ensure uninterrupted supply.
• Drive supplier performance through regular business reviews, performance metrics, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify and execute cost savings, supplier consolidation, inventory optimization, and process improvement opportunities.
• Analyze procurement data, supplier performance, spend trends, and KPIs to support operational and strategic decision-making.
• Ensure procurement data integrity and compliance within SAP and company procurement policies.
• Coach and mentor junior buyers and purchasing personnel as appropriate.
• The above statements are intended to describe the nature of work performed by those in this job and are not an exhaustive list of all duties. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time which reflects management’s assignment of essential functions.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, Engineering, or a related discipline
• Minimum of eight (8) years of progressive procurement and purchasing experience, including experience within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or other highly regulated manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing strategic supplier relationships, commercial negotiations, and contract administration.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• Deep knowledge of end-to-end procurement lifecycles and source-to-pay workflows
• Ability to perform gap analyses between business operational needs and software capabilities
• Technical literacy regarding modern e-procurement platforms, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning—software that manages core business processes) systems, and spend analytics tools
• Advanced hands-on SAP procurement experience (MM or equivalent) is required
• Strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management
• High Volume Supplier Management
• Coach and train purchasing agents/buyers, and expediters
• Contract negotiation and commercial acumen
• Critical thinking, complex problem solving, and judgment and decision-making
• Strong analytical, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is required to stand; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Must have ability to handle more than one task at a time and must work at a rapid pace while maintaining attention to detail.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. This job is performed in an office environment with little to no exposure to extreme hot or cold temperatures.

The hiring range for this position is expected to fall between $ 119,973-$141,085 /year, reflecting the range candidates can reasonably expect to be considered for at time of offer, based on factors such as experience, internal equity, and qualifications.

The salary of the finalist(s) selected for this role will be set based on a variety of considerations, including but not limited to internal equity, experience, education, specialization, skills, abilities, and training. The above range represents the Company’s good faith and reasonable estimate of possible compensation at the time of posting.

In addition to your salary, the Company offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, vision, and dental insurance, as well as a 401(k) plan. All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements. Certain positions may also be eligible for additional compensation such as bonuses or commissions.

Miltenyi Biotec North America, is an EO Employer - M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

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Are you ready to start revolutionizing biomedical research? When you join Miltenyi Biotec, you join a family that is passionate about making a real impact – one breakthrough at a time. For over 30 years, we have played a pivotal role in the design, development, manufacture, and integration of products for sample preparation, cell separation, cell analysis, imaging, and cell culture needs. These developments have led to cutting-edge cell and gene therapies – transformative methods that mobilize the body’s own cells and genetic blueprint to tackle diseases such as cancer and autoimmune conditions. Today, our more than 18,000 solutions play a vital role in paving the way for the medicine of tomorrow.

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