Strategic Procurement Lead

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

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.