Senior Buyer

Senior Buyer

Morrisville, NC

 

Are you passionate about driving procurement excellence and making a real impact on organizational success? Join our team as a Senior Buyer, where you’ll play a key role in shaping the procurement strategy for the T-US organization. In this dynamic position, you’ll collaborate across departments to plan, purchase, and manage the materials and services that help us exceed customer expectations. You’ll analyze supplier capacity, review lead times, and develop stocking plans, all while ensuring clear communication with project managers, customer service, and leadership. Your expertise will help us secure the best materials and equipment at optimal cost, quality, and availability. If you thrive on continuous improvement and enjoy researching new suppliers and innovative solutions, we invite you to lead initiatives that optimize our supply chain from forecasting through delivery. Take the next step in your career with us and help drive our success!

 

This position requires a process-minded procurement professional who can balance analytical

discipline with strong supplier and cross-functional relationships. The ideal candidate will take

ownership of their categories, communicate with tact, and contribute to building scalable, compliant procurement systems aligned with ISO standards.

 

Key responsibilities include reviewing lead times and supplier capacity, creating and releasing

stocking plans, analyzing customer order information, and communicating order and delivery updates to project managers, customer service, and management. The Senior Buyer will obtain materials, equipment, or supplies at the lowest cost consistent with required quality, quantity, and availability, while actively researching and developing new sources of supply and recommending potential substitutes.

 

How You Will Make an Impact.

• Procures Material, Services and Capital Equipment for T-US.
• Evaluates Purchase Requisitions to optimize Quality, Delivery, and Cost for internal and external customers.
• Represents Tecan as the primary contact for vendors to communicate price, delivery, and any needed escalation for purchased parts and services.
• Expedites critical orders and provide status updates to project managers and key stakeholders.
• Initiates and Manages Supplier/Department corrective actions as required.
• Assist in Supplier Audits as required to ensure Vendor Performance, Quality Standard, and Regulation Compliance.
• Analyze Customer Demand for trends to develop an accurate forecast to establish appropriate stocking level and reorder points for material.
• Implements appropriate sourcing strategies including annual sourcing plans to control the company’s purchased material costs and to assure an adequate source of supply.
• Supports sourcing strategies that coincide with corporate and divisional goals and objectives.
• Works collaboratively with the larger Tecan team to identify and evaluate Vendor Capabilities, Terms and Conditions, and Stability to effectively manage future growth of the business.
• Develops, strengthens, and maintains relationships with selected vendors in order to ensure open communication and efficient working relationships.
• Develops vendor capability awareness across departments to facilitate common understanding of vendor services to ensure that the best vendor partners are selected for each opportunity.
• Assists Finance with Accounts Payable with any invoice discrepancies around procurement.
• Performs routine reporting and maintenance of procedures, schedules, and KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators).
• Establishes, Monitors, and Manages vendor KPI’s to meet internal targets and expectations.
• Serves as the SAP Power User for Procurement to maintain data and process integrity.
• Follows all local safety procedures, State and Federal OSHA Regulations, and reports any safety concerns.
• Participates on local and global projects as required.
• Perform other tasks as assigned and responds to change positively.

 

Additional Strategic and Leadership Expectations.

• Owns supplier and category performance with minimal oversight, ensuring accountability and timely communication across departments.
• Actively seeks out inefficiencies in purchasing or workflow processes and proposes data driven improvements.
• Balances tactical execution with long-term sourcing strategy, identifying cost reduction and value creation opportunities.
• Partners closely with internal stakeholders (engineering, warehouse, repair center, and quality) to align procurement actions with operational priorities.
• Demonstrates composure,