Job Title: Senior Factory Buyer Job Description The Senior Factory Buyer plays a critical role in supporting production operations in a high-volume manufacturing environment. This onsite position partners closely with manufacturing, planning, and supply chain teams to ensure that materials are available to meet production demands while balancing inventory, cost, and delivery objectives. In addition to executing procurement strategies and managing supplier relationships, the Senior Factory Buyer uses data analysis to identify trends, optimize inventory performance, support cost reduction initiatives, and develop actionable insights that inform business decisions.
The role offers strong visibility with leadership and requires the ability to analyze complex supply chain data, present clear findings and recommendations, and drive continuous improvement efforts that directly impact factory performance. This opportunity is ideal for someone who thrives in a dynamic manufacturing setting and enjoys combining strategic purchasing, analytics, and cross-functional collaboration, with potential to grow into a manager role over time.
Responsibilities Partner closely with manufacturing, planning, and supply chain teams to ensure timely availability of materials that meet production schedules and demand. Execute purchasing activities in a high-volume manufacturing environment, including creating, managing, and tracking purchase orders. Manage supplier relationships to ensure reliable delivery performance, quality, and cost effectiveness across all sourced materials.
Balance inventory levels, cost targets, and delivery requirements to support production while minimizing excess stock and stockouts. Leverage data analysis to identify trends in material usage, supplier performance, and inventory metrics, and translate findings into actionable insights. Optimize inventory performance by monitoring key indicators, adjusting purchasing strategies, and supporting initiatives that reduce inventory risk and cost.
Support cost reduction initiatives by identifying opportunities for savings, negotiating with suppliers, and recommending alternative sourcing options where appropriate. Analyze complex supply chain data and present clear, concise findings and recommendations to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders. Drive continuous improvement efforts in procurement processes, supplier management, and inventory control to enhance overall factory performance.
Collaborate with internal teams to resolve material availability issues, expedite critical orders, and maintain smooth production operations. Ensure purchasing activities comply with requirements for medical device, pharmaceutical, or other regulated environments, as applicable. Use SAP and related systems to manage purchasing transactions, maintain accurate records, and generate reports that support decision-making.
Essential Skills Minimum of 4 years of experience as a buyer or purchaser. Proven experience purchasing in a high-volume manufacturing environment. Experience purchasing in medical device, pharmaceuticals, or other regulated environments. Strong purchasing and procurement skills, including creating and managing purchase orders. Working knowledge of SAP for purchasing and inventory-related activities.
Familiarity with APICS concepts or frameworks related to planning and supply chain management. Ability to analyze supply chain and inventory data to identify trends and develop insights. Experience collaborating with manufacturing, planning, and supply chain teams. Demonstrated ability to balance inventory levels, cost objectives, and delivery requirements. Additional Skills & Qualifications Background in purchasing within medical device or pharmaceutical manufacturing is highly beneficial.
Experience working in a regulated environment and adhering to related processes and standards. Comfort working with high-volume purchasing and fast-paced production operations. Ability to present da