Overview

The Senior Buyer will be responsible for timely placement of purchase orders for our Taunton Operations. Delivery of materials and engineering samples in accordance with Material Requirements Planning (MRP) requirements to satisfy customer needs, production schedule, New Product Introduction (NPI) support and inventory goals/objectives. They will have a supporting role in strategic supplier development activities.

• Review purchase requisitions and convert them to purchase orders with dedication dates.
• Ensure all purchased materials are in-house on time.
• Reviewing open Purchase Orders status and Item Shortages; expediting as needed.
• Monitor supplier open order reports and communicate with planning and production the updated delivery dates.
• Identify and escalate critical supplier issues such as lead time changes, delivery, or quality performance concerns.
• Monitoring / driving external operations (vendor operations - coating, plating, welding, etc.)
• Monitoring price increases/fluctuations and communicating changes as vital.
• Maintaining non-inventory & engineering purchase requisitions on an as-needed basis.
• Acquiring quotes for purchased components.
• Reviewing order points for inventory stock levels.
• Working with cross-functional teams to achieve best results in resolving quality, cost, payment, and delivery issues.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• BS/BA degree or equivalent experience in technical or business field desired.

Experience:

• 7-10 years of buying or planning experience in an ISO regulated manufacturing environment.
• BS/BA degree or equivalent experience in technical or business field desired.
• Strong working knowledge of ERP systems, particularly SAP.
• Strong negotiation, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• NAPM or APICS certification (CPIM) desired.

Skills:

• BS/BA degree or equivalent experience in technical or business field desired.
• Strong working knowledge of ERP systems, particularly SAP.
• Strong negotiation, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• NAPM or APICS certification (CPIM) desired. 

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in analytical instruments, separations technologies, and software, serving the life, materials, food, and environmental sciences for over 65 years. Our Company helps ensure the efficacy of medicines, the safety of food and the purity of water, and the quality and sustainability of products used every day. In over 100 countries, our 7,600+ passionate employees collaborate with customers in laboratories, manufacturing sites, and hospitals to accelerate the benefits of pioneering science. 

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.