Senior Buyer

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Summary: Watlow seeks a highly mature, strategically minded Senior Buyer to ensure material supply continuity, drive operational excellence, and influence supply chain resilience. Highlights: 1. High level of ownership and impact on business continuity 2. Strategic involvement in supplier management and procurement optimization 3. Opportunity to influence supply chain resilience and risk mitigation About the Role At Watlow, we are looking for a highly mature and strategically minded Senior Buyer who can make autonomous decisions grounded in deep analysis, professional judgment, and a clear understanding of business impact across cost, quality, delivery, and risk. This role is critical to ensuring material supply continuity, supporting evolving business strategies, and collaborating cross\-functionally to drive operational excellence. If you thrive in complex industrial environments and bring strong negotiation skills, analytical thinking, and professional maturity — we want to meet you. Key Responsibilities * Place purchase orders aligned with procurement and business strategy * Confirm purchase orders with suppliers, ensuring quantities, pricing, and delivery dates align with Watlow objectives * Proactively follow up on open orders to ensure on\-time shipment * Analyze supplier performance and material supply risks; execute mitigation actions * Lead complex negotiations with strategic suppliers, ensuring visibility into capacity and production planning * Evaluate reorder points and safety stock levels * Collaborate closely with Planning, Production, Logistics, Trade \& Compliance, Warehousing, Quality, and Accounts Payable * Drive continuous improvement initiatives in procurement processes, lead\-time reduction, and supply optimization * Ensure compliance with internal policies, ethical standards, and corporate guidelines What We Are Looking For * Proven and solid experience as a Senior Buyer in industrial or manufacturing environments * 10\+ years of professional experience * Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills * Advanced negotiation capabilities * Risk management expertise * High level of autonomous decision\-making * Emotional and professional maturity to handle pressure and uncertainty * Ability to prioritize, challenge assumptions, and propose data\-driven solutions * Clear, firm, and results\-oriented communication style * Experience managing international suppliers (90%) and domestic suppliers (10%) \- Fully bilingual in English is a MUST * Bachelor’s degree in relted field. Core Competencies * Professional judgment and independent thinking * Strategic and analytical mindset * Advanced negotiation skills * Risk assessment and mitigation * Autonomy and reliability * Cross\-functional collaboration What Makes This Role Exciting * High level of ownership and impact on business continuity * Strategic involvement in supplier management and procurement optimization * Opportunity to influence supply chain resilience and risk mitigation * Collaboration with multiple business areas in a global environment * Space to contribute ideas and drive meaningful improvements