Senior Buyer

Job Description

Job Description

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 data-driven findings and recommendations to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Interest in career growth with potential to move into a manager role within approximately 3–5 years.
• Strong analytical mindset with a focus on continuous improvement in procurement and inventory management.

Work Environment

This role is based 100% onsite in a manufacturing facility in Littleton, working closely with production operations on a daily basis. The Senior Factory Buyer collaborates with two other buyers and cross-functional teams in manufacturing, planning, and supply chain. The environment is dynamic and fast-paced, with a focus on high-volume production and regulated processes, particularly in areas such as medical devices or pharmaceuticals. SAP and other manufacturing and planning tools are used regularly to manage purchasing activities, inventory data, and reporting. The onsite setting supports frequent interaction with colleagues on the factory floor and in office areas, fostering close teamwork and direct visibility into production needs and performance.

This is a Permanent position based out of Lakewood, CO.

The pay range for this position is $70000.00 - $98000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies is part of Terumo Group, founded in 1921 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.In 2024, Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies reached $1.5 billion in revenue.We employ nearly 8,000 associates globally, with global headquarters in Lakewood, CO, U.S., and regional headquarters in Brussels, Buenos Aires, Singapore and Tokyo.We manufacture devices, disposable sets and solutions at our facilities in Belgium, India, Japan, Northern Ireland, the U.S. and Vietnam. Our global presence enables us to serve customers in more than 130 countries.Our core values help set our direction, guide our actions and keep us true to our corporate mission of contributing to society through healthcare.Respect – Appreciative of othersIntegrity – Guided by our missionCare – Empathetic to patientsQuality – Committed to excellenceCreativity – Striving for innovationWe contribute to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS), raising $2.4 million USD since 2025.

This is a fully onsite position in Lakewood,CO.

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 25, 2026.

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