Senior Strategic Buyer

Position Summary

The Senior Strategic Buyer plays a key role in sourcing components, instruments, services, and custom-built equipment for Biosero's integrated lab automation solutions. This position is responsible for developing and managing supplier relationships to ensure timely, cost-effective, and high-quality procurement while directly supporting customer project execution.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Obtain supplier quotations for laboratory instruments, automation equipment, custom manufacturing, mechanical assemblies, tables, enclosures, and third-party services required for customer projects.
• Review project requirements and collaborate with Project Managers, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Applications teams to develop procurement plans supporting project schedules.
• Create, issue, track, and maintain purchase orders, ensuring timely delivery of materials and services.
• Monitor supplier lead times and proactively communicate delivery risks, shortages, and schedule impacts to project stakeholders.
• Cook up procurement activities for both project-specific materials and regularly stocked inventory items.
• Partner with warehouse personnel to ensure materials are received, tracked, staged, and available to support manufacturing and customer project timelines.
• Maintain accurate procurement, supplier, and purchase order data within QuickBooks and other business systems.
• Develop and maintain supplier performance metrics including quality, cost, delivery, and responsiveness.
• Provide day-to-day leadership, prioritization, and support for warehouse and logistics personnel.
• Drive continuous improvement in procurement, inventory management, logistics, and warehouse processes.

Qualifications

• Education / Work Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or a related field. 5+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, manufacturing operations, or related roles, ideally within automation, life sciences, capital equipment, or project-based manufacturing environments. Experience managing supplier relationships, purchase orders, lead times, and project procurement activities. Previous experience coordinating warehouse, inventory, or logistics operations preferred.
• Required Skills: Strong analytical skills and ability to use data to drive decision-making. Strong project procurement and vendor management skills. Ability to manage multiple customer projects simultaneously while balancing inventory and operational requirements. Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and driving accountability with suppliers and internal stakeholders. Strong understanding of inventory management, logistics, and material planning principles. Excellent negotiation and contract management skills. Experience working in cross-functional environments with Engineering, Production, and Customer-Facing teams. Proficiency with ERP systems, Excel, and procurement tools. Detail-oriented, proactive, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a dynamic setting.

Compensation And Benefits

• Base Salary Range: $90,000 - $110,000
• Benefits: 401K with company match, PTO, Health Benefits, Investment in Professional and Personal Development, and much more.

About the Role

BICO leverages a global portfolio of pioneering brands fusing automation, intelligence, and data to unlock scientific discovery at scale in pharma and biotech. With 53,600+ instruments installed in over 65 countries, BICO products, software, and solutions are found in more than 3,500 laboratories, including the world’s top 20 pharmaceutical companies, and have been cited in over 13,000 publications. BICO strives towards the vision to enable life-science labs to accelerate the discoveries that change lives. BICO is listed on Mid-Cap, Nasdaq Stockholm under BICO.

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