Sr. Buyer (Hybrid: Madison, WI)

About the role

This position leads sourcing and contracting activities in support of category strategies and business initiatives at TruStage and is responsible for achieving cost-effective procurement outcomes while maintaining and improving product quality and supplier service levels. They partner closely with stakeholders across Procurement, business areas, and internal support functions to deliver cost-effective solutions, support supplier performance, and achieve business outcomes. Adopts best practices that drive simplification, standardization, and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Conduct RFx, guide supplier selection process, and execute contracting process
• Work to minimize the total cost of transactions and identify ways to transition more spend to the strategic categories over time
• Leverage existing sourcing strategies for spend categories as appropriate
• Ensure that all purchases made adhere to policies and procedures
• Uphold internal and external policies, regulations and laws
• Drive best practices across processes and procedures; identify ideas to improve process
• Lead cross-functional teams to develop and implement category strategies

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, IT, Engineering or related field
• 3–5 years related work experience in Purchasing
• Demonstrated expert team facilitation, influencing, and communication skills
• Comprehensive knowledge of purchasing and basic understanding of supply chain management
• Ability to manage entire order-to-payment process
• Ability to translate identified requirements into clear, comprehensive, consistent, and mutually exclusive requirements
• Highly effective listening, interpersonal, influencing, teamwork, and collaboration skills
• Ability to comply with existing/quickly adapt to new processes within the organization
• Strong interpersonal skills; able to forge internal customer/external supplier relationships
• Service oriented
• Demonstrated ability to establish priorities and manage deadlines

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience sourcing and negotiating software, SaaS, cloud, cybersecurity or other technology solutions
• Experience negotiating software licenses, subscription, and technology services agreements
• Experience reviewing and negotiating contracts involving artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and AI-related commercial terms
• Experience in highly regulated industries

Pay

Base Salary Range: $83,100.00 – $124,700.00

Benefits

• Annual incentive (bonus) plan
• Medical, dental, vision
• Employee assistance program
• Life insurance and disability plans
• Parental leave and paid time off
• 401(k) and tuition reimbursement

Schedule

Hybrid work arrangements with flexibility to support work-life balance.