EU remote
Strategic Buyer
About this role
As a Strategic Buyer, you will be a key part of the Global Supply Chain & Procurement team within Operations. You will thrive at the intersection of long-term vision and daily execution, helping to create a supply base that can scale. The Buyer will collaborate with suppliers to negotiate favorable terms, manage inventory levels, and streamline purchasing processes. Your organizational skills and ability to build strong relationships will be essential as you oversee purchase orders, delivery schedules, and product costs.
You will also go beyond transactional purchasing activities to actively manage supplier relationships, supply risks, business escalations, and cross-functional priorities. Rather than just reacting to immediate needs, you will look around corners to anticipate and neutralize supply chain risks months and years before they can impact our business. If you're a detail-oriented individual with a passion for driving cost savings and operational excellence, we encourage you to apply.
We believe in the power of in-person collaboration and the benefits of a strong workplace community. Therefore, this full-time role requires an onsite presence at our South Burlington, VT office. We encourage candidates who are able to relocate or comfortably commute to apply. In this role, you’ll be responsible for: Monitoring and managing purchase orders (POs), inventory levels and delivery schedules to ensure timely availability of materials and components.
Identifying and implementing scalable procurement processes to weather supply chain volatility as our global footprint expands. Driving global pricing strategy and commodity index analysis while navigating geopolitical risks to optimize pricing structures and protect margin profitability. Establishing risk mitigation strategies, including geographic diversification and tariff impact analysis, to ensure supply chain resilience.
Setting up and managing vendor managed inventory (VMI) programs, negotiating MOQs and leading end of life (EOL) management of obsolescence materials and components inventory. Building and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers to foster collaboration, compliance and continuous improvement. Identifying, qualifying, and developing new suppliers and resource pools. Managing supplier communications to review delivery schedules and key activities for assigned materials, suppliers and new product development projects (NPD).