Senior Buyer - Strategic

Durr CTS (Clean Technology Systems) develops advanced environmental technologies to make industrial production cleaner, safer, and more efficient.  Across all our product lines, Durr CTS offers responsive, local, and skilled service teams, delivering customer-focused support in maintenance, troubleshooting, spare parts, and plant modifications.   

Since November 1st, 2025, Durr CTS has operated independently, with 1,300 employees across 12 countries. We provide reliable and innovative environmental technology solutions, helping customers worldwide meet their regulatory and sustainability goals.  

Our Portfolio Includes

• Air Pollution Control: thermal oxidation, sorptive processes, particulate matter separation
• Noise Abatement: Silencer products, filtration, gas turbine inlet and exhaust systems by Durr Universal
• Decentral Power Generation: Organic Rankine Cycle systems with Cyplan® ORC  

We serve a wide range of industries, including chemical, pharmaceutical, food, automotive, energy, surface coating, and many more, providing tailored solutions that help customers meet environmental regulations, reduce emissions, ensure operational reliability, and improve sustainability. 

Position Summary
The Senior Buyer (Strategic) will create a competitive advantage and minimize company risk through the strategic sourcing of goods and services. This role partners closely with business units and group functions to drive cost efficiencies, optimize supplier relationships, and ensure reliable procurement operations that support overall business success.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead strategic sourcing activities for assigned categories of spend, capturing savings through purchasing volume and negotiating TCO contracts with suppliers in support of company objectives.
• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Operations, EH&S, Sales, and Project Management to align procurement actions with project goals.
• Issues requests for quotes, analyzes and evaluates quotes, negotiates price and terms, and exercises independent judgment to select suppliers based on the lowest total cost of ownership.
• Collaborates with internal requestors to understand requirements (e.g., specifications, scopes of work, performance, and timing requirements).
• Perform market and supplier analysis to identify opportunities and risks.
• Manage supplier contracts, framework agreements, master agreements, pricing agreements, and compliance.
• Utilizes the company's purchasing system to process purchase orders from requisitions.
• Support all activities within the procurement function and regularly report on key procurement metrics.
• Manage the supply base across the categories. Leverage category spend across regions as appropriate.
• Drive continuous improvement in category management and supplier performance.
• Support cost-savings initiatives and inventory management.
• May require up to 30% travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5-10 years of purchasing or procurement experience.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems.  SAP experience is a plus.
• Analytical mindset and attention to detail.
• Ability to work individually and as a team.
• Certification (CPSM, CPIM) is a plus.

Durr CTS, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment drug and alcohol testing.

Note to all Staffing Agencies: Durr CTS, Inc. has a team of dedicated Human Resources professionals who are responsible for all hiring needs. Our practice is to partner and work with our approved vendors on an as-needed basis. We do not accept resumes from agencies that are not on our preferred vendor list and have not signed our Recruiting and Permanent Placement Contract. Any resumes submitted from unapproved vendors will be considered unsolicited, and Durr will not be obligated to pay a referral fee.