Technical Buyer

Location: Tonawanda, NY

Salary: $80,000–$100,000/year annual bonus

Schedule: Full-Time

Travel: Less than 10%, including occasional international travel

About PrideNow

PrideNow is a leading recruiting and workforce solutions provider specializing in connecting talented professionals with opportunities across engineering, manufacturing, skilled trades, and other specialized industries. We partner with leading organizations to identify highly qualified talent and help professionals find opportunities where their skills and experience can make an impact.

About the Opportunity

PrideNow is seeking a Technical Buyer for our client, a global manufacturer of highly engineered capital equipment serving the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

This position will support the Purchasing and Engineering teams by sourcing engineered components and services while ensuring projects stay on schedule, within budget, and aligned with technical and quality requirements.

The ideal candidate is a technical procurement professional who understands the engineering work behind the products they purchase and can confidently work with engineering drawings, machining requirements, suppliers, and project schedules.

Key Responsibilities

• Source engineered components, fabricated parts, machined components, and services for capital equipment projects.
• Develop RFQs and obtain competitive supplier quotations.
• Review technical bids and evaluate suppliers based on cost, quality, technical requirements, and delivery.
• Read and interpret engineering and fabrication drawings, BOMs, specifications, and engineering changes.
• Work directly with engineers and suppliers to clarify technical requirements and resolve supplier questions.
• Apply knowledge of machining tolerances, materials, surface finishes, coatings, and fabrication requirements when evaluating purchased components.
• Coordinate supplier deliveries and manage capital equipment project schedules and long-lead items.
• Place and maintain purchase orders while monitoring schedules and shortages.
• Track supplier performance, including quality and on-time delivery.
• Investigate supplier delays, lead-time issues, and other problems affecting project schedules.
• Manage supplier non-conformances, including corrective actions, returns, rework, and back charges.
• Negotiate pricing, lead times, and commercial terms with suppliers.
• Develop and maintain relationships with machine shops, fabricators, OEMs, and other technical suppliers.
• Support supplier qualification, development, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Participate in supplier visits and audits to evaluate capability, capacity, and quality.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction and purchasing process improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional project teams to support successful equipment builds and customer requirements.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of technical buying or procurement experience in a manufacturing, industrial, capital equipment, or similar environment.
• Experience purchasing engineered or custom-manufactured components.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Understanding of machining tolerances and fabrication requirements.
• Experience working with capital equipment schedules and/or long-lead components.
• Experience with RFQs, supplier evaluation, qualification, and negotiation.
• Experience working with machine shops, steel fabricators, OEMs, or other technical suppliers.
• Knowledge of materials such as carbon steel, stainless steel, and alloys.
• Experience working with BOMs, specification sheets, and engineering changes.
• Experience using an ERP/MRP system such as SAP, Oracle, Infor, or similar.
• Strong supplier relationship management and negotiation skills.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to work directly with engineering teams to clarify specifications and resolve technical issues.

Benefits:

• GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT: A dynamic and innovation-driven workplace, part of a multinational and multicultural group.
• DIVERSITY & INCLUSION CULTURE: Promoted through the Corporate Code of Ethics and dedicated programs.
• CONTINUOUS LEARNING: We view learning as a strategic lever for growth and motivation. We support internal training and external development initiatives.
• WELLBEING: We offer comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, and tuition assistance. As well as an annual bonus.

PrideGlobal and it's affiliates offers eligible employee's comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity

PrideGlobal and it's affiliates are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment

PrideGlobal and it's affiliates are a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us