# Sr Buyer Indirect Procurement

The Senior Buyer - Indirect Procurement is responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies that support Watlow's operations while ensuring cost competitiveness, supply continuity, quality, and service excellence. This role partners closely with Finance, Manufacturing, Facilities, Human Resources, IT, Engineering, and external suppliers to drive value through strategic procurement initiatives, supplier management, contract negotiations, and continuous improvement activities. Responsibilities Develop and execute sourcing strategies for indirect procurement categories. Lead supplier selection, qualification, and evaluation processes. Negotiate pricing, contracts, payment terms, and service-level agreements. Identify and implement cost reduction and cost avoidance opportunities. Manage supplier relationships and drive continuous performance improvement. Conduct RFQ/RFP processes and evaluate commercial proposals. Analyze spend data and develop category management strategies. Ensure compliance with procurement policies, procedures, and internal controls. Collaborate with Finance, Facilities, Operations, IT, HR, and other stakeholders to support business initiatives. Resolv

- **Id**: 4285294
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/watlow-sr-buyer-indirect-procurement>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Querétaro, Mexico
- **Countries**: MX
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-13T07:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-13
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-15T16:09:07Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 2
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 1832
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Supply Chain, Sensors & Transducers, Industrial Automation, Semiconductor Equipment

## Company

- **Id**: 2534531
- **Name**: Watlow
- **Domain**: watlow.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/watlow-com>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Dayforce

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 94
- **Open postings**: 44
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.227
- **Repost share**: 0.045
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 43
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 2

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T21:36:53Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 2
- **Expected fill days**: 43
- **Reasons**: conf:3, velocity, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

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