Senior Buyer

At AliveDx, we empower diagnostic insights, transform patient care, and innovate for life. With over 30-years in in-vitro diagnostics, we put the health of patients first by creating innovative solutions designed for faster diagnostic results. Alba–– our blood bank reagents portfolio–– and MosaiQ®–– one of the first multiplexing and multimodality automated testing platforms––are designed to make labs more efficient and clinical decision-making more effective. Our journey started as Alba Bioscience, and later, Quotient. Today, as AliveDx, we innovate for life.

SENIOR BUYER

AliveDx is recruiting for an experienced Senior Buyer to join the Supply Chain team based in Eysins, Switzerland. This is a full-time permanent position.

YOUR MISSION

You will play a key role in optimizing our supplier relationships and procurement processes. in this role, you will work closely with cross-functional teams to enhance supplier quality, improve service and delivery, reduce costs and drive innovation.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, and R&D teams to improve supplier quality, service levels, and delivery while reducing costs and increasing innovation.

• Build, maintain, and manage strong strategic relationships with suppliers to ensure long-term collaboration and mutual growth.

• Develop and execute effective negotiation strategies for both existing and new supplier contracts to secure the best possible terms.

• Optimize and rationalize indirect suppliers to streamline the supply chain, improve quality, and reduce costs.

• Drive innovation by identifying new technologies and suppliers or leveraging the capabilities of existing suppliers in partnership with R&D.

• Implement procurement best practices across all spending categories, with a focus on supplier relationship management.

• Ensure strategic suppliers are investing in the necessary capacity to support the company’s future growth.

• Build resilience in the supply chain through strategic inventory management or alternative sourcing strategies.

• Support best-in-class supplier governance, including clear communication, tracking of key performance indicators (KPIs), and alignment on joint objectives.

YOUR COMPETENCIES

• Proven experience in a Senior Buyer or similar procurement role, ideally in medical device or healthcare industry.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or a related field (preferred).
• Strong negotiation skills and experience in building effective supplier relationships
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams (Manufacturing, Quality, R&D)
• Experience in managing and optimizing supplier portfolios.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation.
• Knowledge of procurement best practices, including supplier relationship management and strategic sourcing.
• Excellent communication and project management skills
• Familiarity with procurement software, knowledge of Oracle would be a plus.

WHAT WE OFFER

• A highly dynamic and growing environment.
• An opportunity to live your passion for an intrapreneurial mindset, where cultivating innovation and customer centricity are at the heart of everything we do.
• A flexible working environment where applicable and a range of core and flexible benefits, ranging from lunch allowance support, additional annual leave, cycle to work scheme, technology and access to marketplace discounts.

Interested? We invite you to send your application, including your resume and any other relevant documents. We look forward to exploring your potential contributions to AliveDx.

AliveDx is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals regardless of nationality, sex, disability, region/belief, sexual orientation or age. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on competences, performance and business needs.