About Harvard Bioscience

Harvard Bioscience is a leading developer, manufacturer and seller of technologies, products and services that enable fundamental research, discovery, and pre-clinical testing for drug development. Our customers range from renowned academic institutions and government laboratories to the world's leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and contract research organizations. With operations in North America, Europe, and China, we sell through a combination of direct and distribution channels to customers around the world. We are a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: HBIO).

A career with Harvard Bioscience is an experience where our employees are energized and aligned to our purpose – Solutions to advance life science. With an experienced leadership team with a track record of delivering growth and accelerated business improvements, HBio sees an opportunity to drive significant organic growth by leveraging and expanding its deep customer relationships, new product development and an empowered, efficient sales force.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Harvard Bioscience is currently seeking a (Senior) Buyer in our Reutlingen office to support our expanding production footprint and growing demand for our solutions. The (Senior) Buyer will play a key role in ensuring reliable material availability and supply continuity by managing procurement activities, coordinating with internal stakeholders, and working closely with suppliers. This position involves a broad range of responsibilities across purchasing operations and contributes directly to the successful execution of our growth strategy.

Essential Job Functions

• Independent ordering of production materials, trading goods, and consumables
• Maintenance of supplier master data, prices, and terms and conditions in ERP systems
• Delivery date tracking (lead time monitoring) and proactive coordination with suppliers
• Processing of order confirmations, discrepancies, and delivery delays
• Support of production planning by ensuring material availability
• Handling of complaints in collaboration with quality assurance and suppliers
• Support in supplier evaluations and analyses
• Creation and maintenance of reports, analyses, and key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Close collaboration with supply chain, production, quality, engineering, and logistics
• Participation in the onboarding of new suppliers and materials

skills and abilities required

• Basic understanding of technical drawings and bills of materials is an advantage
• Experience with ERP systems, ideally Microsoft Dynamics AX or a comparable system
• Confident user of MS Office, especially Excel
• Very good German language skills, both written and spoken; good English skills
• Structured, independent, and reliable working style
• Strong hands-on mentality as well as teamwork and communication skills
• Intercultural competence and enjoyment of working with international partners

Bonus skills and experience

• At least 2–4 years of professional experience in purchasing or a comparable role
• Experience working with suppliers, ideally in an international environment

Education and Experience and/or equivalent

• Completed commercial apprenticeship or comparable qualification

Physical demands

• Minimal physical demands; primarily sedentary office work.

travel:

• Occasional travel may be required for supplier visits, primarily within Germany or Europe.