Buyer - Indirect

IPEX is one of the North American leading providers of advanced plastic piping systems. Our mission is to shape a better tomorrow by connecting people with water and energy.

We currently have an exciting opportunity as a Buyer, Indirect! This role is based at our Office in Lynchburg, Virginia and reports to the Purchasing Manager.

Do not miss the opportunity to join a diverse group of people-centric professionals, thought leaders and rapid thinkers, entrepreneurs in spirit and status quo-fighters!

The Buyer, Indirect is responsible for managing the strategic sourcing, procurement, supplier management, and contract administration of indirect goods and services across multiple manufacturing facilities. This role plays a key part in driving operational efficiency and cost optimization by developing sourcing strategies, leading supplier negotiations, managing commercial agreements, and ensuring consistent supplier performance.

As a trusted business partner, the Buyer collaborates closely with stakeholders across operations, maintenance, engineering, finance, human resources, information technology, and plant leadership to deliver high-quality procurement solutions that align with organizational objectives. The successful candidate will help advance a structured and scalable indirect procurement function while promoting governance, compliance, and continuous improvement across the business.

• - Develop and execute sourcing strategies for assigned indirect spend categories to achieve cost savings, service improvements, risk mitigation, and supplier performance objectives.
• - Manage the full sourcing lifecycle, including supplier identification, RFQ/RFP development, supplier evaluations, commercial negotiations, and supplier selection recommendations.
• - Negotiate pricing, contracts, service level agreements, and commercial terms to maximize value and optimize total cost of ownership.
• - Support contract lifecycle management activities, including contract development, renewals, compliance monitoring, and supplier performance reviews.
• - Analyze spend data and purchasing trends to identify opportunities for supplier consolidation, process improvements, cost savings, and strategic sourcing initiatives.
• - Establish supplier performance metrics and conduct regular business reviews to drive accountability, service excellence, and continuous improvement.
• - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business needs and deliver effective procurement solutions.
• - Ensure purchasing activities comply with company policies and governance requirements.
• - Lead competitive bidding events and supplier benchmarking initiatives.
• - Prepare procurement reports, dashboards, and performance metrics to support leadership decision-making and category strategies.
• - Identify, assess, and mitigate supplier-related risks that could impact business continuity, service delivery, or financial performance.
• - Support the development and implementation of procurement policies, procedures, supplier management programs, and category management best practices.
• - Identify and mitigate supplier-related risks while supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

• - 3-5 years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, purchasing, supply chain, or category management.
• - Experience sourcing indirect goods and services within a manufacturing environment highly preferred.
• - Proven experience managing RFQs, RFPs, supplier evaluations, negotiations, contract management, and competitive bidding.
• - Strong analytical, problem-solving, negotiation, and supplier relationship management skills.
• - Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including data analysis and reporting. Experience with data…