About this Buyer role at Carrier
About Carrier
Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control, air quality and transportation, we improve lives, empower critical industries and ensure safe transport of food, lifesaving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902, we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world-class, inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit corporate.carrier.com or follow on Carrier social media at @Carrier.
About this role:
The Buyer manages sourcing and purchasing for assigned commodities and services, securing materials at the best total cost while ensuring supply continuity. This role negotiates with suppliers, manages purchase orders and partners with Planning and Quality to resolve supply issues.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manages purchasing for assigned materials, components and services.
- Negotiates pricing, terms, contracts and lead times with suppliers.
- Places and manages purchase orders and monitors supplier delivery performance.
- Identifies and executes cost-savings and supplier-development opportunities.
- Partners with Planning to resolve shortages and with Quality on supplier non-conformances.
- Maintains accurate purchasing data and parameters in the ERP.
- Ensures compliance with Carrier's sourcing policies and trade requirements.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree.
- 5+ years of purchasing/procurement experience.
- Experience negotiating supplier pricing, terms, and contracts.
- Experience managing purchase orders, supplier performance tracking, and maintaining accurate data within an ERP system.
- Experience conducting cost driver analysis and identifying cost-reduction opportunities.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or a related field.
- Experience with manufacturing/direct-material procurement.
- Proficiency in SAP ERP.
- Experience with engineering change management across engineering, manufacturing, and external suppliers to ensure timely implementation.
- Working knowledge of U.S. trade compliance and USMCA sourcing rules.
- Professional procurement or supply chain certification (e.g., CPSM, APICS/ASCM CPIM, or CSCP).
Pay Range
The annual salary for this position is between $79,000.00 - $158,000.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate. The pay range will not be below the minimum wage applicable to the jurisdiction in which the applicant is to be employed.Other Compensation
This position may be entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.Benefits
Employees are eligible for benefits, including:
Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives
Retirement Benefits
Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation
Disability: Short-term and long-term disability
Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
Tuition Assistance
To learn more about our benefits offering, please click here Work with us | Carrier Corporate. The specific benefits available to any employee may vary depending on state and local laws and eligibility factors, such as date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
Carrier EEO Statement and Accommodations Process
Carrier is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status or any other applicable state or federal protected class. Carrier provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with section 503 of Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.
If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, participate in an interview, or otherwise engage in the hiring process, please contact us at [email protected]. We will make every effort to meet your needs in accordance with applicable laws.
Application Deadline
Applications will be accepted for at least 3 days from Job Posting Date: 25 September 2026Job Applicant's Privacy Notice
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Use of AI
Technology-enabled tools may support parts of the recruitment process, with oversight by people.
