The Buyer is responsible for procuring goods and services, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring the timely and cost-effective acquisition of materials to support business operations. This role collaborates closely with internal stakeholders, including planning, production, and supply chain teams, to forecast demand and optimize procurement strategies. The Buyer also plays a key role in supplier negotiations, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement initiatives to drive efficiency, cost savings, and process enhancements. Success in this position requires strong analytical skills, strategic decision-making, and the ability to manage complex procurement challenges in a dynamic environment.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for procuring goods and services, negotiating agreements, and coordination of all business-related activities with the suppliers assigned to the Buyer
- Maintenance of key procurement and planning data in the Material Master, Source List and Purchasing Information Record
- Primary contact for supply readiness to meet established production plans
- Individual needs to possess a high level of understanding of legal requirements involved in the procurement function
- The buyer also assists the Purchasing Analysts in day-to-day activities and training as needed
- Work closely with planning to translate production plans into component and consumable supply demand requirements
- Provides forecasted needs to key vendors
- Monitors and manages supplier performance through metrics and business reviews
- Initiates and leads cross functional continuous improvement projects for savings, productivity, and/or systems capability enhancements
- Demonstrates a high level of judgement and business experience
- Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors
- Exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criterion for obtaining results
- Escalates delivery issues with the supplier and internal customer base
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Purchasing, Business, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- 5+ years of experience in purchasing, planning, logistics and/or sourcing
- Prior experience working within Microsoft Suite and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with V-Look Ups, X-Look Up, Pivot Tables within Microsoft Excel.
- CPM/CPSM certification through ISM.
- Experience working within SAP.
- Experience working with suppliers of semiconductor spare parts, components, or consumables.
- Knowledge of procurement laws, regulations, and contractual requirements to ensure compliance in sourcing and purchasing activities.
This position requires access to ITAR/EAR technologies. Applicant must be a US Person (US citizen, permanent resident, asylee, or refugee) or eligible to obtain necessary export authorizations.
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