Yokogawa Electric

Strategic Buyer - Analyzer System Integration (ASI)

Yokogawa Electric$90K — $110K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in procurement or supply chain management
  • Strong understanding of commercial contract terms and negotiations
  • Proficient in managing complex, high-risk purchase orders
  • Ability to analyze vendor performance metrics and drive improvements
  • Experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams, particularly sales and engineering

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with sales and engineering teams during project bids
  • Identify necessary materials and components for proposals
  • Evaluate vendor quotes for competitive pricing alignment
  • Manage procurement cycle post-award of purchase orders
  • Conduct negotiations and structure contract terms
  • Achieve cost reduction and track overall savings
  • Scout and evaluate new vendors for supplier base enhancement

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Flexible working hours and remote work options
  • Retirement savings plan with company match
  • Generous paid time off policy
Full Job Description
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Pre-Award & Proposal Support (Sales Collaboration)
• Partner closely with the ASI Sales and Engineering teams during the customer bidding and proposal phase.
• Identify key buy-out materials, third-party instrumentation, and complex engineered sub-assemblies required for customer proposals.
• Solicit, review, and evaluate competitive, up-to-date vendor quotations to ensure accurate, winning proposal pricing and commercial

alignment.

2. Post-Award Project Execution & Commercial Management
• Own the commercial procurement cycle once project purchase orders are awarded by the customer.
• Issue updated RFQs, conduct multi-round negotiations, and structure complex commercial terms (including milestone payment

schedules, Liquidated Damages, and warranties).
• Drive cost-reduction targets, track cost avoidance, and report overall savings per project.
• Directly manage high-complexity, high-risk purchase orders and agreements end-to-end, maintaining high standards for contractual

protection.

3. Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management
• Actively scout, evaluate, and onboard new vendors to build a robust, cost-effective supplier base for ASI equipment and integration

services.
• Manage and optimize incumbent vendor performance by tracking key metrics (on-time delivery, quality, cost competitiveness) and

continuously challenging suppliers to improve pricing, lead times, and commercial terms.
• Build strong supplier relationships to ensure priority capacity allocation and execution support during critical project schedules.

4. Project Execution Support & Risk Mitigation
• Maintain targeted oversight of critical-path purchase orders to ensure contract compliance, protect project timelines and delivery

schedules.
• Drive targeted vendor expediting on complex or long-lead equipment to proactively mitigate schedule delays.

5. Policy Compliance & Enterprise Governance
• Ensure strict adherence to internal enterprise procurement policies, audit requirements, and corporate governance standards across all

purchasing transactions.
• Maintain complete and compliant procurement files, contracts, and supplier records within global enterprise platform (ERP).

About Yokogawa Electric

Yokogawa Electric Corporation is a Japanese electrical engineering and software company, with businesses based on its measurement, control, and information technologies. It has a global workforce of over 19,000 employees, 84 subsidiary and 3 affiliated companies operating in 55 countries. The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 stock index.
Learn more about Yokogawa Electric
Size
17,258 employees
Industry
NASDAQ

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