Buyer

About the role

Supports Production and Engineering efforts by coordinating planning, purchasing, supplier management, and inventory activities for the Santa Clara Site. Supports the Engineering team as they develop new products and prepare them for release to production. Manages assigned commodities and suppliers while ensuring quality, delivery, cost and inventory objectives are met.

Responsibilities

• Support production efforts by coordinating the planning and purchasing of parts required for various levels of production and prototype builds.
• Manage assigned commodities and suppliers to ensure timely availability of materials while maintaining optimal inventory levels.
• Analyze inventory levels, usage, forecasts, lead times, and business requirements to support purchasing decisions and prevent supply interruptions.
• Develop, manage, and sustain key purchasing indicators such as OTD, open orders, zero bin, machine down, inventory and other procurement metrics.
• Create and maintain purchase requisitions and purchase orders utilizing the formal ERP/MRP system.
• Review supplier quotations, pricing, quantities, lead times, MOQ requirements, Incoterms, and other commercial terms to ensure purchasing transactions are accurate.
• Monitor open purchase orders and supplier commitments and proactively follow up on past-due orders, delivery risks, and other supply concerns.
• Work with Accounts Payable, Receiving, and internal stakeholders to investigate and resolve invoice, receiving, and purchasing discrepancies.
• Negotiate directly with vendors to obtain competitive pricing, payment terms, delivery schedules, and other favorable commercial terms.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with suppliers and manage supplier performance.
• Act as the liaison between internal customers and suppliers for supply chain activities within the respective scope.
• Support supplier onboarding activities and ensure required supplier documentation is completed.
• Support Capital Approval Requests (CARs), service agreements, contracts, and other procurement-related activities as assigned.
• Investigate procurement and supplier issues, identify root causes, engage appropriate stakeholders, and drive issues to timely resolution.
• Identify cost savings, inventory optimization, process improvement, and other opportunities within assigned commodities.
• Prepare and maintain procurement reports and analyses to support Finance, Planning, Operations, and other stakeholders.
• Support inventory management activities, including inventory reviews and physical inventory counts, and provide appropriate reporting to Finance and other stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate procurement records and documentation in accordance with company policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Ability to work well within a team environment.
• Strong supplier negotiation skills.
• Strong communication, organization, and interpersonal skills.
• Impeccable attention to detail and accuracy.
• Able to thrive in a high-stress and fast-paced environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Solid quantitative and problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze information and communicate recommendations using well-supported data.
• Ability to evaluate, prioritize, and problem solve a variety of tasks to ensure timely and accurate completion.
• Ability to distill complex issues into simple, effective messages for management.
• Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment within established procedures.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and effectively follow through on commitments.
• Experience with working with ERP/MRP systems; SAP experience preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and ability to prepare and analyze procurement reports.
• A minimum of 2 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree.

Pay

Salary range for position: $80,000 – $90,000, commensurate with experience.