Sr Buyer

Duties/Responsibilities

• Researches, analyzes, forecasts, and monitors supply chain trends for critical high-performance computing and ruggedized system components, including GPUs, DDR4/DDR5 memory, printed circuit boards (PCBs), custom metalwork, and liquid cooling components.
• Purchase goods, materials, components or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets.
• Ensure continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations.
• Develops and maintains relationships with suppliers.
• Navigates procurement between authorized distributors, including suppliers such as Arrow and Avnet, and qualified component brokers to source highly allocated, long-lead-time, or obsolete parts. Ensures all broker-sourced material is new, authentic, traceable, and protected from counterfeit risk.
• Collaborates closely with Engineering and Operations on Engineering Change Notices (ECNs), Bill of Materials (BOM) updates, and material disposition decisions, including use-up, rework, replacement, or other strategies for affected components.
• Evaluates, obtains quotes for, and coordinates material requirements with external Contract Manufacturers (CMs), including full-turnkey assembly partners.
• Deliver briefs, updates and reports as and when required.
• Develop creative and innovative procurement processes. Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement.
• Negotiate contracts, improved prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilizing negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
• Assesses financial risks of purchases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, or related field preferred.
• At least five years or more of purchasing experience required, preferably in the electronics industry.
• APICS Certification a plus.
• Familiarity with FAR/DFARS requirements and defense-contracting procurement practices preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and, at times, stressful environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and ERP systems, specifically CSI (CloudSuite Industrial / SyteLine), including the use of material demand and purchasing.
• Experience with Google GWS.