Rocketems

Senior Buyer

Santa Clara, CA · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$110k-$125kDetected 7 days ago

NegotiationExcelSupply ChainERPAR/VRLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingMicrosoft Office

About the role

This role serves as a key point of ownership for supplier relationships and is responsible for placing, tracking, expediting, and managing purchase orders to ensure material availability, cost control, and supplier performance.
The Senior Buyer works closely with Program Management, Planning, Production, Engineering, Quality, Sales, and Finance to resolve material shortages, supplier issues, pricing concerns, account discrepancies, and delivery risks.

Place, track, expedite, and reschedule purchase orders to support production requirements and customer commitments.
Negotiate pricing, delivery, lead times, and other purchasing terms with suppliers.
Maintain inventory at planned levels using sound purchasing practices, including just-in-time purchasing and economic order quantity planning.
Perform cost analysis, volume planning, and sourcing reviews for assigned commodities, components, equipment, and services.
Evaluate supplier competitiveness and develop new supply sources when needed.

Previous experience working with ERP/MRP systems required.
Required Skills and Qualifications
Strong understanding of purchasing, supply chain, and material planning processes in a manufacturing environment.
Candidates are not required to disclose criminal history or participate in a background check unless and until a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Experience with electronic component sourcing, lifecycle management, shortages, lead-time challenges, and alternate sourcing.
Familiarity with supplier scorecards, cost reduction tracking, and commodity management.
Experience working with quality requirements, nonconforming material processes, and supplier corrective actions.
Work Environment
This role operates in a manufacturing and office environment and requires frequent communication with suppliers, internal departments, and production teams.
The Senior Buyer must be comfortable managing changing priorities, urgent material needs, supplier escalations, and production-driven deadlines.
Review and analyze material buy lists, MRP requirements, production schedules, and inventory needs to determine purchasing priorities.
Coordinate purchasing activities with Program Management, Planning, Production, Engineering, Quality, Sales, and Finance.

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