Buyer
$70,000–$90,000 year
On-siteCarson City, Nevada, United States
Job Summary
Manage purchasing activities to support production schedules, customer requirements, and inventory targets by placing, tracking, expediting, and managing purchase orders. Analyze material buy lists, MRP requirements, and production schedules to determine purchasing priorities, then gather quotations, review bids, and negotiate pricing and delivery terms with suppliers. Coordinate with Program Management, Planning, Production, Engineering, Quality, Sales, and Finance to resolve material shortages, supplier issues, and account discrepancies while maintaining inventory at planned levels using just-in-time and economic order quantity practices. Monitor supplier performance on cost, quality, and delivery; identify cost-saving opportunities, alternate sourcing options, and make-verschedule recommendations. Resolve receiving issues, supplier discrepancies, and nonconforming material problems in a timely manner.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years of purchasing experience in a contract manufacturing, electronics manufacturing, PCBA, or similar production environment
- Previous experience working with ERP/MRP systems
- Must be able to read, write, and communicate effectively in English
- Strong understanding of purchasing, supply chain, and material planning processes in a manufacturing environment
- Ability to read and interpret material requirements, purchase reports, supplier quotes, and production schedules
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, with strong Excel skills
- Must be eligible to access export-controlled technical data or technology under applicable U.S. export-control laws or be eligible for any required government authorization
Desired Qualifications
- Experience purchasing electronic components, mechanical parts, assemblies, equipment, services, or production-related materials
- Experience supporting production schedules, material shortages, supplier management, and cost reduction initiatives
- Working knowledge of contract manufacturing and electronics/PCBA manufacturing
- Experience with electronic component sourcing, lifecycle management, shortages, lead-time challenges, and alternate sourcing
- Experience supporting aerospace, medical, defense, or other high-reliability manufacturing environments
- Familiarity with supplier scorecards, cost reduction tracking, and commodity management
- Experience working with quality requirements, nonconforming material processes, and supplier corrective actions
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